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Re:OpenAI API pricing update FAQ by IncRnd on Monday August 22, 2022 @03:04PM (#32555743)
No, it's not just you. When you "times" something it is multiplication, not division. The phrasing is a logical impossibility, where the reader has to guess the intent of the author - of which there are several interpretations. The key here is that this is a language "thing" only and certainly not a construct of logic or math.

In the headline of this page, it wouldn't have taken but a moment to write a phrasing that would be understandable to all readers of the page. It could read, "GPT-3 will be Two Thirds Less," or, "GPT-3 will cost One Third the Price."

This example from a non-native English speaker shows the difficulties of having several possible interpretations, at least three! [1]

[1] https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/%C2%ABx-times-less%C...

Re:OpenAI API pricing update FAQ by hiccuphippo on Monday August 22, 2022 @03:30PM (#32556084)
I wonder how does GPT-3 understands that phrase.
Re:OpenAI API pricing update FAQ by sebzim4500 on Monday August 22, 2022 @04:21PM (#32556680)
Ironically GPT-3 probably understands this headline fine. (For a suitably generous definition of understands).