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My 2.5 year old laptop can write Space Invaders in JavaScript now (GLM-4.5 Air)

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577 points simonw | 1 comments | 29 Jul 25 13:45 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source
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larodi ◴[29 Jul 25 14:22 UTC] No.44723750[source]▶
Is probably more correct to say - my 2.5 year laptop can RETELL space invaders. Pretty sure it cannot write a game it has never seen, so you can even say - my old laptop can now do this fancy extraction of data from a smart probabilistic blob, where the original things are retold in new colours and forms :)
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1. MattRix ◴[29 Jul 25 14:35 UTC] No.44723954[source]▶
No, that would be incorrect, nobody uses “retell” like that.

The impressive thing about these models is their ability to write working code, not their ability to come up with unique ideas. These LLMs actually can come up with unique ideas as well, though I think it’s more exciting that they can help people execute human ideas instead.