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Re:Ask HN: Do you feel comfortable admitting that you use AI? by qarl2 on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @12:35PM (#49348271)
Are you familiar with the idea of probabilistic algorithms?

Determinism can be a liability.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you feel comfortable admitting that you use AI? by mikewarot on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @09:32PM (#49369429)
Yes, I'm familiar

The point I was trying to make is that a calculator never guesses at the answer, it's got an algorithm instead of a mass of predictions.

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