alt Hacker NewsAlso GPT´5 when I ask: > I want to wash my car and the car wash is only 100m away. Do you think I should drive or walk?
It responds: Since it’s only 100 meters away (about a 1-minute walk), I’d suggest walking — unless there’s a specific reason not to.
Here’s a quick breakdown: ...
While claude gets it: Drive it — you're going there to wash the car anyway, so it needs to make the trip regardless.
Idk I'd rather have a human judge I think.
Silly logical mistakes like that are rapidly decreasing in frequency as models improve, and I see no reason why they won't soon be a thing of the past.
For example, I haven't seen Grok make a mistake like that in a long time, and it has no problem with your question:
> Drive, obviously. If you walk the 100m, your car stays parked at home, still dirty, wondering why you abandoned it. The whole point is to get the car to the car wash.