Explore an in-depth interview with the creators of AlphaCode, DeepMind's groundbreaking AI system for code generation. Delve into the project's journey, media reception, and technical aspects such as code understanding, sample reduction, and filtering techniques. Discover insights on problem creation, asymptotic complexity evaluation, and the role of public test cases. Learn about synthetic example generation, research challenges, real-world applications, and future directions in AI-powered programming. Gain valuable perspectives on this innovative system that achieved top rankings in competitive programming contests.