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@gray17@mastodon.social
2025-06-09 08:42:58

in the recent "Illusion of Thinking" paper, they use puzzles like Towers of Hanoi and show that an LLM has trouble doing n=8 Hanoi correctly, even when told an algorithm to solve it.
every compsci-adjacent person cites the recursive algorithm, because it's a cute example of recursion. but there's a very simple non-recursive algorithm for any size Hanoi:
- move the smallest disk clockwise.
- move the only other disk that can move.
- repeat.
most hu…

@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-05-28 03:31:23

Nice - Emile Donovan talks to a local (to Ōtautahi) tech legend, Dr Tim Bell (U Canterbury CompSci lecturer) about teaching kids about computers rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/

@tschfflr@fediscience.org
2025-05-13 07:01:58

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