First Look at Reasoning From Scratch: Chapter 1
Read OriginalThis article is the first chapter of a book exploring reasoning capabilities in Large Language Models (LLMs). It defines reasoning in the context of LLMs, explains how it differs from pattern matching, and introduces key concepts like chain-of-thought (CoT) reasoning. The chapter lays the groundwork for future hands-on coding examples that will implement these reasoning techniques from scratch.
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