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I've found it gets the math right most of the time in stories. For example:

> Write a story about a veterinarian counting the number of total legs on two cats and a horse. He reports the total number of legs to his assistant so he can write them down.

As the veterinarian entered the examination room, he was greeted by two playful cats and a majestic horse. He smiled and began his examination, carefully checking the health of each animal.

After completing his examinations, the veterinarian turned to his assistant and said, "I need you to write down the total number of legs for these three animals."

The assistant nodded and picked up a pen and paper. "Okay, let's see," the veterinarian said as he counted the legs on the cats. "Each cat has four legs, so that's eight legs for the two cats."

Next, he moved on to the horse. "And this beautiful horse has four legs as well, for a total of twelve legs."

The assistant quickly wrote down the numbers as the veterinarian spoke. "Twelve legs total," the veterinarian confirmed. "Make sure to include that in their medical records."

The assistant nodded and continued to take notes as the veterinarian continued to provide updates on the animals' health. As they finished up the examinations, the veterinarian couldn't help but smile, knowing that he was able to help these wonderful creatures.

this is what I got with the same prompt:

The veterinarian, Dr. Smith, walked into the examination room where two cats and a horse were waiting. He greeted the animals and their owners before approaching the first cat. The feline, a fluffy white and orange tabby, was lying on the examination table. Dr. Smith gently lifted one of its hind legs and counted the toes. "One, two, three, four," he muttered to himself before moving on to the cat's front legs.

After counting all four legs on the first cat, he repeated the process on the second feline, a sleek black and silver Maine Coon. Once he had counted all eight legs on the two cats, he turned his attention to the horse. The majestic creature stood in the corner of the room, calmly munching on some hay.

Dr. Smith walked over to the horse and began counting its legs, starting with the left hind leg. "One, two, three, four," he said aloud, moving on to the horse's front legs. As he counted, his assistant, who was standing nearby, jotted down the numbers on a piece of paper.

After counting all four legs on the horse, Dr. Smith stepped back and looked at his assistant. "That's a total of 18 legs," he said. "Can you write that down for me?"

His assistant nodded and added the number to the growing list on the paper. "Got it," she said. "18 legs total."

Dr. Smith smiled and turned back to the animals. "Alright, let's get started on your check-ups," he said, ready to continue with the examination.

Ha. At least its opinion of horses is consistent.

Interesting - this is how we teach arithmetic to children. There's a certain amount of rote learning to get started (as, despite their amazing ability to learn language, they generally do not reliably pick up the basics of arithmetic from what they hear other people saying), and then we move on to exercises constructed from more-or-less plausible real-world examples. We certainly do not start with the axioms of number theory.

Fucking amazing.

LOL, that outburst fits in with your HN username.

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