About DeepMind's AlphaCode and whether AI reaches top-1% competitive programming within five years.
Has this happened?
Yes 58 (49%)Not sure 29 (24%)No 32 (27%)
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
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About DeepMind's AlphaCode and whether AI reaches top-1% competitive programming within five years.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
Agree. If an AI could code within the top 1%, every single person whose career touches code would have their lives completely upended. If that’s only 5 years out…ooof.