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by ZyanWu 1239 days ago
Misleading, ChatGPT generated both obfuscated and de-obfuscated code
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So what?
the "obfuscated" "version" doesnt even work.

alex literally asked chatgpt to come up with a math problem and its solution, both from whole cloth. and you ask so what.

well, everyone should ask "so what?" to alex.

I meant "so what" by so what it generated the obfuscated code, it still de-obfusacted it which is impressive.
first it generated garbage that doesnt even run.

and then it generated something that looks like valid source based on that garbage.

is the source it spat out runable? then it is not the same program as the input and (any way you spin it) nothing has been deobfuscated but just dreamed about the prompt a bit and then shown you its dream diary notes. wake up boy, this is statistics, not a magic swiss army knife API.

A reversible function is not a very interesting development in the world.