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AI vibe-generates the same ‘random’ passwords over and over (pivot-to-ai.com)

submitted 1 month ago by dgerard@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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The most random number is 7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0B6hoOE9uo&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260219-ai-generates-the-same-random-passwords-over-and-over - podcast

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[–] Hexarei@beehaw.org -5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I gave my agents a skill that has them cat from /dev/urandom (which is this corralled into text characters) any time they need to generate passwords for something. Even then I have only ever had one need it like twice.

[–] mawhrin@awful.systems 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

jeeves would certainly approve

spoiler

jeeves, played by young stephen fry, uses deadpan on wooster: “very good sir”, says jeeves and looks jeevesly.

[–] SpaceGameJunkie@awful.systems 2 points 1 month ago

Always upvote a Jeeves and Wooster reference.