Towards Data Science By Utkarsh Mangal

How Many Guesses Does It Take to Crack an AI's "Random" Number?

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The article examines the distribution of logits from open AI models, both base and instruction-tuned, to determine how many guesses are required to crack an AI’s supposedly random number. By converting the logits into bits, the author quantifies the predictability of the models’ outputs. The analysis highlights the gap between perceived randomness and actual statistical patterns in AI-generated numbers.

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