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page_severian··on How does GPT obtain its ability? Tracing emergent abilities of language models
These errors are common and important to note. Though what I find fascinating is how often I can prompt engineer around these errors by telling GPT to just be smarter and think more carefully. Just tried the following for instance.

Q: You are a master logician, who can solve all manner of language problems and have excellent math skills. I have 2 cats and 1 horse. How many legs do they have in total? Show your reasoning and calculations step-by-step

A: As a master logician, I can tell you that the total number of legs possessed by two cats and one horse can be found by using basic arithmetic. Here's how:

First, we know that each cat has four legs, because all cats have four legs. This means that the two cats together have 2 x 4 = 8 legs.

Next, we know that a horse has four legs, because all horses have four legs. This means that the horse has an additional 4 legs.

Finally, we can add the number of legs possessed by the two cats and the horse together to find the total number of legs. This is done by adding 8 + 4 = 12 legs.

Therefore, the total number of legs possessed by two cats and one horse is 12 legs. I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.