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		CharlesW 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: GPT-5: "How many times does the letter b appear in... If you know how GPT architectures work, why would you think this?

minimaxir 6 months ago [–]

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44850753

CharlesW 6 months ago | [–]

Now I'm even more confused why you believe GPTs should be able to math. Even in a contrived example where each "b" gets its own token, there are several reasons why GPTs might not be able to correctly count the number of occurrences of a letter (without invoking a tool, obv).

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