Chinese Talent Show Exposes Stupidity of AI — and Some Humans

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Which vote share is higher: 13.8% or 13.11%? Most generative AI models — and a surprisingly large number of people — insist it’s the latter. By Li Xin and Lin Liuhan A dispute over the results of a popular Chinese reality TV show has highlighted that most artificial intelligence models — and a s urprisingly large number of people — struggle to answer even the most basic math questions. In an episode of the talent show “Singer” that aired on July 13, Chinese pop star Sun Nan placed third after receiving 13.8% of the studio audience vote. American performer Chanté Moore finished just behind him on 13.11%. Soon after, a surreal debate started to unfold on Chinese social media, as a group of netizens questioned the rankings on the basis of their mistaken belief that 13.11% is a higher vote share than 13.8%. In their view, Moore should have finished above Sun. The dispute has continued to rage throughout this week, with related hashtags racking up hundreds of millions of v ………………………………