(How) Do reasoning models reason?

We provide a broad unifying perspective on the recent breed of large reasoning models such as OpenAI o1 and DeepSeek R1, including their promise, sources of power, misconceptions, and limitations.

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Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Published
2025-04-12
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https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.15339
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8
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Semantic Web and Ontologies
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Field-Weighted Citation Impact
19.85

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article

(How) Do reasoning models reason?

Karthik Valmeekam, Subbarao Kambhampati, Kaya Stechly
8 citations
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Semantic Web and Ontologies
19.85
article

(How) Do reasoning models reason?

Karthik Valmeekam, Subbarao Kambhampati, Kaya Stechly
article en
8 citations

Abstract

We provide a broad unifying perspective on the recent breed of large reasoning models such as OpenAI o1 and DeepSeek R1, including their promise, sources of power, misconceptions, and limitations.

Annals of the New York Academy of SciencesVol. 1547(1)
Arizona State University (US)
Qualcomm, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Office of Naval Research
Openalex Percentile: Top 1%
Semantic Web and Ontologies
19.85
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