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LLMs are a 400-year-long confidence trick
In 1623 the German Wilhelm Schickard produced the first known designs for a mechanical calculator. Twenty years later Blaise Pascal produced a machine of an improved design, aiming to help with the large amount of tedious arithmetic required in his role as a tax collector. The interest in mechanical calculation showed…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Jan 14, 2026 | LLMs are a 400-year-long confidence trick by Growtika | 117 | 188 |
