---
id: "quote-llms-not-computers"
type: "quote"
source_timestamps: ["10:51:00"]
tags: ["architecture", "fundamentals"]
related: ["contrarian-llms-not-computers", "concept-embedded-deterministic-compute"]
speaker: "Nate B. Jones"
speakers: ["Nate B. Jones"]
sources: ["s49-killed-ram-limits"]
sourceVaultSlug: "s49-killed-ram-limits"
originDay: 49
---
# LLMs are probabilistic, not deterministic

> 'the answer is actually no, it's not a computer. The LLM is a neural network architecture and it's inherently probabilistic.'
> — [[entity-nate-b-jones]] (10:51)

**Context**: A critical clarification on the nature of foundation models. This quote underwrites the contrarian framing in [[contrarian-llms-not-computers]] and motivates radical architectural responses like [[entity-percepta]]'s [[concept-embedded-deterministic-compute]].