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ChatGPT-4o vs. Math

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Re: ChatGPT-4o vs. Math

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The model's first attempt is impressive (not sure why it's labeled a choke). Unfortunately gpt4o cannot discover calculus on its own.

It's a choke because it failed to get the answer. Saying other true things but not getting the answer is not a success.

Re: ChatGPT-4o vs. Math

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The model's first attempt is impressive (not sure why it's labeled a choke). Unfortunately gpt4o cannot discover calculus on its own.

It's a choke because it failed to get the answer. Saying other true things but not getting the answer is not a success.

I mean, in this context I agree. But most people doing math in high school or university are graded on their working of a problem, with the final result usually equating to a small proportion of the total marks received.

Re: ChatGPT-4o vs. Math

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The model's first attempt is impressive (not sure why it's labeled a choke). Unfortunately gpt4o cannot discover calculus on its own.

Or.. use calculus?

It has gotten quite impressive at handling calculus word problems. GPT-4 (original) failed miserably on this problem (attempted to set it up using constant acceleration equations); GPT-4O finally gets it correct:

> I am driving a car at 65 miles per hour and release the gas pedal. The only force my car is now experiencing is air resistance, which in this problem can be assumed to be linearly proportional to my velocity.

> When my car has decelerated to 55 miles per hour, I have traveled 300 feet since I released the gas pedal.

> How much further will I travel until my car is moving at only 30 miles per hour?

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