Two days ago, I asked Google AI a simple math question that it blew. Google now answers the exact same question correctly.

I was stunned to find people defending a blatant math error by Google. It has since rectified its error.

Playing Around with Google’s AI Shows Serious Flaws

On October 25, I asked Google a simple question: “Divide millions by what to get billions?”

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Google’s response was idiotic. Google responded “You have to divide billions by 1,000 to get millions. To convert billions to millions: divide the number of billions by 1,000.”

This was idiotic because to convert billions to millions you MULTIPLY by 1,000 not divide.

I was more flabbergasted by the number of math and logic illiterates defending Google’s response than the fact at AI was fooled by a trick question.

Google Corrects Its Error

I asked Google the same question today, plus a similar one regarding pounds and ounces.

Today Google responded correctly, as noted by the lead chart.

Google Two Days Ago vs Today

Two Days Ago: Google said Divide billions by 1,000 to get millions.

Today: Google Google correctly said Divide millions by 1,000 to get billions.

Some people claimed I asked an invalid question? What the hell is an invalid question?

Another person said I wanted a conversion but my question did not ask for a conversion.

Excuse me, but my question logically implied a conversion (millions to billions or in today’s new question pounds to ounces).

And please note that Google understood the question was a conversion. To repeat: Google said “To convert billions to millions: divide the number of billions by 1,000.”

No! To convert billions to millions you MULTIPLY the number of billions by 1,000.

How many people want to defend that idiotic statement two days ago now that Google fixed it?

Regardless, I am please to report that Google fixed it’s error, as I stated all along.

I believe someone at Google saw my post and made a correction. If not, that implies an even worse problem at Google: Randomly bad math answers.

I am still flabbergasted by the number of people who flunked this easy test.