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The Illusion of Logic: Why AI Reasoning Traces Are Just the Answer Written Backwards

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Originally published on tamiz.pro . The Mirage of Logical Thought Large language models (LLMs) have gotten remarkably good at generating coherent, step-by-step explanations that look a lot like logical reasoning. These 'reasoning traces' — sequences of intermediate steps leading to a conclusion — a…

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  1. 2026-09-14 00:02 · DEV Community — AI
    The Illusion of Logic: Why AI Reasoning Traces Are Just the Answer Written Backwards

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