> A deterministic algorithm can't generate information where none exists. Right. All the processes being used for these purposes are stochastic. Edit: Actuall

> A deterministic algorithm can't generate information where none exists. Right. All the processes being used for these purposes are stochastic. Edit: Actually they are deterministic, in the same way a pseudo-random-number-generator is, and typically rely on a 'seed' that would have to come from a random source to be non-deterministic, and doesn't, so users get to have pseudo-random but reproducible results. But that's really getting into the weeds.