DeepMind’s AlphaCode Conquers Coding, Performing as Well as Humans

Re:DeepMind’s AlphaCode Conquers Coding, Performing as Well ... by exceptione on Thursday December 15, 2022 @11:49AM (#34002238)

I would expect A, because it is an option.

Like in mathematics or other tests students are not allowed to use the internet or an advanced calculator in order to test wether they truly comprehend the stuff.

If you think that your FAANG-interviews are any good, then just keep them in the format you already have, by making sure applicants cannot use AI during the test. I would have on-sites with pen+paper, whiteboard or a prepped/supervised machine, whatever.

Of course, applicants could use AI to train for the interview, but that is not a problem, as long as you test their comprehension.

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Re:DeepMind’s AlphaCode Conquers Coding, Performing as Well ... by AnimalMuppet on Thursday December 15, 2022 @12:50PM (#34003099)

Would training with such an AI help their comprehension? Or hurt it?

My money is on "hurt".

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Re:DeepMind’s AlphaCode Conquers Coding, Performing as Well ... by serjester on Thursday December 15, 2022 @01:13PM (#34003397)

Given the trends towards remote tech jobs, it could be difficult to convince your companies engineers to show up to the office for what’s usually just a weed out leet code interview.

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Re:DeepMind’s AlphaCode Conquers Coding, Performing as Well ... by mywittyname on Thursday December 15, 2022 @01:23PM (#34003516)

Proctored tests are common for certification exams. Perhaps there's a future where candidates go to one of these exam centers for one of their technical interviews.

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Re:DeepMind’s AlphaCode Conquers Coding, Performing as Well ... by antipotoad on Thursday December 15, 2022 @03:47PM (#34005515)

Or just a live (remote) programming interview, with no use of Codex or Copilot.

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Re:DeepMind’s AlphaCode Conquers Coding, Performing as Well ... by angarg12 on Thursday December 15, 2022 @04:35PM (#34006103)

I'm not a fan of making the process more dreadful than it already is. Forcing people to go to an office and use pen and paper or a whiteboard would do exactly that.

I hope companies (including mine!) see the writing on the wall and stop trying to fight the future.

This isn't accounting for even just pretending we are testing candidates on anything remotely indicative of on-the-job performance.

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