Address Evgeni's review

Author: lezcano

RFC.md

@@ -73,10 +73,11 @@ t_results = torch.empty(5, dtype=torch.float64)
 t_results[0] = result  # store the result in a torch.Tensor
 ```
 
-Note that this code mixing NumPy and PyTorch already works, as `torch.Tensor`
-implements the `__array__` method. Now, the compatibility layer allows us to
-trace through it. In order to do that, there would be no necessary changes,
-other than simply ask `torch.compile` to trace through it:
+Note that this code mixing NumPy and PyTorch already works in eager mode with
+CPU tensors, as `torch.Tensor` implements the `__array__` method. Now, the
+compatibility layer allows us to trace through it. In order to do that, there
+would be no necessary changes, other than simply ask `torch.compile` to trace
+through it:
 
 ```python
 @compile
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ def fn(x, y):
 The two main ideas driving the design of this compatibility layer are the following:
 
 1. The behavior of the layer should be as close to that of NumPy as possible
-2. The layer follows NumPy master
+2. The layer follows the most recent NumPy release
 
 The following design decisions follow from these:
 
@@ -129,8 +130,8 @@ NumPy scalars as 0-D arrays. This may cause small divergences in some cases like
 array([2, 4, 6])
 ```
 
-but we don't expect these to pose a big issue in practice. Note that in this
-implementation `torch_np.int32(2)` would return the same as `torch_np.asarray(2)`.
+but we don't expect these to pose a big issue in practice. Note that in the
+proposed implementation `np.int32(2)` would return the same as `np.asarray(2)`.
 
 **Type promotion**. Another not-so-well-known fact of NumPy's cast system is
 that it is data-dependent. Python scalars can be used in pretty much any NumPy
@@ -161,15 +162,23 @@ np.result_type(np.int8, int64_0d_array) == np.int8
 **Versioning**. It should be clear from the previous points that NumPy has a
 fair amount of questionable and legacy pain points. It is for this reason that
 we decided that rather than fighting these, we would declare that the compat
-layer follows the behavior of Numpy's master (even, in some cases, of NumPy
-2.0). Given the stability of NumPy's API and how battle-tested its main
-functions are, we do not expect this to become a big maintenance burden. If
-anything, it should make our lives easier, as some parts of NumPy will soon be
-simplified, saving us the pain of having to implement all the pre-existing
+layer follows the behavior of Numpy's most recent release (even, in some cases,
+of NumPy 2.0). Given the stability of NumPy's API and how battle-tested its
+main functions are, we do not expect this to become a big maintenance burden.
+If anything, it should make our lives easier, as some parts of NumPy will soon
+be simplified, saving us the pain of having to implement all the pre-existing
 corner-cases.
 
 For reference NumPy 2.0 is expected to land at the end of this year.
 
+**Randomness**. PyTorch and NumPy use different random number generation methods.
+In particular, NumPy recently moved to a [new API](https://numpy.org/doc/stable/reference/random/index.html)
+with a `Generator` object which has sampling methods on it. The current compat.
+layer does not implement this new API, as the default bit generator in NumPy is a
+`PCG64`, while on PyTorch we use a `MT19937` on CPU and a `Philox`. From this, it
+follows that this API will not give any reproducibility guarantees when it comes
+to randomness.
+
 
 ## The `torch_np` module
 
@@ -188,7 +197,7 @@ We put together a list of things that are out of the scope of this project in th
 [following issue](https://github.com/Quansight-Labs/numpy_pytorch_interop/issues/73).
 
 For the bulk of the functions, we started by prioritizing the most common
-operations. Then, when bringing tests from the NumPy test suit, we would triage
+operations. Then, when bringing tests from the NumPy test suite, we would triage
 and prioritize how important was to fix each failure we found. Iterating this
 process, we ended up with a small list of differences between the NumPy and the
 PyTorch API which we prioritized by hand. That list and the prioritization
@@ -201,7 +210,7 @@ We discuss these in the section [unresolved questions](#unresolved-questions).
 
 ### Annotation-based preprocessing
 
-NumPy accepts virtually anything that smells like an array as an input
+NumPy accepts virtually anything that smells like an array as an input.
 
 ```python
 >>> np.add(1, 3)
@@ -212,6 +221,7 @@ array([6., 7., 8.])
 array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6])
 ```
 
+NumPy calls all these objects `array_like` objects.
 To implement NumPy in terms of PyTorch, for any operation we would need to map
 inputs into tensors, perform the operations, and then wrap the tensor into
 a `torch_np.ndarray` (more on this class later).
@@ -248,7 +258,8 @@ def diag(v: ArrayLike, k=0):
 
 Then, we wrap these Python-land functions with a `normalizer` decorator and
 expose them in the `torch_np` module. This decorator is in charge of gathering
-all the inputs at runtime and normalizing them according to their annotations.
+all the inputs at runtime and normalizing them (i.e., converting `torch_np`
+objects to PyTorch counterparts) according to their annotations.
 
 We currently have four annotations (and small variations of them):
 - `ArrayLike`: The input can be a `torch_np.array`, a list of lists, a