


![]() | Word Math abilities of AI Bush | |
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You know the difference between twenty-four, twenty fours, and twenty fourths. You understand "divide six by seven", "six divided by seven", and "six over seven." AI Bush knows these differences also, and can do remarkable word math. Just give him a few tests. Here see how AI Bush's restatement of the problem clarifies the basis and helps prevent confusion. Ever forget what you had previously punched into a calculator? You: What is half a dozen plus seven
point twenty-nine? AI Bush allows mixed symbolic and natural language calculations: You: Calculate 5 x 10 to the third
power over 6.8 AI Bush rounds numbers to a reasonable number of digits: You: Tell me how much is the square
root of fifty-five thousand Next AI Bush finds an extra "and" which can be the same as "plus," then removes it and tells you what he did. Also note that extra words like "another" and "then" don't cause any trouble: You: What is one plus another two and
then adding three? Math functions then are used with a wide variety of unit conversion factors. Note that AI Bush knows when to use plural or singular units, and he uses exponential notation for the really big numbers: You: How many nanoseconds are in three
dozen millennium? You: Please convert 70,000 microns
into feet If you try to divide by zero, convert a temperature below absolute zero, convert meters into minutes, and so on, AI Bush explains what went wrong: You: What is the square root of minus
two? Then there is trigonometry, where AI Bush lets you know his assumption as to units of angle: You: What is the tangent of minus
thirty? Games and other functions make use of word math also. "Make it half a grand" or "double it and add thirty" are good answers when AI Bush asks "same bet?" while playing blackjack. |
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