https://old.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/10eddnj/bullying/

Interestingly, someone did get it to solve the question with some prodding:

https://preview.redd.it/4f6k1yg5voca1.jpeg?width=944&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=f0d8d4bd4f3a1705275f626a4e1187efbe8c2672

For those of you who are deniers of AI intelligence, what do you think is happening in that last conversation exactly? For me it is clear that the AI fails to "put two and two together" but after a bit of prodding, is able to "figure out" the puzzle.

It doesn't seem like there is any way to explain that transcript in terms of simple text manipulation rather than "true understanding". What do you think is happening as the AI takes the hint?