[daveguy]

The only reason LLMs are stochastic instead of deterministic is a random number generator. There is nothing inherently non-deterministic about LLM algorithms unless you turn up the "temperature" of selecting the next word. The fact that determinism can be changed by turning a knob is clear evidence that they are closer to a database or search engine than a human.

[travisjungroth]

You can turn the determinism knob on humans. Psychedelics are one method.

[mrob]

I think that's more adjusting the parameters of the built-in denoising and feature detection circuits of the inherently noisy analog computer that is the brain.