Study: Small Models Enter "Doom Loops" During Long Reasoning
bronzeagepapi · x · 2026-07-08
Research indicates that small language models (<10B parameters) often fall into a "doom loop" during long reasoning chains—meaning the model gets stuck and repeatedly outputs its own content. A related paper analyzes this phenomenon and demonstrates potential mitigation strategies.
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