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Problem is also they DO work in SOME cases. e.g. ask ChatGPT to breakdown the calculation to determine tax owed on $xxx of income, and the result is correct in most cases. So there is this perception of intelligence but also fails spectacularly in very simple cases.


In the same way that you can drive a tractor to the shops and sometimes it's a fine mode of transport.




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