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Just read the paper directly: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277318632.... They do no such thing.



Yes, and no…

> Here, we consider the Finite Monkeys Theorem and look at the probability of a given string being typed by one of a finite number of monkeys within a finite time allocation consistent with estimates for the lifespan of our universe

But point taken, the article is sensationalizing.


Finite Monkeys Theorem is not the same as the Infinite Monkeys Theorem




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