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GPT-4 has a "decent chance" of passing the CFA level I and level II
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GPT-4 performed better than ChatGPT in almost every topic, the

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For the math section, GPT-4 earned a 700 out of 800, ranking among the
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GPT-4 has passed a host of Advanced Placement

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Ultimately, Terwiesch said the bot would receive an B or B- on the

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It didn't take long after ChatGPT was released for students to start using
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