Addressing the AI Cheating Problem: A Proposal

Revision en1, by cgmoreda, 2025-04-27 12:38:33

Hello, Codeforces community!

Lately, AI-assisted submissions have gotten out of hand, making contests less fair and a lot less fun for those competing honestly.

My idea is simple: add a second Elo system, separate from the current one, just for AI users. When you register for a contest, you choose whether you’ll be using AI or not, and you’ll be ranked with others who made the same choice.

Of course, it’s not a perfect fix—some people might still break the rules—but I think it could keep about 70–80% of AI users out of the main competition. Plus, a lot of them might actually want to join the AI track to climb a separate leaderboard.

This was just a random idea that popped into my head. I’m not sure how easy it would be to pull off, but I thought it was worth sharing and hearing what you all think!

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