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I wish I was as bold as these authors. (discuss.tchncs.de)

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Prompt:

What is 183649+72961?

ChatGPT:

The sum of 183649 and 72961 is 256610.

It's trained to generate what is most plausible, but with math, the only plausible response is the correct answer (assuming it has been trained on data where that has been the case)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

ChatGPT uses auxiliary models to perform certain tasks like basic math and programming. Your explanation about plausibility is simply wrong.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It has access to a python interpreter and can use that to do math, but it shows you that this is happening, and it did not when i asked it.

I asked it to do another operation, this time specifying i wanted it to use an external tool, and it did

You have access to a dictionary, that doesn't prove you're incapable of spelling simple words on your own, like goddamn people what's with the hate boners for ai around here

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

It has access to a python interpreter and can use that to do math, but it shows you that this is happening, and it did not when i asked it.

That's not what I meant.

You have access to a dictionary, that doesn’t prove you’re incapable of spelling simple words on your own, like goddamn people what’s with the hate boners for ai around here

??? You just don't understand the difference between a LLM and a chat application using many different tools.