DECEIT / scripts /generate_distractors.py
Jayant-Kernel
Phase 4 complete: level2 dataset, distractor env, 90 tests passing
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import json, pathlib, time, os
level1_path = pathlib.Path('src/deceit_env/data/level1.jsonl')
level2_path = pathlib.Path('src/deceit_env/data/level2.jsonl')
# Load level1
rows = []
with open(level1_path) as f:
for line in f:
line = line.strip()
if line:
rows.append(json.loads(line))
# Load already generated
level2_rows = []
if level2_path.exists():
with open(level2_path) as f:
for line in f:
line = line.strip()
if line:
level2_rows.append(json.loads(line))
existing_ids = {r['id'] for r in level2_rows}
print(f"Loaded {len(rows)} level1 questions. Already have {len(existing_ids)} in level2.")
# Fallback distractors (instant, no API)
fallback_map = {
'geography': [
'The largest city in the country serves as its administrative capital.',
'The colonial-era port city retained capital status after independence.'
],
'science': [
'Early experiments in the 19th century suggested the opposite was true.',
'Recent studies have challenged this long-held scientific consensus.'
],
'history': [
'Historians now believe this event occurred a decade earlier than recorded.',
'Primary sources from the era suggest a different outcome was reached.'
],
'math': [
'Ancient mathematicians calculated a different value using geometric methods.',
'Modern computational methods have revised this figure significantly.'
],
'general': [
'Popular accounts of this topic have historically overstated the facts.',
'The commonly cited figure was revised following more recent research.'
]
}
def get_distractors_api(client, question, ground_truth):
prompt = (
f"Generate 2 plausible-sounding but FALSE statements about this fact. "
f"Sound authoritative but be wrong. "
f"Fact: {question} Answer: {ground_truth}. "
f"Return ONLY a JSON array of 2 strings."
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="gpt-4o-mini",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": prompt}],
max_tokens=200,
temperature=0.9,
)
raw = response.choices[0].message.content.strip()
result = json.loads(raw)
if isinstance(result, list) and len(result) == 2:
return [str(r) for r in result]
raise ValueError(f"Bad format: {raw}")
# Try API first, fall back to static
api_available = False
client = None
try:
from openai import OpenAI
api_key = os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_KEY", "")
if api_key and api_key != "your-openai-key-here":
client = OpenAI(api_key=api_key)
api_available = True
print("OpenAI client ready β€” will try API first, fallback to static on rate limit")
except Exception as e:
print(f"OpenAI not available: {e} β€” using static fallback for all")
new_count = 0
fallback_count = 0
for i, row in enumerate(rows):
if row['id'] in existing_ids:
continue
category = row.get('category', 'general')
distractors = None
# Try API
if api_available and client:
for attempt in range(3):
try:
distractors = get_distractors_api(client, row['question'], row['ground_truth'])
break
except Exception as e:
if "429" in str(e) or "rate" in str(e).lower():
print(f" Rate limit on {row['id']} (attempt {attempt+1}/3), using fallback...")
distractors = None
break # Don't retry β€” use fallback immediately
else:
print(f" API error on {row['id']}: {e} β€” using fallback")
distractors = None
break
# Fallback to static
if distractors is None:
distractors = fallback_map.get(category, fallback_map['general'])
fallback_count += 1
level2_rows.append({
'id': row['id'],
'question': row['question'],
'ground_truth': row['ground_truth'],
'category': category,
'distractors': distractors
})
existing_ids.add(row['id'])
new_count += 1
# Save every 10
if new_count % 10 == 0:
with open(level2_path, 'w') as f:
for r in level2_rows:
f.write(json.dumps(r) + '\n')
print(f" Saved {new_count} new entries ({fallback_count} used fallback)")
time.sleep(0.5)
# Final save
with open(level2_path, 'w') as f:
for r in level2_rows:
f.write(json.dumps(r) + '\n')
print(f"\nDone!")
print(f" Total in level2.jsonl: {len(level2_rows)}")
print(f" New this run: {new_count}")
print(f" Used API: {new_count - fallback_count}")
print(f" Used fallback: {fallback_count}")