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> LLMs do not have a mechanism for sampling from given probability distributions Would a LLM with tool calls be able to do this?
by tarruda 1y ago
> LLMs do not have a mechanism for sampling from given probability distributions
Would a LLM with tool calls be able to do this?
- RA_Fisher 1y agoYes, ChatGPT can do it using Python today (the statsmodels library). I use it all the time (I’m a statistician).
- sceptic123 1y agoThen it's not the LLM doing the work
- catketch 1y agothis is is a distinction without a difference in many instances. I can easily ask an llm to write a python tool to produce random numbers for a given distribution and then use that tool as needed. The LLM writes the code, and uses the executable result. Then end black box result is the LLM doing the work
- sceptic123 1y agoBut why limit it to generating random numbers, isn't the logical conclusion that the LLM writes a poker bot instead of playing the game? How would that demonstrate the poker skills of an LLM?
- Workaccount2 1y agoThere is a distinction, but for all intents and purposes, it's superficial.