# The next page in the book of AI evolution is here, powered by GPT 3.5, and I am very, nay, extremely impressed **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** ai\ **Created:** [December 2, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-page-in-the-book-of-ai-evolution-is-here-powered-by-gpt-3-5-and-i-am-very-nay-extremely-impressed/975945 "2022-12-02T22:54:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1500
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-page-in-the-book-of-ai-evolution-is-here-powered-by-gpt-3-5-and-i-am-very-nay-extremely-impressed/975945/1500 "2023-10-26T16:26:29Z")
In the Intelligence, Literacy, Carpet thread, people have been testing ChatGPT on questions that, combined, only 4% of people get right. The first was a Q about [calculating the cost of carpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligence-literacy-level-carpet/992053/4) sold by the square yard, to cover a room whose dimensions were given in feet. ChatGPT got the answer right. But I wondered if this might be because the test used or something close to it cropped up in training data. So I gave it a similar test. It failed to get the right answer, but in quite interesting ways. Prompt: > Suppose you want to sow a grass field which is 1503 feet by 2184 feet, and you purchase grass seed at 30% off in a sale. It will cost £7.89 per square yard of coverage. How much will it cost to sow the field? Response: > To calculate the cost of sowing the grass field, you’ll need to follow these steps: > > 1. Calculate the area of the field in square feet: Area = Length x Width Area = 1503 feet x 2184 feet Area = 3,281,352 square feet > 2. Convert the area to square yards since the grass seed price is given per square yard: 1 square yard = 9 square feet Area in square yards = 3,281,352 square feet / 9 square feet/square yard Area in square yards = 364,594.67 square yards (approximately) > 3. Calculate the regular price of the grass seed for the entire field: Regular price = Area in square yards x Price per square yard Regular price = 364,594.67 square yards x £7.89/square yard > > Regular price = £2,877,873.66 (approximately) > > 1. Apply the 30% discount to find the sale price: Sale price = Regular price - (30% of Regular price) Sale price = £2,877,873.66 - (0.30 x £2,877,873.66) > > Sale price ≈ £2,014,511.56 > > So, it will cost approximately £2,014,511.56 to sow the field with grass seed at a 30% discount. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-page-in-the-book-of-ai-evolution-is-here-powered-by-gpt-3-5-and-i-am-very-nay-extremely-impressed/975945)._