OpenAI's Progress in Competitive Programming
i_dg23 · x · 2026-07-09
In a recent competition, OpenAI took 3 hours to solve an extremely difficult Problem D, which was one of the two hardest tasks. The post emphasizes that AI is no longer in a binary state of "either providing a quick correct solution or being completely powerless," but has entered a much more nuanced capability phase.
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