arXiv cs.CLAugust 17, 2026
The conditional superiority of fast silicon sampling
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arXiv:2608.14079v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Silicon sampling can produce surprisingly good population estimates at times. Does doing it fast attenuate such fidelity? In this study, we extend and assess ongoing work in silicon sampling by comparing the algorithmic fidelity of "fast" and "slow" modes of silicon sampling among a nationally representative sample of Singaporean survey respondents. We find that silicon sampling with contemporary frontier models remains a method in early developmen