How hard can it be to write a simple four-function calculator program? After all, computers are good at math, and making a calculator isn’t exactly blazing a new trail, right?

NumWorks graphing calculator: Yes, calculators are still a thing, and this runs Python If you're a student in a STEM field, this calculator may prove very helpful.

For more than a year, ChatGPT has used a similar workaround for some math problems. For tasks like large-number division and multiplication, the chatbot summons help from a calculator program.