Why AI can't pick random numbers (just like us)

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July 28, 2025
From AI with Kyle News and Updates Live Stream. First aired: 25 July 2025 Watch full edited live stream: https://youtu.be/v2IhHhwtExg Get the full notes and summary: https://promptentrepreneur.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe and tun on notifications to catch the next live stream: https://www.youtube.com/@iamkylebalmer?sub_confirmation=1 When you ask AI models like ChatGPT for a random number between 1 and 50, they almost always give you 27, 37, or 42 - which is hilarious because humans do the exact same thing when asked to pick "random" numbers. Turns out we're terrible at being truly random, and AI learned this quirk from us, including the nerdy reference to 42 being "the answer to everything" from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.