ChatGPT can write essays and analyze complex data, but it can't complete a seemingly simple task: count from 1 to 1 million.
Báo Khoa học và Đời sống•22/09/2025
Many people challenged ChatGPT by asking it to count from 1 to 1 million but failed. The main reason is token limit, each chat session can only handle a certain amount of text.
Printing out 1 million numbers would far exceed the system's storage and computing capabilities. Even without a limit, a list of millions of numbers is of no practical value.
ChatGPT's design philosophy is to support natural language rather than replace the mechanical iteration of a computer. The model only predicts the next text, it does not “count” in the mathematical sense. That's why ChatGPT often suggests writing Python code to let the computer do the counting quickly.
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