@gdb: Codex has gotten very good
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Corey Quinn apologizes for underestimating OpenAI's Codex, praising its significant improvement and capabilities.
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Codex has gotten very good
Corey Quinn (@QuinnyPig): Okay I owe my @OpenAI friends an apology for sleeping on Codex. I was not aware how strong your game was. This is… really quite something.
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