• Technus@lemmy.zip
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    5 months ago

    This is because LLMs do not inherently understand math. They stick characters together that are likely to go together based on the content they were trained on. They’re literally just glorified autocorrect.

    If you want a tool that can actually do math from natural language input, try WolframAlpha.

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      5 months ago

      I am so glad to see someone pushing Wolfram Alpha. It’s frustrating that more people don’t know about it, when it’s been around so long now.

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        5 months ago

        I paid like $5 for the Android app (now WolframAlpha Classic) like 10 years ago and it’s been worth every penny. I use it for anything that needs complicated unit conversions.

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          5 months ago

          The Android app is incredible. WolframAlpha has a premium subscription, but I don’t get why anyone would pay for it when the app includes all the same features.

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        5 months ago

        Wolfram was completely indispensable for me during college. I always meant to get into Mathematica as well, but never got around to figuring it out.

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      5 months ago

      Calling the inputs to use wolfram alpha effectively natural language is very generous. I could never get the hang of it