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Things that LLMs don't solve well

Two boys start running from the same point. The older boy runs due south at 3 m/s and the younger boy runs in a southwest direction at 5 m/3. After 2 seconds, the older boy is due east of his brother. How far is he from his brother?

The correct answer is 8 m. AI tends to make the wrong assumption that the younger boy runs due southwest. Claude and Gemini get this one right.

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