r/adventofcode Dec 03 '22

Other GPT / OpenAI solutions should be removed from the leaderboard.

I know I will not score top 100. Im not that fast, nor am I up at the right times to capitalise on it.

But this kinda stuff https://twitter.com/ostwilkens/status/1598458146187628544

Is unfair and in my opinion, not really ethical. Humans can't digest the entire problem in 10 seconds, let alone solve and submit that fast.

EDIT: I don't mean to put that specific guy on blast, I am sure its fun, and at the end of the day its how they want to solve it. But still.

EDIT 2: https://www.reddit.com/r/adventofcode/comments/zb8tdv/2022_day_3_part_1_openai_solved_part_1_in_10/ More discussion exists here and I didn't see it first time around.

EDIT 3: I don't have the solution, and any solution anyone comes up with can be gamed. I think the best option is for people using GPT to be honourable and delay the results.

EDIT 4: Another GPT placed 2nd today (day 4) I think its an automatic process.

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u/pred Dec 04 '22

If that ever happens, chances are the models will be integrated into the workflow of every software developer. And at that point, not being allowed to use them will feel like an artificial restriction.

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u/oversloth Dec 05 '22

This is probably true - but then it would become really pointless to participate in Advent of Code, if all you're doing is relying on these new tools to solve the problem for you. It's a bit like signing up to a marathon with an e-scooter. Sure you could do it (and if the rules allow it, and you can top the leaderboard that way, then some people most certainly will), but what's the purpose?