alt Hacker NewsThey are bad at math. But they are good at writing code and as an optimization some providers have it secretly write code to answer the problem, run it and give you the answer without telling you what it did in the middle part.
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tptacek • today at 4:15 AM
What would I do to demonstrate that they are bad at math? If by "maths" we mean things like working out a double integral for a joint probability problem, or anything simpler than that, GPT5 has been flawless.
tempaccount5050 • today at 3:42 AM
Are they bad at math? Or are they bad at arithmetic?
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Someone should tell the mathematicians if they use a calculator or a whiteboard or heavens forbid a computer they are "bad at math".