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by noosphr 109 days ago
Llms are non deterministic in practice.

This is as meaningful as saying 'don't tell me the number you rolled, just send me the roulette".

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I think that is the authors point? The author is asking you to send your intent rather than the non-deterministic outcome.
The point is that non-deterministic outcomes can be a solution to the problem.

We are at the stage that Donald Knuth is releasing literate programs with LLM assisted proof. They aren't stochastic parrots. They are a useful additions to the thinking mans arsenal of tools.

Fascinating game. The only winning move is not to play.