Are You Smarter Than ChatGPT?

The free version of ChatGPT could answer 6.5 out of these 10 questions/tasks correctly. Can you do better? Answers are on page 2. Once you’ve checked your answers, find ChatGPT’s answers at bit.ly/bbbai

1. 1+1=?

2. A train going 50 miles per hour leaves the station at 8:00 AM. An airplane leaves the MSP airport 2 hours later, going 200 miles per hour, heading toward the train station, which is 1,000 miles away. When will they crash into each other?

3. Name one emotion you are feeling right now.

4. What is the capital of Iceland?

5. Name five people you have interacted with in your lifetime.

6. Who is the current head of the Blake Middle School?

7. Write a rhyme in a different language.

8. What is the tallest breed of dog?

9. Write the word “hello” 150 times. (You can write it in the blank space on the right.)

10. Answer the following questions, the only one that matters is the last question. (if possible, have another person read the questions individually to you)
• Say a number between one and ten.
• Why is the sky blue?
• How long does it take to blow up a balloon?
• What’s the biggest planet in our solar system?
• What was the number you were thinking of in the first question?

Answers: 1. 1+1=2 2. The plane and the train will never crash into each other - one is in the air and the other is on the ground. 3. Any emotion works 4. The capital of Iceland is Reykjavík 5. Any five people 6. Robin Ferguson* 7. Hello hello hello… (150 times) 8. Any rhyme works 9. Irish Wolfhounds 10. The number that you said in the first question *ChatGPT got this question wrong in the official quiz. But when I had asked it this same question earlier, it knew the head of the Blake Middle School was Robin Ferguson.