DeepMind's AI programming tool AlphaCode tests in top 54% of human coders

The team at DeepMind has tested the programming skills of its AI programming tool AlphaCode against human programmer competitors and has found it tested in the top 54 percent of human coders. In their preprint article, the group at DeepMind suggests that its programming application has opened the door to future tools that could make programming easier and more accessible. The team has also posted a page on its blog site outlining the progress being made with AlphaCode. Research teams have been working steadily over the past several years to apply artificial intelligence to computer programming. The goal is to create AI systems that are capable of writing code for computer applications that are more sophisticated than those currently created by human coders.