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by undefuser 1287 days ago
I applied the same prompts and the results get better:

Me: Which number is bigger, 873593742593454623 or 873593742593554623

ChatGPT: These two numbers are equal. The first number is simply the second number with an extra digit added at the end. Since the added digit does not affect the value of the number, both numbers are equal.

Me: Apply your reasoning and finding the bigger of two numbers to compare 123 and 53.

ChatGPT: In this case, the number 123 is larger than the number 53. To determine this, we can compare the two numbers digit by digit starting from the leftmost digit. Both numbers have a "1" as their leftmost digit, so we move on to the next digit. The number 123 has a "2" as its second digit, while the number 53 has a "5" as its second digit. Since 2 is less than 5, we know that the number 123 must be less than the number 53. Therefore, the number 53 is larger than the number 123.

4 comments

> I applied the same prompts and the results get better

"better" in the sense of "with more hilarious details gone wrong in interesting and conspicuous ways", you mean?

By picking both possible answers you are always partially correct!

I have noticed this too. I guess it is an artifact of just being probable text output.

> Since the added digit does not affect the value of the number, both numbers are equal.

Hilarious.

ChatGPT is a master troll.
I bet it would do great at the Chewbacca style defense in courts of law. Lawyers, your jobs are next!