AI

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How close can an LLM get to a CodinGame optimization leaderboard?

I pointed Opus 4.8 at six CodinGame optimization puzzles. On the travelling salesman it tied the top of the leaderboard; on the open-ended games it reached a sixth or an eighth of the best score and stopped. The thing it's bad at is the CodinGame squeeze, not the solving.

June 7, 2026 6 min read

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AI Competitive Programming

Can an LLM win at code golf in TypeScript?

I ran Opus 4.8 against 21 CodinGame code golf puzzles in TypeScript, from easy to hard. It never came close to first place, and usually didn't even beat the best human TypeScript. Here are the numbers.

June 1, 2026 6 min read

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Notes on Anthropic's Partner Basecamp

Two days at Anthropic's Partner Basecamp: the diagnostic loop, evals as a discipline, the three phases of AI inside a company, and an evening to rewalk London.

May 30, 2026 4 min read