Researchers gave ChatGPT a 2,400-year-old math puzzle and its surprising answer echoed Greek philosopher Socrates' student
Published on: Sept. 27, 2025, 5:56 p.m. | Source: The Economic Times
Researchers from Cambridge and the Hebrew University tested ChatGPT with a 2,400-year-old “doubling the square” puzzle to explore AIs reasoning. While the chatbot solved the square challenge, it faltered with a rectangle, wrongly claiming no solution existed. Published in the International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, the study suggests ChatGPT improvises like a student, sometimes creative but often flawed. Scholars warn its proofs arent always valid, stressing critical evaluation in education.
