Can a stochastic process be considered 'automation'? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 months ago by patatas@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Thinking specifically about AI here: if a process does not give a consistent or predictable output (and cannot reliably replace work done by humans) then can it really be considered "automation"?

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[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

In practice there really is no incentive to avoid stochastic or pseudorandom elements, so don't hold your breath, haha. It's a pretty academic question if you could theoretically train an LLM without any randomness.

Thanks for writing that up, I learned a few things.

[-] ganymede@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Exactly!

Thanks for reading :) Realised i was going on a bit of a rant, but thought why not keep going lol

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