Cracking online exams with coding agents
An effective way to solve online exams is to point a coding agent at it. I use that on my Tools in Data Science course in two ways: As a test case of my code. If my agent can solve it, good: I set the question correctly. As a test of student ability. If it can’t, good: it’s a tough question (provided I didn’t make a mistake). For PyConf, Hyderabad, my colleague built a Crack the Prompt challenge. Crack it and you get… I don’t know… goodies? A job interview? Leaderboard bragging rights? ...