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Show HN: Claude created an "unsolvable" puzzle, but you can solve it
I had Claude (Sonnet 3.5 New) create a sliding puzzle, and I noticed it added code to make sure it is solvable. I asked about it and it explained that without it, the puzzle would be unsolvable. Its explanation didn't make too much sense for me so next I had Claude create an unsolvable version. I was able to solve it, so I changed it to include a congratulations message.
Go ahead and try to solve this "unsolvable" puzzle. You should be able to succeed!
https://claude.site/artifacts/2bbdfb89-da23-4de0-a047-e6c8b167d335 https://claude.site/artifacts/2bbdfb89-da23-4de0-a047-e6c8b1...
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- jqpabc123 2y agoI solved it in 99 moves. I did twice just to verify. LLMs are simply not trustworthy. Anything they produce requires verification --- which defeats a huge chunk of their utility.
- logicallee 2y agoGood job! I agree.
- yorwba 2y agoFor a sliding puzzle of this kind, half of all starting positions are unsolvable: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_puzzle#Solvability https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_puzzle#Solvability Maybe if you ask Claude to write code that generates random starting positions and checks them for solvability, it'll succeed at finding an unsolvable one.
- jqpabc123 2y agoIf "Claude" was truly "intelligent", shouldn't it have either; A) tried this on it's own; or B) admit it had no clue how to proceed. Expecting intelligence to somehow "emerge" from a statistical process is absurd. Yet $ billions are being funneled down this rabbit hole by tech "leaders" who should know better.
- logicallee 2y agoHere is a version that includes the instructions on how to play: https://claude.site/artifacts/161c31dd-3c64-43ac-b250-0fc462d92490 https://claude.site/artifacts/161c31dd-3c64-43ac-b250-0fc462...