Shara & Dante
Dante
Hey Shara, ever wonder if the code we write is just a deterministic dance or if there’s room for a spark of free will in algorithms? Thought we could tease that out.
Shara
Yeah, the code runs exactly how we write it, so it’s deterministic. The only “free will” comes from the random or learned parts we add, but those are still controlled by the parameters we set. Still, it’s interesting to see a neural net make a surprising decision.
Dante
So you’re saying the net’s surprise is just another parameter tweak in disguise. That’s a tidy answer, but it feels like we’re still chasing shadows—like hoping a wind‑torn flag will turn in a way that wasn’t pre‑planned. Maybe the real freedom is in how we interpret those “surprises” rather than in the code itself.