Post by account_disabled on Jan 18, 2024 16:28:57 GMT 7
Here’s an example of this in action: Here, I asked ChatGPT to respond to my prompt in exactly 42 words. (I asked it to leave out emojis, hashtags, and hyphens to avoid any confusion over what counted as a word.) ChatGPT responded in 31 words instead. I then decided to go a little easier on it by giving it a range instead of an exact number: Despite the 25-word range I gave it, it still couldn’t stick to it. The response it gave was 82 words long — definitely more than the 75-word limit I provided. Ultimately, the root of this problem stems from the fact that ChatGPT seemingly doesn’t know how to count.
When I got a separate response from ChatGPT and that Job Function Email List response, it was pretty far off the mark: I even gave it a second guess and it still got it wrong. (The correct answer was 34, by the way.) As far as it goes, this is a pretty small issue — far from the worst of the ChatGPT fails on this list. Still, it doesn’t take a genius to count how many words are in a paragraph. I’m pretty sure the average three-year-old could do it — but not ChatGPT. By the way, if you use ChatGPT for business, this will be a huge pain.
If it doesn’t respect your word count, you’ll end up having to take more time to edit it down or flesh it out after the fact. It’s important to keep all this in mind as you use the tool. It can be easy to think that ChatGPT is on the level of a college professor — and sometimes it is. But it’s simultaneously performing below a lot of toddlers in certain areas. In short, it’s a pretty mixed bag, so using it is always a risk. 2. Failing at simple math and logic Given that ChatGPT struggles to count, it’s not surprising that it’s not great with math or logic problems.
When I got a separate response from ChatGPT and that Job Function Email List response, it was pretty far off the mark: I even gave it a second guess and it still got it wrong. (The correct answer was 34, by the way.) As far as it goes, this is a pretty small issue — far from the worst of the ChatGPT fails on this list. Still, it doesn’t take a genius to count how many words are in a paragraph. I’m pretty sure the average three-year-old could do it — but not ChatGPT. By the way, if you use ChatGPT for business, this will be a huge pain.
If it doesn’t respect your word count, you’ll end up having to take more time to edit it down or flesh it out after the fact. It’s important to keep all this in mind as you use the tool. It can be easy to think that ChatGPT is on the level of a college professor — and sometimes it is. But it’s simultaneously performing below a lot of toddlers in certain areas. In short, it’s a pretty mixed bag, so using it is always a risk. 2. Failing at simple math and logic Given that ChatGPT struggles to count, it’s not surprising that it’s not great with math or logic problems.