Codex Struggles with Cryptography, Generates Inefficient Code

Users reported that Codex performs poorly on cryptography tasks, citing an instance where it inefficiently rewrote a Merkle tree implementation into massive comparisons. This highlights its struggles with generating efficient code in complex scenarios.

2026-07-24 ~ 2026-07-24 · 2 related posts

• User says Codex botched a cryptography task and replaced a Merkle tree with comparisons — chaumian · 2026-07-24

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