To 'AI' or not 'AI'

 A milkman has 10 litres of milk.

He must deliver exactly 5 litres of milk.
But he has containers measuring 3 litres, 7 litres and 10 litres.

How can he achieve this and deliver 5 litres to his customers?
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This question was posed in a WhatsApp group and was told to be a complex problem to solve. Of course, folks had very ‘smart’ solutions - "go buy a 2-litre container from the market and 3 + 2 makes 5". But these kinds of riddles are made to challenge your brain and the process one would follow to arrive at the right solution.

Many tried and almost gave up and in 10 minutes or so, and there we get the solution. There were appreciation pouring in and many expressed their admiration until he humbly said that he used ChatGPT for the solution.
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Now imagine this or some other problem situation in an educational setting?



The question is if you want to try it your self, get frustrated a bit and with some struggles, discuss with others and arrive at the solution. You may not arrive at a solution and you should be fine with that – Your brain would have developed some kind of mathematical reasoning skills attempting to solve the problem.

OR

You can outsource your entire thinking to and AI tool. It should give the solution in probably less than 10 seconds.

Now that will be the question that you may want to answer- Should I outsource my thinking to a machine ?
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The images that you see in this post is also generated by Meta-AI. Now when it comes to fine arts, will you feel / experience it differently if designed by a human being ? or Will it not matter if the work of art is digitally developed - That's for another day !


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Note: All images in this blog generated by https://www.meta.ai/ via WhatsApp.

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  1. William AndersonNovember 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM

    The discussion on whether to adopt AI or avoid it is becoming increasingly relevant across industries. Your post highlights the perfect balance between opportunity and caution. AI can truly transform workflows, but it also requires responsible implementation. For students and professionals trying to keep up with evolving tech-driven systems, reliable academic support can make a big difference. Services like financial accounting assignment help are especially useful as they simplify complex concepts in an AI-enhanced learning environment.

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