The linked solution is done by talking to the AI.
Automated solutions exist too:
* https://twitter.com/ostwilkens/status/1598458146187628544
* https://www.reddit.com/r/adventofcode/comments/zb8tdv/2022_d...
Automated solutions exist too:
* https://twitter.com/ostwilkens/status/1598458146187628544
* https://www.reddit.com/r/adventofcode/comments/zb8tdv/2022_d...
Given how similar ChatGPT and siblings are to how chess bots work these days, I am somehow not surprised.
It's not really any different to using high-level programming languages with extensive standard libraries versus doing everything in assembly language.
I'm not interested in a competition that is decided by who has the best Python interpreter, but since we all have the same Python interpreter that isn't a problem.
The line is blurry today, but we are moving into territory where humans will not be able to solve programming challenges that require under 200 lines of code faster than AI - we are slower to read and type. The AIs will likely get better at understanding the problems, requiring less help from humans and fewer attempts to find a solution.
At some point using a language model to compete in these kinds of programming contests will absolutely be like using a poker or chess bot to compete in those games.
It stops being about the most ingenious solution. It becomes a pay2win game. There is no creativity, there is no actual competition.
This is actually a really really good thing, because it means the level of abstraction at which programmers work has just taken a big step up.