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		jstummbillig 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The current state of LLM-driven development We know what random* looks like: a coin toss, the roll of a die. Token generation is neither.

globular-toast 8 months ago | [–]

Neither are slot machines. But there is a random element and that is more than enough to keep people hooked.

Pseudo-random number generators remain one of the most amazing things in computing IMO. Knuth volume 2. One of my favourite books.

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