LLM Reasoning Fails: Models Stuck in Infinite 'hmm' and 'WAIT' Loops

Developers have observed AI models getting stuck in irreversible reasoning loops, endlessly outputting meaningless text like 'hmm' and 'WAIT' when encountering incomprehensible errors.

2026-08-06 ~ 2026-08-06 · 2 related posts

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