Hello Codeforces community,
I want to clarify my recent submissions that were flagged for similarity.
I used AI as a learning tool to understand the problem statement and the algorithm because I am still improving my competitive programming skills. After understanding the idea, I wrote the implementation myself. I did not intentionally copy any participant's code or try to break the contest rules.
I understand that using AI during contests can still result in submissions that look similar, and I take responsibility for that. It was not my intention to gain an unfair advantage or copy someone else's solution.
I respect Codeforces and its rules, and I will be more careful in future contests. I will use AI only for learning after contests and will write contest solutions independently.
Thank you for reading and for considering my explanation.








Going from 19k rank to 1k rank is basically reward hacking (and that too in a Div 2).