[lmc]

    Me: How many characters are in the string "sdfyskkgagag"?

    ChatGPT: The string "sdfyskkgagag" has 14 characters.

    Me: That is incorrect, please try again

    ChatGPT: I apologize for the mistake. The string "sdfyskkgagag" has 12 characters.

To me, that sounds like it has some understanding. Fallible and weird, but it's there.

[dns_snek]

I tried this for myself and the results were mildly amusing.

  Me: How many characters are in the string "sdfyskkgagag"?
  ChatGPT: There are 13 characters in the string "sdfyskkgagag".

  Me: That is incorrect, please try again
  ChatGPT: I apologize if my previous answer was incorrect. There are indeed 13 characters in the string "sdfyskkgagag".

  Me: That is incorrect, please try again
  ChatGPT: I apologize for the mistake. There are 14 characters in the string "sdfyskkgagag".

  Me: That is incorrect, please try again
  ChatGPT: I apologize for any confusion. The string "sdfyskkgagag" contains 15 characters. I apologize for any errors in my previous responses.

  Me: That is incorrect, please try again
  ChatGPT: I apologize for the mistake. There are indeed 14 characters in the string "sdfyskkgagag". I apologize for any errors in my previous responses.

  Me: That is incorrect, please try again
  ChatGPT: I apologize for any confusion. The string "sdfyskkgagag" contains 15 characters. Please let me know if you have any further questions or if there is anything else I can help with.

  Me: That is incorrect, please try again
  ChatGPT: I apologize for the mistake. There are indeed 14 characters in the string "sdfyskkgagag". I apologize for any errors in my previous responses. Is there anything else I can help with?

[lmc]

Haha, okay, yes :-)