{"id":22672,"date":"2025-04-03T11:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T08:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/speculation-arises-did-chatgpt-devise-trumps-tariff-formula\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T11:04:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T08:04:00","slug":"speculation-arises-did-chatgpt-devise-trumps-tariff-formula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/speculation-arises-did-chatgpt-devise-trumps-tariff-formula\/","title":{"rendered":"Speculation Arises: Did ChatGPT Devise Trump&#8217;s Tariff Formula?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A theory has emerged online suggesting that <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/trump-declares-liberation-day-with-new-tariffs\">the recently announced<\/a> &#8220;liberation&#8221; tariffs by Donald Trump were crafted by artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>On April 2, Trump unveiled a general import base tariff of 10% for all countries, along with additional rates for specific nations. For instance, Vietnam faces a 46% tariff, Taiwan and Thailand 32%, Cambodia 49%, China 54%, and the EU 20%.<\/p>\n<p>Some users on X turned to ChatGPT for tariff calculations and received similar figures. Cryptocurrency trader Jordan Fish inquired about a straightforward method to set tariffs for other countries to ensure the US is on equal footing amid a trade deficit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump team just asked ChatGPT and shipped it ?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tBypZ7GMWf\">pic.twitter.com\/tBypZ7GMWf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cobie (@cobie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cobie\/status\/1907608124766433337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The chatbot suggested applying a tariff for each trading partner that corresponds to the deficit relative to total imports. The formula is as follows:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Tariff rate (%) = max(10, (trade balance deficit + total imports) *100)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For example, if the US has a $20 billion deficit with imports from a country totaling $100 billion, the rate would be (20\/100)*100=20%.<\/p>\n<p>A user known as DCinvestor <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iamDCinvestor\/status\/1907609531024343112\">repeated<\/a> the question and received the same response. ChatGPT emphasized that the formula had not been used before\u2014it was its own creation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I think they asked ChatGPT to calculate the tariffs from other countries, which is why the tariffs make absolutely no fucking sense.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re simply dividing the trade deficit we have with a country with our imports from that country, or using 10%, whichever is greater. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rc45V7qxHl\">https:\/\/t.co\/Rc45V7qxHl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SUu2syKbHS\">pic.twitter.com\/SUu2syKbHS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Destiny | Steven Bonnell II (@TheOmniLiberal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheOmniLiberal\/status\/1907556054868578341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;I think they asked ChatGPT to calculate the tariffs from other countries, and that&#8217;s why the numbers make absolutely no sense. They&#8217;re simply dividing the trade deficit we have with a country by our imports from that country, or setting 10%, whichever is greater,&#8221; noted Steven Bonnell.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Journal of Public Economics editor Wojtek Kopczuk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/wwwojtekk\/status\/1907580634974884311\">conducted<\/a> a similar experiment and received a corresponding answer.<\/p>\n<p>Author Krishnan Rohit highlighted that GPT-4o, o3, Gemini 2.5 Pro, Claude 3.7, and Grok all produced the same result.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This might be the first large-scale application of AI technology to geopolitics.. 4o, o3 high, Gemini 2.5 pro, Claude 3.7, Grok all give the same answer to the question on how to impose tariffs easily. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r1GGubcz8c\">pic.twitter.com\/r1GGubcz8c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 rohit (@krishnanrohit) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/krishnanrohit\/status\/1907587352157106292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;This might be the first large-scale application of AI technology to geopolitics,&#8221; he noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The cryptocurrency market reacted negatively to the introduction of new US tariffs. Bitcoin, after a short-term rise above $88,000, fell to around $82,000. At the time of writing, the leading cryptocurrency is trading around $83,000.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-qw.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXetRoQnItJfOKxlqU7HDMObZACUk8cmRZdchPzXDoVKMN1ZqMIfKZpNlztjBRtZDPb0BJeEHkWjixmA1opH5wUBCG_IVFMMBJKnYVTjEwrLXpKFgD2_cMMvCRVUfArsnzx1cZlx?key=4d0_bg6HtOpLI2KID-B5AGX5\" alt=\"Speculation Arises: Did ChatGPT Devise Trump's Tariff Formula?\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">15-minute BTC\/USD chart on Binance. Data: <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.tradingview.com\/chart\/?symbol=BINANCE%3ABTCUSD\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nansen <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/nansen-predicts-crypto-market-bottom-by-june\">believes<\/a> that the cryptocurrency market may reach a local bottom in the next two months. The Guardian <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/crypto-traders-brace-for-liberation-day-tariff-announcement\">noted<\/a> that the announcement of retaliatory tariffs against US trading partners could trigger a chain reaction, potentially escalating into a &#8220;global economic war.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Back on March 26, Glassnode analysts <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/whales-acquire-11-billion-in-bitcoin\">reported<\/a> that whales acquired $11.2 billion worth of bitcoin over two weeks. This is the fastest accumulation rate since August 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A theory has emerged online suggesting that the recently announced &#8220;liberation&#8221; tariffs by Donald Trump were crafted by artificial intelligence. On April 2, Trump unveiled a general import base tariff of 10% for all countries, along with additional rates for specific nations. 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