0.00 Ask HN: How are Markov chains so different from tiny LLMs?
204 points by JPLeRouzic 105 days ago | 189 comments on HN | Neutral ~lite vlite-1.4
Summary ~lite Technology Neutral
Technical discussion on Markov chains and LLMs
EQ 0.50
SO 0.50
TD 0.50
Lite evaluation by llama-4-scout-wai · editorial channel only · no per-section breakdown available
Longitudinal · 2 evals
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Audit Trail 6 entries
2026-02-28 08:02 eval_success Light evaluated: Neutral (0.00) - -
2026-02-28 08:02 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral)
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ED neutral tech discussion
2026-02-28 08:02 rater_validation_warn Light validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 0W 1R - -
2026-02-28 07:51 eval_success Light evaluated: Neutral (0.00) - -
2026-02-28 07:51 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: 0.00 (Neutral)
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Technical discussion no rights stance
2026-02-28 07:51 rater_validation_warn Light validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 0W 1R - -