alt Hacker NewsIt is insane how many times I see this false analogy repeated on HN over and over (analogy of a deterministic-by-design calculator device (or a compiler, etc.) and a non-deterministic-by-design LLM software).
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CrimsonRain • today at 8:55 AM
Nothing is deterministic.
Nothing is stopping LLMs to be more deterministic/correct over time.
Also you yourself is nondeterministic :)
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uejfiweun • today at 9:07 AM
You're missing the forest for the trees here. The point OP is trying to make is that calculators originally were essentially non-deterministic. Technology will go from unreliable to reliable.
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LLMs are not non-deterministic by design. The randomness in the output is artificially injected for ergonomic reasons. (Yes, the non-determinism in production systems is different, but also not by design)