Comment on Spoof-proof random number generator
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
The Colorado University Randomness Beacon (CURBy) relies on two entangled photons measured at two sites at the same time, 110 meters apart. The sequence of measurement is recorded publicly on a hash chain, which allows observers to detect any attempt to tamper with it. The research team generated random numbers 7,454 times in 40 days and found that a truly random number was generated 7,434 times, which they call a 99.7 percent success rate.
HylicManoeuvre@mander.xyz 1 week ago
How do they determine what a “truly” random number is
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
You can’t philosophically in the same precise way you can’t positively prove anything, you prove it is exceedingly improbable for reality not to be as you say it is.