High AI Coding · 1 min read
AlphaCode: DeepMind takes on competitive programmers
In one sentence DeepMind unveils AlphaCode, which writes full programs for competitive programming problems and, across 10 Codeforces contests, ranks on average within the top 54.3% of participants, roughly at the median.
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DeepMind tests a model on Codeforces contests, where programmers race to solve problems.
AlphaCode isn't at the level of the best, but it lands around the middle of the leaderboard. This isn't code completion: it has to read a problem written in English, understand it and write an entire program that passes the tests.
The takeaway is that AI is starting to handle what to write, not just helping write faster.
Companies
DeepMind
Tools
AlphaCode
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DeepMindAlphaCodeCompetitive ProgrammingCode Generation
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