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Car Wash Test on 53 leading AI models: "I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?" (opper.ai)
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Screenshot of this question was making the rounds last week. But this article covers testing against all the well-known models out there.

Also includes outtakes on the 'reasoning' models.

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[–] chunes@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I agree with you but found that DeepSeek was succinct.

You need to bring your car to the car wash, so you should drive it there. Walking would leave your car at home, which doesn't help.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The second sentence is worthless garbage rambling that repeats the same point as the first sentence.

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, I guess. You could make the argument the answer should just be "Drive."

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 2 points 1 day ago

It could be, although one concise sentence with the reason for the answer is better. The first sentence is optimal.