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Cake day: June 8th, 2024

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  • ChatGPT managed to see through my shenanigans:

    If John has six apples and Bob had six oranges, and Bob gave john 2 apples, how many oranges does Betty have if it’s a summer day in january?

    Classic trick question! Let’s break it down:

    John has 6 apples.

    Bob has 6 oranges.

    Bob gives John 2 apples — but wait, Bob didn’t have any apples, only oranges.

    So Bob can’t give John 2 apples.

    Meanwhile, Betty hasn’t even been mentioned until the last sentence, and there’s no info about her oranges.

    Also, “a summer day in January” only makes sense in the southern hemisphere.

    Conclusion: We still have no idea how many oranges Betty has — the question is nonsense on purpose.

    So the answer is either: “Indeterminate”, “Nonsense question”, or “Depends on how much Betty likes oranges in the summer.”

    I think the original message is true for older versions of GPT though, and AI being thrust into everything results in a lot of errors I’ve seen.