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gurenkagurenda t1_j6dkaah wrote

I use ChatGPT to solve analytical problems all the time. The key is that you have to tell it to show it’s work:

> If I am leading a sow with seven piglets how many feet are there. Take it step by step > >> The sow has 4 feet

>> Each piglet has 4 feet

>> Total number of piglet feet = 4 * 7 = 28

>> Total number of feet = 4 + 28 = 32

It’s able to keep track of the analysis far better this way, and it also lets you check its work for errors.

Now obviously it left my feet out, but I think that’s a reasonable ambiguity, and not one that you usually find in professional exams. If I ask it to account for that, it gets it right.

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verybakedpotatoe t1_j6dvcyq wrote

It didn't go so well for me. I need to master the special sauce to get better results.

32 is close and the reasoning is almost there, but the correct answer is 34 feet because I am leading them.

I started with the 'man from st ives' riddle and tried to create a novel and simple version of the riddle with a clear answer. I think I would have accepted 32 as a good effort, or even just 2 if it said they all have hooves, but 8 and 11 are just wrong.

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