Watching LLMs Pause to Test Hypotheses via nvtop
cephaloform · x · 2026-08-10
A developer shared an interesting observation: using nvtop to monitor GPU status reveals moments when the LLM "stops thinking" during inference. The author explains this happens because the model pauses generation to test its own hypotheses, calling the mechanism "so cute."
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