Recently, AI large language models (LLMs) have been performing remarkably well in various tasks, effortlessly writing poetry, coding, and chatting; they seem to be capable of anything! But can you believe it? These 'genius' AIs are actually 'math novices'! They often fail dramatically when tackling simple arithmetic problems, leaving people astonished. A recent study unveiled the 'quirky' secret behind LLMs' arithmetic reasoning abilities: they rely neither on powerful algorithms nor solely on memory, but instead adopt a strategy known as 'heuristic hodgepodge'!
