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What Is an LLM Actually Doing When It's “Thinking”?

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What Is an LLM Actually Doing When It's “Thinking”? By the Softication Technology Team | AI Development, SaaS Engineering & Web Development Every time you type a prompt into ChatGPT, Claude, or any modern AI assistant, you'll often see a line that says something like “Thinking…” before the answer a…

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  1. 2026-08-29 12:39 · DEV Community — AI
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