> Saying "LLMs are slot machines" is like saying "video games are slot machines", and nobody says that, even though it's more true of video games (some are actual slot machines/gacha) than of LLMs.

People absolutely do say that video games are slot machines. [0][1]

0: https://lvl-42.com/2018/11/06/video-games-as-slot-machines/

1: https://www.psu.com/news/three-ways-casino-games-are-similar...