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by throw310822 113 days ago
Can you do basic arithmetic correctly without relying on external tools?
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I can, since roughly first grade. but I cost significantly North of $200/month
Then please multiply 13584638263947303 by 259472845392638 without using any tools (that is, in your head). Get back to me when you're done.
without “tools” easy, I have pen and paper and first grade math :)
I think the point of the line of questioning is to illustrate that "tools" like a code interpreter act as scratch space for models to do work in, because the reasoning/thinking process has limitations much like our own.
Enough with the whataboutism. The topic is what LLMs are capable of, not what humans are capable of.