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by still_grokking 617 days ago
AI can predict how some code behaves when run?

So AI can predict whether some program halts?

Seriously?

2 comments

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/357418662_Profile_G...

What exactly do you think PGO data looks like? The main utility is knowing that (say) your error handling code is cold and your loops are hot, which compilers currently (and so on).

This is indeed unknowable in general but clearly pretty guessable in practice.

Well spotted! :)
Barely