Reasoning models struggle to control their chains of thought, and that’s good - OpenAI

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OpenAI has observed that their reasoning models struggle to fully control their "chains of thought." Counterintuitively, the company views this limitation as a positive development, suggesting it might offer valuable insights into AI reasoning or lead to beneficial outcomes.

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