Harald KlinkeJun 12, 2025
Do reasoning models actually “think”?
A new Apple research paper shows: Large Reasoning Models (LRMs) like Claude or DeepSeek can reason — up to a point. But as complexity rises, accuracy collapses. Surprisingly, models think less when problems get harder.
📄 https://machinelearning.apple.com/research/illusion-of-thinking
#AI #Reasoning #LLM #GenerativeAI #CognitiveLimits #Claude3 #DeepSeek
The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Reasoning Models via the Lens of Problem Complexity

Recent generations of frontier language models have introduced Large Reasoning Models (LRMs) that generate detailed thinking processes…

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Hacker NewsJun 6, 2025

The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Limitations of Reasoning LLMs [pdf]

https://ml-site.cdn-apple.com/papers/the-illusion-of-thinking.pdf

#HackerNews #IllusionOfThinking #ReasoningLLMs #AIResearch #CognitiveLimits #PDFInsights

Whasdah Jan 29, 2025

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As a sociologist, I need to tell you: Your overwhelm is the goal 🧵 1/ The flood of 200+ executive orders in Trump's first days exemplifies Naomi Klein's "shock doctrine" - using chaos and crisis to push through radical changes while people are too disoriented to effectively resist. This isn't just politics as usual - it's a strategic exploitation of cognitive limits.

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