Spoof-proof random number generator

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• supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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  • HylicManoeuvre@mander.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    How do they determine what a “truly” random number is

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    • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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