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DeepMind details AlphaCode, a new AI coding engine that it says “writes computer programs at a competitive level”

The Verge James Vincent

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  • @deepmind @deepmind on x
    Introducing #AlphaCode: a system that can compete at average human level in competitive coding competitions like @codeforces. An exciting leap in AI problem-solving capabilities, combining many advances in machine learning! Read more: https://dpmd.ai/... 1/ https://twitter.com/..…
  • @omicsomicsblog Keith Robison on x
    Show it some bioinformatics file format conversion issues and wait for the sweet smell of burning silicon https://twitter.com/...
  • @sam__l__ Sam on x
    Please don't teach the computers how to out-code humans. https://twitter.com/...
  • @blader Siqi Chen on x
    oh no the shape rotators built a shape rotator https://twitter.com/...
  • @rossdawson Ross Dawson on x
    DeepMind has created an AI system that ranks in the top half of coders when tested against coding challenges used in human competitions. These were discrete, though challenging tasks, the next step is more open-ended projects. https://www.theverge.com/...
  • @infoecon Marshall Van Alstyne on x
    Google's AI system #AlphaCode met programming challenge as well as 54% of programmers https://www.theverge.com/... @erikbryn
  • @tomchivers Tom Chivers on x
    Recursively self-improving AI here we come! I for one welcome our new etc etc https://twitter.com/...
  • @buckwoodymsft Buck Woody on x
    Please don't teach AI how to use an ORM Please don't teach AI how to use an ORM https://www.theverge.com/...
  • @liyuajia Yujia Li on x
    Excited to share the project #AlphaCode I've been working on for more than 2 years! Can't believe we started before COVID is a thing and worked through this project mostly at home, with an amazing team! https://twitter.com/...
  • @michaelazmy Michael Azmy on x
    That's impressive by all means! “AlphaCode achieved an estimated rank within the top 54% of participants in programming competitions by solving new problems that require a combination of critical thinking, logic, algorithms, coding, and natural language understanding.” https://tw…
  • @jjvincent James Vincent on x
    live by shape rotation die by shape rotation