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AI Is Impressive… But Let’s Not Forget to Think
Like many people, I am truly impressed by the range of possibilities that artificial intelligence has offered since its recent rise. The progress is spectacular, and the tools are becoming more powerful every day.
However, as a developer, I must admit that I have been somewhat annoyed to hear certain “Sunday prophets” claiming that development is dead and that developers will be replaced by AI.
But that’s not really the topic I want to discuss today.
Instead, I would like to draw your attention to something so obvious and trivial that we sometimes forget about it.
A Simple Logic Puzzle
One day, while browsing YouTube, I came across an IQ test that seemed quite ordinary at first glance, maybe even easy.
Well… at least that’s what I thought.
Because in reality, the question had a certain subtlety that made it far less obvious than it initially appeared.
Here is the puzzle:
2 + 2 = 24
3 + 3 = 36
4 + 5 = 59
4 + 6 = ?Curious, I decided to ask ChatGPT what its answer would be. Here is what I got:
ChatGPT’s Answer
For those who don’t speak French, here is a summary of the explanation given by ChatGPT:
Let’s look for the logic. Look closely:
2 + 2 = 24
3 + 3 = 36
4 + 5 = 59
We notice something interesting:
the result is simply the concatenation of the two numbers.
2 and 2 = 24
3 and 3 = 36
4 and 5 = 59
Therefore:
4 and 6 = 46A… Questionable Logic
I don’t know about you, but personally I struggle to see the famous “concatenation” mentioned here.
If someone genuinely sees the concatenation in these examples, I would be curious to read the explanation in the comments!
The Real Message
Let’s be clear: I am absolutely not saying that AI should be rejected.
On the contrary, these tools are extraordinary and can significantly increase our productivity.
But this little experiment reminds us of something fundamental:
We should never turn off our own brain. When AI produces an answer, it is essential to take a step back, verify it, and think for ourselves. Blindly following what an AI says simply because “it’s AI” would be a mistake.
After all, as a famous advertisement says:
“Excess is dangerous for your health.”
And perhaps that also applies… to AI.