alt Hacker News> it's code that solves the problem in a way no human would choose
but is it better than than the way a human would choose? And does it matter?
A compiler may write assembly in a way that no humans would choose either. And in the early days of compilers, where most programmers would still hand-weave assembly, they would scoff at these generated assemblies as being bad.
Not to mention that in games like go, the "AI" choosing moves that no humans would choose meant it surpassed humans!
In other words, solving a problem "in a way humans would choose to" is distinct from just solving a problem, and imho, not always required at all.
And I cannot say I have seen the code in this case, so I cannot say for sure, but I have gotten into plenty of code review arguments about whether code should be longer, cover more cases, and be easier to read, or be shorter.
Humans write code in a lot of different ways.