ChatGPT has calculated the last digit of Pi (maybe)

[JEDI]

Spoiler

Last digit is 9

 

[SKORPI0]

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[Red Squirrel]

I always thought pi was infinite? Kinda like dividing 1 by 3 is 0.333333.... and it does not actually end.

 

[IronWing]

I always thought pi was infinite? Kinda like dividing 1 by 3 is 0.333333.... and it does not actually end.

ChatGPT has spoken; there can be no other truth.

 

[JEDI]

ChatGPT has spoken; there can be no other truth.

Can we get a hallelujah?
Praise the {new AI over) lords

 

[purbeast0]

The problem with that code block, is that it doesn't calculate the last number of pi at all.

It has a string representing pi. By definition of a string in code if you are declaring it like that, it has to have finite characters.

All that code is doing it telling you the last character in a string it defines.

It's a stupid code block that does nothing really.

 

[burninatortech4]

The problem with that code block, is that it doesn't calculate the last number of pi at all.

It has a string representing pi. By definition of a string in code if you are declaring it like that, it has to have finite characters.

All that code is doing it telling you the last character in a string it defines.

It's a stupid code block that does nothing really.

So, this is a nothing burger?

 

[Jon-T]

I always thought pi was infinite? Kinda like dividing 1 by 3 is 0.333333.... and it does not actually end.

Only in our present (flawed) counting system.

In the new realm of physics and math called Terryology, ChatGTP is totally logical

 

[purbeast0]

So, this is a nothing burger?

Maybe some people are impressed with an AI telling you the last character of a string it created?

 

[BudAshes]

Maybe some people are impressed with an AI telling you the last character of a string it created?

Even the OP knew this was a joke. Anyone here could review that code in 2 seconds and realize it's an "AI" code fart.

 

[Red Squirrel]

The fact that it can generate code that is semi proper is still quite impressive though. I have not actually gotten around to playing around with it, but I might have to. I wonder if you can actually feed it code and then ask it to make a change or to look for a bug or security issue or what not. I might have to play around with that.

 

[purbeast0]

Even the OP knew this was a joke. Anyone here could review that code in 2 seconds and realize it's an "AI" code fart.

Based on his posting history I am not sure how easy it is to come to that conclusion.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I finally got around to making an account and playing around with it. I can see people using this for coding homework. I made some code that crash intermittently and it was able to figure out why. It was rather simple so in theory a syntax checker that checks for this sort of thing could probably catch that, but considering it's AI doing it and not just a purpose built tool it's still pretty cool.

 

[Muse]

I always thought pi was infinite? Kinda like dividing 1 by 3 is 0.333333.... and it does not actually end.

Yeah, and I'm pretty sure this can be proven mathematically. Pi is not a rational number and therefore has no last decimal digit.

 

[brianmanahan]

the last digit of pi is "i"

turns out it's an imaginary number

 

[snoopy7548]

I guess if you think about it, the last digit of Pi is a number between 0 and 9.

 

[JEDI]

I guess if you think about it, the last digit of Pi is a number between 0 and 9.

Can't be 0
;Colbert;

 

[IronWing]

Can't be 0
;Colbert;

Prove it.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Dave from EEVblog tries to get ChatGPT to write code and it's actually pretty impressive what it can do. I don't think it's actually replacing programmers any time soon but it can definitely aid in doing some of the more tedious part of getting a program started. There is also a certain art in coming up with the right syntax of what to ask of it. Actually pretty impressive as it still worked like 95%.