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A recent demonstration has revealed limitations in an AI model’s ability to perform a seemingly simple task: scrambling letters to create anagrams. A user, identified as J1663, reported that the AI, tasked with generating anagram practice questions, not only incorrectly scrambled letters but also introduced non-existent characters into the purported solutions. This incident, shared on Reddit [Reddit Post: https://old.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1mtzeum/ai_cant_scramble_7_letters_correctly/], sparks a debate about the current state of AI and its capacity for even rudimentary forms of logical reasoning and meticulous attention to detail. The inability to accurately manipulate letters raises fundamental questions about the depth of understanding and problem-solving capabilities within existing AI systems.