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Next-Token Duel

Language models predict the next token from a probability distribution — this game hands you the same job. Pick the word you think the model rates highest; your score is its true probability, and your opponent always plays argmax. Win by reading the distribution, not by being creative.

GAME 01 · NEXT-TOKEN DUEL

You vs greedy decoding

score = 100 × P(your word) under the model — beat the argmax

you 0model 0round 1/5HI ---

"the retrieval pipeline returned zero hits, so the agent decided to ▁▁▁"

The model always plays argmax — the single most likely token. You win by matching the distribution, not by being creative. Welcome to my day job.

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