Artificial Intelligence, or AI as it is popularly known, has made significant progress in recent years. However, one area where AI seems to be failing miserably is counting beyond the number twenty. Yes, you read that right! Despite all its complex algorithms and processing power, AI can't count beyond twenty. Why? We explore some hilarious and ridiculous reasons below:
AI can't grasp the concept of ordinal numbers. Thus, it can't differentiate between "one," "first," and "1st." Perhaps, in the AI world, everything is just one.
And when it does differentiate between "one" and "two," it confuses the two words for "won" and "to," respectively.
AI also struggles with the difference between "thirteen" and "thirty," leading to some comical misunderstandings.
When it comes to fractions, AI is hopeless. Half, quarter, and three-quarters are all just the same to it.
Prime numbers are also a mystery to AI. It can't fathom why 11, 13, and 17 are special.
And let's not even get started on imaginary numbers. AI might think that the square root of -1 is a fruit.
AI is not good with word problems either. It can do the math, but it's impossible to understand the context.
Even simple permutations and combinations leave AI befuddled. It can't decide whether there are 20 or 200 ways to arrange three different objects.
When given a simple task of counting from 1 to 100, AI often gets distracted and skips some numbers.
Just like humans, AI can also make typos. But while humans can still figure out what they meant, AI completely loses its bearing.
AI is programmed to recognize numbers by their shapes, which means it can't tell the difference between 6 and 9.
In fact, AI struggles with identifying any number that has a unique shape, like 0, 8, and 9.
And when asked to count backwards, AI gets completely confused as to whether it should start from 1 or 2.
AI is also helpless when it comes to roman numerals. It can't tell if XVII is larger or smaller than XX.
Not to mention, AI can't comprehend the difference between "less than" and "greater than," making it impossible for it to compare numbers.
AI is also unaware of the fact that some numbers are lucky or unlucky, like the number 13 or 7, respectively.
When presented with a list of numbers, AI reads them as separate entities, failing to appreciate their order or relationship.
AI can be very literal at times and takes the "numbers don't lie" adage too seriously. It forgets that numbers can also be misinterpreted or manipulated.
Another problem with AI is that it is not capable of learning from mistakes. If it makes an error, it will keep making that same error until it is reprogrammed.
And finally, as silly as it might sound, AI sometimes forgets to count to twenty simply because it doesn't really care.
As much as we admire AI's capabilities, one thing is clear - it's not perfect, and it's certainly not unbeatable. So the next time you need to count to twenty, remember that humans have an advantage over machines, at least for now.
