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Reasoning models show their working: as well as the answer, you can read the way they got there, in what is called their Chain-of-Thought.

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These are AI models—such as Claude 3.7 Sonnet—that show their working : as well as their eventual answer, you can read the (often fascinating and convoluted) way that they got there, in what’s called their “Chain-of-Thought”.

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Reasoning models don't always say what they think
Anthropic · 2025-04-03

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Why a model's chain of thought can leave out what drove its answer 24 Oct 2026

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“Reasoning models show their working: as well as the answer, you can read the way they got there, in what is called their Chain-of-Thought.” ai notis, checked 24 Oct 2026. Source: Reasoning models don't always say what they think (Anthropic). https://ainotis.com/c/2636

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ai notis. (2026, October 24). Reasoning models show their working: as well as the answer, you can read the way they got there, in what is called their Chain-of-Thought [Checked claim 2636]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/2636

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