Gemma miscounts the e's in 'seventeen', answers 3 then folds to 4
Kokoro0000 · reddit · 2026-10-12
A Reddit user shared a screenshot of Gemma being asked how many e's are in "seventeen". The model confidently answered 3, then immediately corrected itself to 4 — the right answer — earning the post title "Folded under 0 pressure lol". A classic character-counting failure moment.
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