Comment by mattclarkdotnet
1 month ago
2+2 might well not equal 4, since you haven’t specified the base of the numbers or the modulus of the addition.
And what if it’s a full service car wash and you’ve parked nearby because it’s full so you walk over and give them the keys?
Assumptions make asses of us all…
So you're saying it would be useful for an "AI assistant" to ask you for the base each time you give it a math problem? Do you also want it to ask you if you're using the conventional definitions of "2" and "+"? For the car wash, would you like it to ask if you're on Earth or on Mars? Do you have air in your tires? Is the car actually a toy car?
Some assumptions are always necessary and reasonable, that's why I'm saying the "AI" lacks common sense.
Seems like you’re the one not applying common sense now!
Yes, that is exactly the point of my comment. Illustrating that disregarding normal (=common) assumptions (=sense) is a lack of common sense.