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by BeetleB 695 days ago
> > Feynman, Bill Gates, Socrates, etc.

> One of these doesn't quite belong ;)

I asked GPT to find which one:

"The one that doesn't fit in is Bill Gates.

Richard Feynman and Socrates were primarily known for their contributions to science and philosophy, respectively. Feynman was a renowned theoretical physicist, and Socrates was a foundational philosopher.

Bill Gates, on the other hand, is primarily known as a businessman and co-founder of Microsoft, a leading software corporation. While he also has made contributions to technology and philanthropy, his primary domain is different from the scientific and philosophical realms of Feynman and Socrates."

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Thank you for this AI slop. It's the right answer but incoherent reasoning. It could have equally reasonably said:

"The one that doesn't fit in is Socrates.

Richard Feynman and Bill Gates are primarily known for their contributions to science and philanthropy, respectively. Feynman was a renowned theoretical physicist, and Gates is a world-famous philanthropist.

Socrates, on the other hand, is primarily known for foundational contributions to philosophy. His primary domain is thus distinct from the scientific and philanthropic realms of Feynman and Gates."

True, but I bet 90% of HN readers would have answered "Bill Gates", with reasoning similar to GPT's. So I can't exactly fault GPT too much.
Ok. Thanks for the contribution.