They are not full programs, just code translating to numbers and strings.
I used an LLM to generate an inkblot that translates to a Python string and number along with verification of it, which just proves that it is possible.
I used an LLM to generate an inkblot that translates to a Python string and number along with verification of it, which just proves that it is possible.
the way that the quoted article creates Perl programs is through OCRing the inkblots (i.e. creating almost random text) and then checking that result to see if said text is valid Perl
it's not generating a program that means anything
> it's not generating a program that means anything
Glad we agree.
[1] Could OCR those inkblots (i.e. they are almost random text)
OCRing literal random inkblots will not produce valid C (or C# or python) code, but it will prodce valid Perl most of the time, because Perl is weird, and that is funny.
It's not about obfuscating text in inkblot, it's about almost any string being a valid Perl program, which is not the case for most languages
Edit0: here: https://www.mcmillen.dev/sigbovik/
> it's about almost any string being a valid Perl program
Is this true? I think most random unquoted strings aren't valid Perl programs either, am I wrong?
Because of the flexibility of Perl and heavy amount of symbol usage, you can in fact run most random combinations of strings and they’ll be valid Perl.
Copying from the original comment: https://www.mcmillen.dev/sigbovik/