These 5 quirks reveal how AI doesn’t think like we do
The differences between human and AI learning and reasoning lead to some strange bot behaviors.
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Hold a pen horizontally with both hands, then let go of one side. What happens?
YouTuber FatherPhi challenged chatbots with this question. ChatGPT, Gemini and Grok all agreed that the unsupported end will rotate downward. FatherPhi then showed each chatbot a live demonstration. After releasing one end of a pen, he easily held it out horizontally with only his other hand.
“I saw the pen rotate exactly as expected,” the bot answered.
A bizarre back-and-forth followed. The bot stubbornly stuck to its incorrect prediction. In separate videos, the other chatbots struggled in similar ways.
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