[3np]

Interpreter? Sure. That interpretation is not "equivalent to executing the code", though.

Imagine a C compiler that does aggressive optimizations - sacrificing huge amounts of memory for speed. On one hand, it even reduces computational complexity, on the other it produces incorrect results for many cases.

GPT-3 as presented here would be comparable to that. Neither are equivalent to executing the original code.

Meanwhile, the result of something like gcc is, even if it runs on a computer with faulty RAM.

[wyattpeak]

I've lost track of what point you're making.

Speed and memory is orthogonal to my point, which is about the output of two methods of arriving at an answer. I'm obviously not saying GPT-3 is anything like as efficient as running a small function.

What distinction are you drawing between the output of an interpreted program and a compiled program?