GPT-2 directs Codex to draw Sudan as ASCII art, then complains the map isn't to scale
MikePFrank · x · 2026-10-06
- Mike Frank ran a fun experiment: he had Codex generate a map of Sudan as ASCII text in a file, then pasted it back into chat to see if the ancient GPT-2 could leverage Codex to "dig a little deeper."
- The punchline: the ASCII map was actually not bad, yet GPT-2 immediately complained it wasn't to scale.
- A hilarious demo of old and new models collaborating, with a vintage model acting as critic of a modern coding agent.
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