This is a good example of why GPT is not great for super technical questions. It is impressive it can contextualize V=IR to apply it to a question where you have voltage and a way to find resistance, but it uses it totally wrong.
I can get it to respond sorta properly to “what is the rated current of 22awg wire”, but it still throws in some useless/incorrect info.
This is my exactly problem with GPT, it can give wrong answers that while sounding good, could cause serious harm to those who are unaware. Yes, we all know that that is a totally insane answer but others might not. It doesn’t even need to be so obvious as this. People put faith in GPT to find answers to things they do not know. Since common sense is in short supply these days it could be very easy for someone to believe a wrong answer that would lead them to great harm.
FWIW I got this as a response from GPT4 with the prompt “what is the current capacity of 22-gauge wire?”
> The maximum amperage for a 22-gauge wire is **0.92 amps** for power transmission. However, the current capacity of a 22-gauge wire can vary depending on a number of factors, including: > >Type of conductor > >Temperature rating of the insulation > >Number of current carrying conductors in the same cable > >Ambient temperature > >How the wires are run > >Type of load > >Applicable electrical codes > >For example, a 22-gauge wire can handle 10 amps if it’s run through free air at 30C, and has insulation that can handle temperatures above 105C.
This is a good example of why GPT is not great for super technical questions. It is impressive it can contextualize V=IR to apply it to a question where you have voltage and a way to find resistance, but it uses it totally wrong.
I can get it to respond sorta properly to “what is the rated current of 22awg wire”, but it still throws in some useless/incorrect info.
yes shockingly a plausible-text suffix generator can’t do maths
that is why the cool kids use wolframalpha 😹
This is my exactly problem with GPT, it can give wrong answers that while sounding good, could cause serious harm to those who are unaware. Yes, we all know that that is a totally insane answer but others might not. It doesn’t even need to be so obvious as this. People put faith in GPT to find answers to things they do not know. Since common sense is in short supply these days it could be very easy for someone to believe a wrong answer that would lead them to great harm.
FWIW I got this as a response from GPT4 with the prompt “what is the current capacity of 22-gauge wire?”
> The maximum amperage for a 22-gauge wire is **0.92 amps** for power transmission. However, the current capacity of a 22-gauge wire can vary depending on a number of factors, including:
>
>Type of conductor
>
>Temperature rating of the insulation
>
>Number of current carrying conductors in the same cable
>
>Ambient temperature
>
>How the wires are run
>
>Type of load
>
>Applicable electrical codes
>
>For example, a 22-gauge wire can handle 10 amps if it’s run through free air at 30C, and has insulation that can handle temperatures above 105C.
The other day I asked it how many beaks four ducks would have and it said:
Each duck has one beak and there are four ducks so the answer is 4*2 = 8 beaks.
It’s not bad at coding but it does seem awful at maths.