Why LLMs Fail at Creativity: The Surprise Problem

2025-08-17
Why LLMs Fail at Creativity: The Surprise Problem

Large Language Models (LLMs) struggle with comedy, art, journalism, research, and science because they're fundamentally designed to avoid surprises. The author argues that humor, good stories, and impactful research all hinge on surprising elements that are ultimately inevitable in hindsight. LLMs, trained to predict the next word, minimize surprise, resulting in predictable and uninspired output. Improving LLMs requires a shift towards a curiosity-driven architecture that actively seeks out and interprets surprising truths, rather than simply avoiding them.

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Google's Browser Monopoly: A Looming Internet Crisis

2025-05-01

Google funds over 80% of the development budgets for the four major web browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari. The US Department of Justice is moving to force Google to cut off funding for its competitors and divest from Chrome. This would cripple the development of all major browsers, severely impacting the internet ecosystem. Google's search engine deals with Mozilla and Apple provide massive payments, accounting for 83% of Mozilla's revenue and a significant portion of Apple's R&D budget. Edge is essentially a white-label version of Google's Chromium open-source project, with Google contributing the vast majority of its code. While the DOJ's action aims to combat Google's anti-competitive practices, the potential consequence is the destabilization of the browser market and the internet's foundational infrastructure.

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