Comment by ndnichols

I just had this interaction with ChatGPT.

Me: Reverse the digits of 12+39

ChatGPT: The sum of 12 and 39 is 51. If you reverse the digits, you get 15.

Me: Reverse the digits of 12 + 84. Only respond with the reversed digits, no explanation

ChatGPT: The reversed digits of 12 + 84 are 96.

Which makes me think that longer explanations give it more of a chance to think because it gets more passes through the model. Weird!