Sliding puzzle video explains why AI reasoning needs guided search, not just sampling

CatAstro_Piyush · x · 2026-08-25

An AI researcher recommended a Klotski (sliding puzzle) video to explain why LLM reasoning requires guided search rather than just increasing sampling. With only 25,955 states, random search easily gets trapped. This parallels why OpenAI and Anthropic invest in guided search instead of just paying for more samples. The article also mathematically breaks down Scaling Laws.

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