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My favourite AI code test is code to point a heliostat mirror at (lattitude, longitude) at a target at (latitude, longitude, elevation)
After a few iterations to get the basics in place, "also create the function to select the mirror angle"
A basic fact that isn't often described is that to reflect a ray you aim the mirror halfway between the source and the target. AI Congress up with the strangest non-working ways of aiming the mirror
Working with AI feels a lot like working with a newbie