Number's up: Calculators hold out against AI

Number's up: Calculators hold out against AI The Casio Mini, the world's first personal calculator, is seen at the Toshio Kashio Memorial Museum of Invention in Tokyo on Nov. 25. Tokyo/Bangkok - The humble pocket calculator may not be able to keep up with the mathematical capabilities of new technology, but it will never hallucinate. The device's enduring reliability equates to millions of sales each year for Japan's Casio, which is even eyeing expansion in certain regions. Despite lightning-speed advances in artificial intelligence, chatbots still sometimes stumble on basic addition. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.