We keep trying to get LLMs to do math. We want them to count the number of “rs” in strawberry, to perform algebraic reasoning, do multiplication, and to solve math theorems. A recent experiment particularly piqued my interest. Researchers used OpenAI’s new 4o model to solve multiplication problems by using the prompt: Calculatetheproductofxandy.Pleaseprovidethefinalanswerintheformat: FinalAnswer:[result] These models are generally trained for natural language tasks, particularly text co...
