Artificial Stupidity: Generative Artificial Intelligence Chatbots' Inability to Multiply.

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Title:	Artificial Stupidity: Generative Artificial Intelligence Chatbots' Inability to Multiply.
Authors:	Sawyer, Amanda Gantt¹, Sutherland, Pierre², Aga, Zareen Gul¹
Source:	Ohio Journal of School Mathematics. Fall2025, Vol. 101, p25-30. 6p.
Subject Terms:	Artificial intelligence, Generative artificial intelligence, Multiplication, Mathematical errors, Chatbots, Mathematics
Abstract:	We explored seven Generative Artificial Intelligence (genAI) chatbots to determine their ability to solve a multiplication problem and found that only one solved the problem without mathematical error. From these results, we explore the mathematics created by the genAI's response to determine its mistake and why it could have difficulty with mathematical concepts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	We explored seven Generative Artificial Intelligence (genAI) chatbots to determine their ability to solve a multiplication problem and found that only one solved the problem without mathematical error. From these results, we explore the mathematics created by the genAI's response to determine its mistake and why it could have difficulty with mathematical concepts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	24725986