Chain-of-Thought, by Way of 4chan

Chain-of-thought may have roots in 4chan. The Atlantic traces the genealogy.

Cover image from the Atlantic article.

I didn’t know chain-of-thought could have roots in 4chan, where the lowest and highest impulses of humanity clashed to give us the jewel of “reasoning models!” [1] It also mentions Apple’s paper “The Illusion of Thinking.”

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References

[1] “The Strange Origin of AI’s ‘Reasoning’ Abilities.” The Atlantic. https://apple.news/AQUmk0Ha9SsiSaF5FeWXEUw

Originally posted on LinkedIn.