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From: Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: AI: a new hobby
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:48:40 +0100
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On 16/06/2025 08:26, David Entwistle wrote:
> On Sat, 31 May 2025 03:38:12 +0100, Richard Heathfield wrote:
> 
>> Firefox has decided to install ChatGPT on my system. At some point I
>> will have to find out how inquisitive it is, but for now I've been
>> setting it puzzles.
> 
> I've been running through a knapsack problem, which I hadn't heard of
> before, with it. It came up with the following solution:
> 
> Total Value:
> 
>      Diamond Necklace: £800
>      Ancient Vases: £1200
>      Silver Cups: £800
>      Gold Coins: £250
> 
> Total Value = 800 + 1200 + 800 + 250 = £4250
> 
> I'm not sure what to make of that, but I wouldn't want that AI driving
> vehicles just yet.

Yes, the three Rs are not its longest suits. It seems to do 
rather better at history and geography (and turning ASCII into 
UTF-8 after being specifically told not to).

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