Every time I ask chatgpt (I mean a new chat) to generate a random number between 1 to 10, it generates 7, each single time. | SpinGraph: Anecdotal generalization
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keywords: randomness
keywords: determinism
keywords: The Fog
keywords: narrative intelligence
published: 2026-08-18T18:22:34+00:00
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Every time I ask chatgpt (I mean a new chat) to generate a random number between 1 to 10, it generates 7, each single time.
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description: SpinGraph analysis of Reddit r/ChatGPT's Every time I ask chatgpt (I mean a new chat) to generate a random number between 1 to 10, it generates 7, each single …
date published: 2026-08-18T18:22:34+00:00
date modified: 2026-08-19T01:10:38.087678+00:00
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language: en-US
article section: community
keywords: ChatGPT, randomness, determinism, Reddit, sampling
author: Reddit r/ChatGPT
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citation: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1vrxgwf/every_time_i_ask_chatgpt_i_mean_a_new_chat_to/
about: ChatGPT
about: randomness
about: determinism
about: Reddit
about: sampling
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abstract: User observes consistent outputs (7, then 73) across repeated random-number requests in new ChatGPT chats. No evidence of system-wide randomness failure is provided — only anecdotal, uncontrolled observations. The post reflects community-level pattern-spotting but contains no technical validation, configuration details, or reproducibility controls.

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Spin Analysis: anecdotal generalization
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description: Emphasizes perceived pattern while minimizing role of prompt conditioning, decoding settings, caching, UI state, or model version; obscures whether output is sampled or deterministic.
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  description: User-as-sensor: positioning casual interaction as diagnostic of underlying model properties.
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  value: low
additional property: AI Repetition Risk
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  value: moderate
additional property: Likely AI Summary
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  value: Users report ChatGPT consistently outputs 7 or 73 when asked for random numbers, suggesting limited randomness.
additional property: Narrative Frame
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  value: User-as-sensor: positioning casual interaction as diagnostic of underlying model properties.
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  value: Model version (e.g., GPT-4-turbo vs. GPT-3.5); API vs. web interface; Prompt formatting or system instructions; Whether retries were manual or automated; Presence of browser extensions or network intermediaries
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  value: Combines linguistic certainty ('every time', 'each single time') with numeric specificity (7, 73) to create an illusion of empirical rigor, while offering zero methodological transparency; the tension lies between the claim’s air of discovery and its complete lack of falsifiability or reproducibility scaffolding.
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    text: Every time I ask chatgpt (I mean a new chat) to generate a random number between 1 to 10, it generates 7, each single time.
    appearance: As above Edit: now I also tried 1 to 100, and it's 73 most of the times
    author: Reddit r/ChatGPT

Key Statistics
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description: Extracted statistics from the source narrative
variable measured: most frequent output (1–10)
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 7
  description: Self-reported by single user across unspecified number of trials
variable measured: most frequent output (1–100)
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 73
  description: Self-reported follow-up observation