Choosing a script over a model

Some tasks follow exact rules: converting formats, adding up totals, sorting a list, filling in a template. A spreadsheet formula, a script or a feature of your existing software does them in exactly the same way every time.

A generative model works by probability: it can get a calculation or a conversion subtly wrong, differently on each run, and it costs more to run. Using it for deterministic work adds risk without adding value.

A simple test: if the task can be written as a rule that always holds, a deterministic tool is the right choice. Keep generative AI for what calls for judgement about language.

In the reports of your games, every answer linked to this skill counts: the skill is shown as acquired from 80% of correct answers, and in progress from 50%.