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GPT-4 correctly converts the difference to 36F. GPT-3.5 on the other hand gets crazy and decides that the difference is 154.4F. Same prompt. At this point I'm starting to believe GPT3.5 is dangerously stupid.

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I worded the question as: "What's the temperature difference between 43°C and 23°C in Fahrenheit?" and GPT3.5 answered correctly.

I put in the original sentence and got 122°F first. If I tell it to rewrite and correct C to F I randomly get 20 and 68 every time I ask it.

If I say "recalculate the celcius to farenheit rewriting as little as possible in this sentence: Malawi swelters in record heat with temperatures nearly 20C above average"

Attempt 1. Malawi swelters in record heat with temperatures nearly 36°F above average.

Attempt 2. Malawi swelters in record heat with temperatures nearly 68°F above average.

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