When asked 'How many states in the US have names beginning with the letter K?', ChatGPT confidently answered 'four: Kansas, Kentucky, Kansas, and Kentucky' (listing the same states twice), failing a simple counting task that requires understanding.

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Melanie Mitchell

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I ask how many states in the US have names beginning with the letter K and chat gbt says there's four of them Kansas Kentucky Kansas and Kentucky

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The Future of Artificial IntelligenceSanta Fe Institute
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:19:21 PM

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