Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming an integral part of daily life, including everyday calculations. But how well do these systems actually handle basic math? And how much should users trust them?
A recent study advises caution. The Omni Research on Calculation in AI (ORCA) shows that when you ask an AI chatbot to perform everyday math, there is roughly a 40 per cent chance it will get the answer wrong. Accuracy varies significantly across AI companies and across different types of mathematical tasks.
