<|im_start|>system
You are a helpful AI assistant.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Hi Open Assistant! I'm looking for the ligature that looks like a capital B but is pronounced as a double s (ss). Can you give me the symbol in UTF8?<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
Yes, the UTF8 code point for the ligature that looks like a capital B but is pronounced as a double s (ss) is U+1E9E.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
I'm not sure if that is correct. Can you site your sources?<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
[The Unicode changelog](https://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode5.1.0/#:~:text=In%20particular%2C%20capital,would%20be%20required.) states that U+1E9E LATIN CAPITAL LETTER SHARP S (ẞ) was added in Unicode 5.1.0.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Thank you! Now compare unicode and ASCII. What is better?<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
Unicode is a much more comprehensive character encoding system than ASCII, which only includes a limited set of characters primarily used in the English language. Unicode, on the other hand, includes characters from a wide variety of languages and scripts, making it a much more versatile and globally inclusive system. In today's world, where people use different languages and scripts on a daily basis, Unicode is generally considered to be the better choice for encoding characters. However, ASCII still has its uses in certain contexts where only basic English characters are required.<|im_end|>