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banuk_sickness_eater t1_j4hbc7w wrote

Reply to comment by 2bdb2 in So wait, ChatGPT can code... But can't code itself? by Dan60093

ChatGPT can't code better than a first year but DeepMind's AlphaCode can certainly code better than ever most median quality developers.

So let's rephrase the question to focus on AlphaCode instead of ChatGPT.

How does that change your response, if at all?

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2bdb2 t1_j4j3pep wrote

> DeepMind's AlphaCode can certainly code better than ever most median quality developers.

AlphaCode does well at solving quiz questions. From my own experience with those types of quizzes, they're mostly just maths questions solved with code.

Doing well at those types of questions has very little bearing on most real world software engineering.

Now to be fair, machine learning is a lot more math focused than typical software engineering. But if we're going with the assertion that "AlphaCode can certainly code better than ever most median quality developers" based on doing well at quiz questions, then I'm going to disagree.

> So let's rephrase the question to focus on AlphaCode instead of ChatGPT. > How does that change your response, if at all?

Not Really.

Don't get me wrong, AlphaCode is still mind blowing. I really don't want to understate how impressive it is. But I don't think it's at the level of being able to implement itself. Yet.

(Disclaimer: I am not an AI researcher, so take my opinion with a grain of salt).

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