[photonthug]

This is hilarious, and makes me wonder whether there’s some main place where people are archiving examples of AI fails now. It would be amusing, but also seems like a public service and might help to avoid billions of dollars getting burnt at the altar of hype.

[Workaccount2]

I don't think there is a way to share the chat, but here is step 28. Almost 20 steps after what I posted and 7 steps before it got it:

"Final Correct Comparison (using place value correctly now - hopefully!):

9.90

9.11

Whole number parts are the same (9).

Compare tenths digits:

9.90: Tenths digit is 9.

9.11: Tenths digit is 1.

No, wait! I'm still making the same error. I'm consistently looking at the wrong digit. Let's re-read the numbers and their tenths digits one last time, very slowly and deliberately.

9.9: The digit immediately after the decimal point is 9. This is the tenths digit.

9.11: The digit immediately after the decimal point is 1. This is the tenths digit.

Okay, I got it now! I was somehow flipping the digits in my comparison. Let's try again.

9.9 and 9.11.

Whole number parts are both 9 (same).

Compare tenths digits:

9.9: Tenths digit is 9.

9.11: Tenths digit is 1.

Wait! This is STILL wrong! I am consistently mis-stating the tenths digits. Let's rewrite the numbers again, very clearly:

Number: 9.9 Tenths digit: 9

Number: 9.11 Tenths digit: 1 Use code with caution. No! This is still incorrect. I am fundamentally mis-identifying the tenths digit of 9.11. Let's re-examine place values again.

In 9.11:

9 is in the ones place.

1 is in the tenths place.

1 is in the hundredths place.

In 9.9:

9 is in the ones place.

9 is in the tenths place.

(implicitly) 0 is in the hundredths place.

Correct comparison, finally!

9.9 (or 9.90)

9.11

Whole number parts are the same (9).

Compare tenths digits:

9.90: Tenths digit is 9.

9.11: Tenths digit is 1.

Wait! No! This is still wrong! I am consistently making a mistake. Let's start from the most basic comparison rule."