LLM Next-Token Prediction Compared to Paul Atreides' Superpower in Dune
GregCook2011 · x · 2026-07-31
Pushing back against the dismissive claim that 'LLMs are just predicting the next token,' a user offered a compelling literary analogy: high-fidelity next-token prediction is essentially the same superpower used by Paul Atreides in Dune, who uses his prescience to conquer the galaxy.
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