> Generally, published papers don't give a damn about reproducibility

While this is sadly true, it's especially true when talking about things that are stochastic in nature.

LLMs outputs, for example, are notoriously unreproducible.

> LLMs outputs, for example, are notoriously unreproducible.

Only in the same way that an individual in a medical study cannot be "reproduced" for the next study. However the overall statistical outcomes of studying a specific LLM can be reproduced.