DeepSeek Stumbles: AI Chatbot Fails to Crack Simple Riddle, Sparking Online Confusion

DeepSeek, a new AI tool, recently struggled to solve a simple riddle that left many users surprised. The riddle involved a woman and her cousin in a car accident, where the doctor exclaims he cannot operate on the boy because he is his cousin. Despite taking over two minutes to respond, DeepSeek failed to provide a coherent answer, leading to confusion and comments from netizens that the riddle "broke" the AI. In contrast, ChatGPT o1-preview successfully solved a similar riddle in under 30 seconds, showcasing its superior reasoning capabilities. This incident has sparked discussions about the effectiveness of different AI models, highlighting DeepSeek's challenges in logical reasoning tasks compared to established competitors like ChatGPT.
Source: Times Now News, Hindustan Times, SFGate, Mint