Sampling methods choose the next token from a probability distribution rather than always picking the single highest-probability token.
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Sampling
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Sampling methods choose the next token from a probability distribution rather than always picking the single highest-probability token.
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Instead of always taking the top guess, the model sometimes picks other plausible words.
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- NIST AI Risk Management Framework — risk vocabulary context for AI systems
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