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OpenAI's o1 Playing Codenames


I got OpenAI's o1 to play codenames and the results were surprisingly good

Winning at Codenames often comes down to how well the clue giver and guesser share a strong general knowledge. I remember a time when a friend gave the clue "Sputnik" to link the words "Russia" and "Satellite". To my surprise, I even came across a Reddit post where people were discussing and justifying why this clue fits perfectly within the rules.

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