How Computers Generate Randomness Using Chaos

Computers are deterministic and cannot produce true randomness on their own; they rely on pseudo-random number generators (PRNGs) that use a seed and formula. For secure applications like cryptography, systems gather entropy from real-world data such as temperature or photon noise, feeding it into an OS entropy pool. This method, used by Cloudflare's lava lamps, makes random numbers unpredictable and resistant to attacks.