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> The median delay between speakers in a human to human conversation is zero milliseconds. In other words, about 1/2 the time, one speaker interrupts the other, making the delay negative.

Fascinating. I wonder if this is some optimal information-theoretic equilibrium. If there's too much average delay, it means you're not preloading the most relevant compressed context. If there's too little average delay, it means you're wasting words.



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