[geor9e]

time to LLM a binary search

  import requests
  url = 'https://grandmasword.com/dictionary.js'
  response = requests.get(url)
  lines = response.text.split('\n')[2:]
  exec('\n'.join(lines))
  def binary_search(dictionary):
    while len(dictionary) > 1:
        mid_index = len(dictionary) // 2
        mid_word = dictionary[mid_index]
        print(f"Guess this middle word: {mid_word}")
        user_input = input("Did grandma say her word is before or after? (type b or a)").strip().lower()
        dictionary = dictionary[:mid_index] if user_input == "b" else dictionary[mid_index + 1:]
    print(f"Grannys word: {dictionary[0]}" if dictionary else "No words left in the dictionary.")
  binary_search(dictionary)

Solved in 18 guesses! Share score Thank you for visiting my website. There'll be a new word everyday just like Wordle. Kind regards, Eleanor

[robertclaus]

Classic LLM hijinks or hacker goofing off on HN? Either might throw `exec('\n'.join(lines))` in a script running on a publicly downloaded file rather than parsing it more directly.

[jessekv]

Nevertheless, it is somewhat curious that "dictionary.js" is nearly valid python.

[jessekv]

So you didn't want to have fun playing the game, but also didn't want to have fun coding a solver? I understand the former, but not the latter... :D

[geor9e]

Going from knowing exactly what I want, to it materializing from just from a 60 second conversation in the sidebar of my browser, does give me a bit of a buzz

[jessekv]

Fair enough! But I am curious, was it you or the LLM that decided to exec a .js file as python?

[another-dave]

I thought my manual binary search off the top of my head in 16 guesses was probably poor but if it beats a coded version, I'm happier now lol

[tills13]

I mean that's literally how to play this game whether you intend to or not