The Download: a startup has a solution for AI’s groupthink problem
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. LLMs are stuck in a groupthink groove. This startup is trying to get them out. Open up your chatbot of choice-Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini-and type “Give me a random number between 1 and 10.” You’re going to get 7. Almost always. That won’t work every time-but if it did for you, you may wonder if I have superpowers. I don’t. The truth is that most large language mo
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