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Wait, I kind of don't get it.

So Obfuscated C Code Contest works but Capture the Flag doesn't? Because of AI?

https://twit.tv/posts/tech/ai-disrupts-capture-flag-what-mea...

Capture the flag has clear objectives while obfuscated C contest does not. I understand improvements in AI for goal-orientated contests, I am not sure what would be considered improvements in open-ended contests with artistic flair.

Maybe you are asking "can't someone think up a clever idea and ask the AI to implement it according to IOCCC constraints?" And I believe current AI tools are still unable do that at a level that the human judges find worthy.

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