generate simple Python code, mostly to work with files and images
ask for examples how to do something in certain Java libraries
translate a book from Russian to Slovak and English, including puns and poems
I tried to also use Claude to explain to me some parts of set theory, but it hallucinates so much that it is unusable for this purpose. Practically every mathematical argument contains an error somewhere in the middle. Asking the same question in two chats will give me “yes—here is the proof” in one, and “no—here is a counterexample” in another; and that’s after I’ve already turned on the extra careful mathematical reasoning.
My wife tried to use Claude for biochemical research, but again, too many hallucinations to be useful. Anything you ask, “yes, this is correct, you are so smart, let me give you a few scientific references for that...” (all made up).
I successfully use Claude web interface to:
generate simple Python code, mostly to work with files and images
ask for examples how to do something in certain Java libraries
translate a book from Russian to Slovak and English, including puns and poems
I tried to also use Claude to explain to me some parts of set theory, but it hallucinates so much that it is unusable for this purpose. Practically every mathematical argument contains an error somewhere in the middle. Asking the same question in two chats will give me “yes—here is the proof” in one, and “no—here is a counterexample” in another; and that’s after I’ve already turned on the extra careful mathematical reasoning.
My wife tried to use Claude for biochemical research, but again, too many hallucinations to be useful. Anything you ask, “yes, this is correct, you are so smart, let me give you a few scientific references for that...” (all made up).