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Originally Posted by Pierre
A computer will ( certainly earlier ones, I have to admit I’m not sure about AI) only do what is told and within those parameters.
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You can easily generate a truly random number on almost any computer. You simply ask the user to press a button, then time how long it takes them to do it.
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Originally Posted by Pierre
A pseudorandom sequence of numbers is one that appears to be statistically random, despite having been produced by a completely deterministic and repeatable process.
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There's no dispute about that. That's the difference between pseudorandom and truly random. But pseudorandom is good enough for most purposes, including political polling.