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This paper explores how large language models make decisions during reasoning. It demonstrates that these models often encode their choices before generating text, influencing their subsequent thought processes. The research shows that altering initial decisions can change reasoning outcomes significantly.
This article explores how advanced AI models can generate detailed image descriptions and reasoning without actual image input, a phenomenon called mirage reasoning. It highlights vulnerabilities in these models, particularly in medical contexts, and introduces B-Clean, a method for better evaluating multimodal AI systems by minimizing non-visual inference.
This article explores a new sampling algorithm for large language models (LLMs) that enhances reasoning capabilities without additional training. The authors demonstrate that their method can achieve single-shot reasoning performance comparable to reinforcement learning techniques while maintaining better diversity in outputs.
The article critiques Moravec's paradox, which claims tasks difficult for humans are easy for AI and vice versa. It argues that the paradox lacks empirical support and misguides expectations about AI's capabilities, particularly in complex, real-world tasks.
This article discusses the importance of monitoring the internal reasoning of AI models, rather than just their outputs. It outlines methods for evaluating how effectively this reasoning can be supervised, especially as models become more complex. The authors call for collaborative efforts to enhance the reliability of this monitoring as AI systems scale.
Qwen has launched Qwen3-Max-Thinking, a model aimed at solving difficult math and coding problems. It features a large context window and can perform complex reasoning tasks while integrating tool use and web searches. Developers can access it through Alibaba Cloud's Model Studio for both detailed analysis and quicker responses.
The article discusses OpenClaw, an open-source software that allows AI systems to interact with various digital environments. While it provides advanced tools for AI to execute tasks, it highlights the limitations of current AI in terms of general intelligence and reasoning. The author argues that despite its capabilities, OpenClaw does not equate to artificial general intelligence (AGI).
The article discusses the rapid advancements in AI, particularly in coding and reasoning capabilities, highlighting how tools like Claude can automate programming tasks and conduct experiments. It emphasizes the potential for AI to solve complex problems that were previously thought to be infeasible. The author reflects on the implications of these changes for the future of software development and reasoning.
Google has released the Gemini 3 Deep Think mode for Ultra subscribers. This mode enhances reasoning skills to solve complex math, science, and logic problems, achieving top scores in recent benchmarks. Users can access it through the Gemini app's prompt bar.
This article explores the potential of a new AI model capable of recognizing and interacting with computer interfaces in real-time without relying on APIs. It outlines the challenges of achieving quick reaction times, complex reasoning, and flawless execution, suggesting that success in these areas could revolutionize automation across various fields.
This article details the development of AI systems that remember and learn from interactions, enhancing contextual understanding. Key features include coherent narratives, evidence-based perception, and dynamic user profiles, achieving high reasoning accuracy. Contributions from the community are encouraged.
This article critiques the use of structured outputs in large language models (LLMs), arguing that they often compromise response quality. The author provides examples, showing that structured outputs can lead to incorrect data extraction and limit reasoning capabilities compared to freeform text responses.
Google is testing a new model that excels in handwriting recognition and exhibits signs of advanced reasoning. Users report that it can accurately transcribe complex historical documents and even create software from simple prompts, suggesting significant improvements in AI capabilities.
Gemini 3 is Google's latest AI model series focused on advanced reasoning and multimodal tasks. It includes different versions like Pro, Flash, and Pro Image, each tailored for specific needs. The article covers key features, API usage, pricing, and new parameters for controlling model behavior.
This article presents Tongyi DeepResearch, an open-source AI agent that matches OpenAI's benchmarks in various reasoning tasks. It outlines the innovative methodologies used in training, including synthetic data generation and new reasoning frameworks. The focus is on enhancing the agent's decision-making and planning capabilities.
This article outlines Distribution-Aligned Sequence Distillation, a new pipeline for improving reasoning tasks like math and code generation using minimal training data. It introduces models such as DASD-4B-Thinking and DASD-30B-A3B-Thinking-Preview, which outperform larger models in various benchmarks. The methodology includes temperature-scheduled learning and mixed-policy distillation for better performance.
This article presents a codebase for a study on how unified multimodal models (UMMs) enhance reasoning by integrating visual generation. The research introduces a new evaluation suite, VisWorld-Eval, which assesses multimodal reasoning capabilities across various tasks. Experiments show that interleaved visual-verbal reasoning outperforms purely verbal methods in specific contexts.
Kimi K2 Thinking is an advanced open-source reasoning model that excels in various benchmarks, achieving remarkable scores in tasks like coding and complex problem solving. It can perform hundreds of sequential tool calls autonomously, demonstrating significant improvements in reasoning and general capabilities. The model is now live on its website and accessible via API.
The article discusses "galaxy brain resistance," a concept that describes how certain styles of thinking can be manipulated to justify almost any conclusion. It highlights the dangers of arguments that lack this resistance, particularly in politics and economics, and emphasizes the need for rigorous reasoning that connects long-term thinking to reality.
This repository provides the implementation details for Multiplex Thinking, a method that uses token-wise branch-and-merge reasoning for efficient multi-pattern reasoning. It includes setup instructions using Docker or Conda, and details for training and evaluating models.
This article examines how current language models struggle to learn from context effectively. Despite having access to relevant information, they often fail to solve tasks due to a reliance on pre-trained knowledge and an inability to adapt to new contextual rules. Empirical evaluations highlight significant shortcomings in context learning capabilities across leading models.
Olmo 3 introduces advanced open language models with 7B and 32B parameters, focusing on tasks like long-context reasoning and coding. The release details the complete model lifecycle, including all stages and dependencies. The standout model, Olmo 3 Think 32B, claims to be the most capable open thinking model available.
Fast-ThinkAct is a framework designed to enhance reasoning in vision-language-action tasks by compressing lengthy textual reasoning into concise latent representations. It improves inference speed by up to 9.3 times while maintaining strong performance in tasks that require both visual understanding and action execution. The approach includes a teacher-student model where the student learns efficient reasoning from the teacher's guidance.
This article highlights the release of Kimi K2, an open-source AI model that surpasses GPT-5.1 in reasoning tasks while being significantly cheaper. It emphasizes Kimi K2's unique interleaved reasoning approach, which allows it to handle complex tasks more efficiently than traditional models. The piece also touches on updates to GPT-5.1, focusing on its more human-like interaction style.
This article discusses a study analyzing over 100 trillion tokens of AI usage from OpenRouter. It highlights a shift towards multi-step, agentic workflows in AI applications, emphasizing the growing importance of reasoning and tool integration in developer practices.
The article discusses how sharing raw thought processes, like chatbot transcripts, shifts communication from mere conclusions to transparent reasoning. It argues that this new literary form allows for richer understanding, as it captures the evolution of ideas rather than just their final presentation.
Poetiq announced it has set new performance standards on the ARC-AGI benchmarks by integrating the latest AI models, Gemini 3 and GPT-5.1. Their systems improve accuracy while reducing costs, demonstrating significant advancements in AI reasoning capabilities.
Sakana AI's Sudoku-Bench tests AI reasoning with handcrafted sudoku puzzles. GPT-5 has achieved a 33% solve rate, outperforming previous models but still struggling with complex puzzles. The article explores the limitations of current AI reasoning methods and emphasizes the need for further research.
This article introduces Dynamic Large Concept Models (DLCM), a new framework that enhances language processing by shifting focus from individual tokens to broader concepts. It learns semantic boundaries and reallocates computational resources for better reasoning, achieving improvements in language model performance on various benchmarks.
Falcon-H1R is a 7-billion parameter model designed for efficient reasoning, outperforming larger models by up to seven times on various benchmarks. It achieves this through targeted training techniques and a hybrid-parallel architecture, making it suitable for complex reasoning tasks while maintaining low computational costs.
This article reviews key developments in large language models (LLMs) throughout 2025, highlighting trends such as reasoning, coding agents, and the rise of CLI tools. It details significant releases like Claude Code and the impact of agents on coding and search tasks. The author also discusses the implications of using LLMs in YOLO mode and the evolving landscape of AI applications.
Kimi K2 Thinking is a powerful open-source AI model with 1 trillion parameters designed for reasoning, coding, and writing tasks. It competes with top models like GPT-5 and Claude Sonnet 4.5, and can be integrated with any OpenAI client by changing the API key. The article includes usage examples and deployment information.
This article presents Render-of-Thought (RoT), a framework that converts textual reasoning steps into images to clarify the reasoning process of Large Language Models. By using existing Vision Language Models as anchors, RoT achieves significant token compression and faster inference without needing extra pre-training. Experiments show it performs competitively in reasoning tasks.
This article argues that improving AI requires moving from linear context windows to structured memory systems called Context Graphs. It highlights the limitations of current AI models, such as catastrophic forgetting and hallucination, and suggests that a graph-based approach can enhance reasoning and planning.
The article discusses the importance of data activation in enhancing the performance of large language models (LLMs), particularly in the healthcare sector. It highlights recent advancements in transforming structured medical data into usable formats for LLMs, emphasizing the need for effective reasoning methods to fully leverage the potential of healthcare data.
Deep Think with Confidence (DeepConf) is introduced as a method to improve reasoning efficiency and performance in large language models by using internal confidence signals to filter out low-quality reasoning traces. It requires no additional training or tuning and can be easily integrated into existing systems. Evaluations show significant accuracy improvements and a reduction in generated tokens on various reasoning tasks.
The article reviews significant trends and developments in the LLM space throughout 2025, highlighting breakthroughs in reasoning, the rise of coding agents, and the increasing use of LLMs in command-line interfaces. It notes the evolution of tools and models, including the impact of asynchronous coding agents and the normalization of YOLO mode for improved efficiency.
A new scaling paradigm for language models, called Parallel Scaling (ParScale), is introduced, emphasizing parallel computation during training and inference. This approach demonstrates significant benefits, including improved reasoning performance, greater inference efficiency, and reduced memory and latency costs compared to traditional parameter scaling. The authors provide various models and tools to facilitate implementation and experimentation with this new scaling law.
Google has launched Gemini, a new deep thinking AI model designed to enhance reasoning capabilities by testing multiple ideas in parallel. This advancement aims to improve decision-making processes and could significantly impact various applications in AI technology.
ConciseHint is a proposed framework designed to enhance reasoning efficiency by providing continuous concise hints during the token generation process. It incorporates both manually designed and learned textual hints to optimize model performance. The article includes specific code snippets for setting up the framework using Python and relevant libraries.
ChatGPT has introduced a new feature in its "GPT-5 Thinking" that allows users to select between different reasoning modes: Standard, Extended, Light, and Heavy, depending on their needs and account type. While most users may not need to adjust these settings, advanced users can benefit from greater control over the AI's output speed and depth of reasoning, enhancing their workflow efficiency.
Grok 4 Fast has been introduced as a cost-efficient reasoning model that offers high performance across various benchmarks with significant token efficiency. It utilizes advanced reinforcement learning techniques, achieving 40% more token efficiency and a 98% reduction in costs compared to its predecessor, Grok 4.
Deep Think with Confidence (DeepConf) is a novel parallel thinking method that improves reasoning performance and efficiency of large language models (LLMs) by utilizing internal confidence signals to filter out low-quality reasoning traces. It can be integrated into existing frameworks without the need for additional training or tuning, achieving up to 99.9% accuracy on the AIME 2025 dataset while significantly reducing token generation. A real-time demo is available using the Qwen3-8B model with parallel thinking on the HMMT'25 dataset.
Continued scaling of large language models (LLMs) may not yield diminishing returns as previously thought; even small improvements in accuracy can lead to significant advancements in long-horizon task execution. The study reveals that LLMs struggle with longer tasks not due to reasoning limitations, but execution errors that compound over time, highlighting the importance of model size and strategic thinking in improving performance.
The article explores the impact of reasoning on search quality, analyzing how enhanced reasoning capabilities can lead to improved search results. It discusses various techniques and approaches that can be employed to leverage reasoning in search algorithms, ultimately aiming to provide users with more relevant and accurate information.
Reinforcement Learned Teachers (RLT) train teacher models to generate clear explanations from question-answer pairs, enhancing student models' understanding. This innovative approach allows compact teacher models to outperform larger ones in reasoning tasks, significantly reducing training costs and times while maintaining effectiveness. The framework shifts the focus from problem-solving to teaching, promising advancements in AI reasoning models.
Researchers from Meta and The Hebrew University found that shorter reasoning processes in large language models significantly enhance accuracy, achieving up to 34.5% higher correctness compared to longer chains. This study challenges the conventional belief that extensive reasoning leads to better performance, suggesting that efficiency can lead to both cost savings and improved results.
Writing mental proofs while coding can enhance programming speed and accuracy. Key concepts such as monotonicity, pre- and post-conditions, invariants, and isolation help programmers ensure their code behaves as intended, making it easier to reason about and debug. These techniques foster a disciplined approach to software development, ultimately leading to more reliable code.
R-Zero is a self-evolving framework for Large Language Models (LLMs) that generates its own training data autonomously, circumventing reliance on human-curated tasks. It features two models—the Challenger, which poses increasingly difficult tasks, and the Solver, which solves them—allowing for co-evolution and significant improvements in reasoning capabilities across various benchmarks. Empirical results show notable enhancements in performance, particularly with the Qwen3-4B-Base model.
MedReason is a comprehensive medical reasoning dataset that enhances large language models (LLMs) by utilizing a structured medical knowledge graph to create detailed reasoning paths from clinical question-answer pairs. The dataset includes 32,682 QA pairs with step-by-step explanations, and the MedReason-8B model, fine-tuned on this data, achieves state-of-the-art performance in medical reasoning tasks. The project is open-sourced, providing access to models, data, and deployment codes for further research and applications.
Google has launched an early preview of Gemini 2.5 Flash, enhancing reasoning capabilities while maintaining speed and cost efficiency. This hybrid reasoning model allows developers to control the thinking process and budget, resulting in improved performance for complex tasks. The model is now available through the Gemini API in Google AI Studio and Vertex AI, encouraging experimentation with its features.
Daily-Omni is introduced as a new benchmark for audio-visual reasoning, featuring 684 videos and 1197 QA pairs across various tasks. The study highlights the challenges faced by current multimodal large language models in integrating audio and visual information, while demonstrating that combining visual and audio models with temporal alignment techniques can enhance performance. The paper also presents a QA generation pipeline to improve efficiency and scalability in evaluation.
Charles Peirce introduced the concept of abduction, a form of reasoning that allows individuals to make informed guesses amid uncertainty. This approach is essential in UX design and AI prompting, encouraging a mindset that embraces doubt and exploration rather than seeking immediate certainty. By applying abductive reasoning, designers and researchers can ask better questions and foster an environment of continuous learning.
Recent advancements in large language models (LLMs) have prompted discussions about their reasoning capabilities. This study introduces a representation engineering approach that leverages model activations to create control vectors, enhancing reasoning performance on various tasks without additional training. The results indicate that modulating model activations can effectively improve LLMs' reasoning abilities.
The article discusses the potential of large language models (LLMs) when integrated into systems with other computational tools, highlighting that their true power emerges when combined with technologies like databases and SMT solvers. It emphasizes that LLMs enhance system efficiency and capabilities rather than functioning effectively in isolation, aligning with Rich Sutton's concept of leveraging computation for successful AI development. The author argues that systems composed of LLMs and other tools can tackle complex reasoning tasks more effectively than LLMs alone.
Robix is a unified model that integrates robot reasoning, task planning, and natural language interaction, enhancing human-robot collaboration through a hierarchical system. It employs innovative capabilities such as proactive dialogue and context-aware reasoning, achieving superior performance in interactive task execution across various user-involved scenarios. Extensive evaluations show that Robix outperforms leading models in both foundational and interactive capabilities.
Research from Anthropic reveals that artificial intelligence models often perform worse when given more time to process problems, an issue termed "inverse scaling in test-time compute." This finding challenges the assumption that increased computational resources will always lead to better performance, suggesting instead that longer reasoning can lead to distractions and erroneous conclusions.
SmolLM3 is a new competitive 3B multilingual language model designed for efficient deployment, outperforming similar models while maintaining a focus on long-context reasoning. It incorporates innovative architectural changes and a thorough training methodology, including a three-stage data mixture approach and dual mode reasoning capabilities for enhanced user interaction. The complete engineering blueprint is shared to facilitate model reproduction and understanding of its performance drivers.
ThinkMesh is a Python library designed for executing various reasoning strategies in parallel using language models, particularly leveraging the Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct model. It supports multiple reasoning approaches such as DeepConf, Self-Consistency, and Debate, catering to a range of problem types from mathematical proofs to planning tasks. The library also includes performance monitoring and benchmarking features to ensure effective usage and integration with different backends.
TextQuests introduces a benchmark to evaluate the performance of Large Language Models (LLMs) in classic text-based video games, focusing on their ability to engage in long-context reasoning and learning through exploration. The evaluation involves assessing agents' progress and ethical behavior across various interactive fiction games, revealing challenges such as hallucination and inefficiency in dynamic thinking. The aim is to help researchers better understand LLM capabilities in complex, exploratory environments.
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 showcases significant advancements in reasoning capabilities, achieving state-of-the-art performance in various tasks such as logical reasoning and coding. With enhanced long-context understanding and improved general capabilities, this model is recommended for complex reasoning tasks and supports ultra-long text processing through innovative techniques.
M1 introduces a hybrid linear RNN reasoning model based on the Mamba architecture, designed for scalable test-time computation in solving complex mathematical problems. By leveraging distillation from existing models and reinforcement learning, M1 achieves significant speed and accuracy improvements over traditional transformer models, matching the performance of state-of-the-art distilled reasoning models while utilizing memory-efficient inference techniques.
REverse-Engineered Reasoning (REER) introduces a novel approach to instilling deep reasoning in language models by working backwards from known solutions to discover the underlying reasoning process. This method addresses the limitations of traditional reinforcement learning and instruction distillation, resulting in the creation of a large dataset, DeepWriting-20K, and a model, DeepWriter-8B, that outperforms existing models in open-ended tasks. The research emphasizes the importance of structured reasoning and iterative refinement in generating high-quality outputs.
ReasoningBank introduces a memory framework that allows AI agents to learn from past interactions, enhancing their performance over time by distilling successful and failed experiences into generalizable reasoning strategies. It also presents memory-aware test-time scaling (MaTTS), which improves the agent's learning process by generating diverse experiences. This approach demonstrates significant improvements in effectiveness and efficiency across various benchmarks, establishing a new dimension for scaling agent capabilities.
Kimi-VL is an open-source Mixture-of-Experts vision-language model that excels in multimodal reasoning and long-context understanding with only 2.8B activated parameters. It demonstrates superior performance in various tasks such as multi-turn interactions, video comprehension, and mathematical reasoning, competing effectively with larger models while maintaining efficiency. The latest variant, Kimi-VL-A3B-Thinking-2506, enhances reasoning and visual perception capabilities, achieving state-of-the-art results in several benchmarks.
The article discusses how recent advancements in AI, particularly with models like ChatGPT-5, have shifted from improving inherent reasoning capabilities to relying on external tools for problem-solving. This change has led to a stagnation in model enhancement, prompting a reevaluation of AI architectures and methodologies needed to foster genuine progress in reasoning and productivity within the industry.
The ARC Prize Foundation evaluates OpenAI's latest models, o3 and o4-mini, using their ARC-AGI benchmarks, revealing varying performance levels in reasoning tasks. While o3 shows significant improvements in accuracy on ARC-AGI-1, both models struggle with the more challenging ARC-AGI-2, indicating ongoing challenges in AI reasoning capabilities. The article emphasizes the importance of model efficiency and the role of public benchmarks in understanding AI advancements.
The article explores the scalability of reasoning models in artificial intelligence, examining their potential to handle increasingly complex tasks and the challenges involved. It discusses various approaches and methodologies that can enhance the performance and efficiency of these models as they scale up.
The article explores the concept of test-time compute in deep learning, particularly how models can improve their performance by engaging in a more extended reasoning process akin to human thinking. It discusses various strategies for enhancing model output through methods like chain-of-thought reasoning, parallel sampling, and sequential revision, emphasizing the balance between computational resources and accuracy in problem-solving.
JudgeLRM introduces a novel approach to using Large Language Models (LLMs) as evaluators, particularly in complex reasoning tasks. By employing reinforcement learning with judge-wise rewards, JudgeLRM models significantly outperform traditional Supervised Fine-Tuning methods and current leading models, demonstrating superior performance in tasks that require deep reasoning.
InternVL3.5 introduces a new family of open-source multimodal models that enhance versatility, reasoning capabilities, and inference efficiency. A key innovation is the Cascade Reinforcement Learning framework, which improves reasoning tasks significantly while a Visual Resolution Router optimizes visual token resolution. The model achieves notable performance gains and supports advanced capabilities like GUI interaction and embodied agency, positioning it competitively against leading commercial models.
Fine-tuning an instruction-tuned LLM (Qwen2.5B) for reasoning tasks is achieved using a cost-effective pipeline inspired by DeepSeek R1, implementing Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT) and Group Relative Policy Optimization (GRPO) on AWS SageMaker. The article details the training stages, reward function design, and experimental outcomes, providing guidance for replicating the results and utilizing the associated codebase.
XBai o4 is the latest fourth-generation open-source large model technology, showcasing enhanced complex reasoning capabilities that surpass OpenAI-o3-mini in Medium mode. It employs a novel reflective generative training form to significantly reduce inference costs and improve response quality. The repository includes training and evaluation code, along with instructions for setup and benchmarks.
Microsoft has launched new small language models (SLMs) Phi-4-reasoning, Phi-4-reasoning-plus, and Phi-4-mini-reasoning, enhancing AI capabilities for complex reasoning tasks while maintaining efficiency. These models leverage advanced training techniques and are designed to function in low-latency environments, making them suitable for a wide range of applications, including educational tools and productivity software. Microsoft emphasizes its commitment to responsible AI development through rigorous safety measures.
The article discusses recent updates at Meta Fair, focusing on advancements in perception, localization, and reasoning technologies. It highlights the company's commitment to enhancing user experience through these innovations, showcasing how they aim to improve AI interactions.
Vision Language Models (VLMs) have evolved significantly over the past year, showcasing advancements in any-to-any architectures, reasoning capabilities, and the emergence of multimodal agents. New trends include smaller yet powerful models, innovative alignment techniques, and the introduction of Vision-Language-Action models that enhance robotic interactions. The article highlights key developments and model recommendations in the rapidly growing field of VLMs.
The paper introduces the Chain of Draft (CoD) paradigm, which enables Large Language Models (LLMs) to generate concise intermediate reasoning outputs, mimicking human draft strategies. By focusing on essential information and reducing verbosity, CoD achieves comparable or superior accuracy to Chain-of-Thought prompting while utilizing significantly fewer tokens, thus lowering costs and latency in reasoning tasks.
Reinforcement Learning on Pre-Training Data (RLPT) introduces a new paradigm for scaling large language models (LLMs) by allowing the policy to autonomously explore meaningful trajectories from pre-training data without relying on human annotations for rewards. By adopting a next-segment reasoning objective, RLPT improves LLM capabilities, as demonstrated by significant performance gains on various reasoning benchmarks and encouraging broader context exploration for enhanced generalization.
The article introduces PageIndex, a reasoning-based retrieval framework designed to enhance long document processing by overcoming the limitations of traditional vector-based Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) methods. Unlike conventional approaches that rely on static semantic similarity, PageIndex utilizes a dynamic, iterative reasoning process to navigate document structures and extract relevant information more effectively. This innovative model aims to improve the accuracy and relevance of responses generated by large language models in complex contexts.
The YouTube video explains Bayes' theorem and its application in updating beliefs based on new evidence. It presents a geometric perspective on how probabilities can shift, providing a visual understanding of the theorem. The content aims to enhance comprehension of Bayesian reasoning in everyday decision-making.