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Determinism

3 posts tagged with "Determinism"

What I let the model keep
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What I let the model keep

I removed the language model from Fatelock to debug the engine, not to punish the model. Then I let it back in with one job. Here is what that was worth, and the guarantee I no longer believe a model can give.

•8 min read
The second validator
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The second validator

I took the story away from the model. Then I found two copies of the truth inside my own deterministic code, and only one of them was on the clock.

•7 min read
The rules the model couldn't remember
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The rules the model couldn't remember

Fatelock gave a language model the whole game, then spent five weeks trying to constrain it. More rules and more model calls both made it worse. The fix wasn't a better prompt — it was taking responsibilities away.

•7 min read