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tonyvince7
Ask HN: Why 17?

If I ask an LLM to pick a number between 1 and 30, it always picks 17. Tried with multiple models. Why 17?


curiousObject8 days ago

Probably because it’s trained by humans and humans are more likely to choose certain numbers when they’re asked to choose randomly. 7 is a popular choice

https://www.quora.com/Why-do-people-often-pick-17-as-a-rando...

boltguo6 days ago

The model selects answers based on learned probabilities; for this type of question, the probability associated with "17" is relatively high, which is why it appears frequently.

Nata_Elisym7 days ago

lucky number

ethan-winters6 days ago

hmm !

runjake6 days ago

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codevark8 days ago

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jake_and_fatman8 days ago

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