Harder problems strengthen fractal basins, a generic effect in reasoning models
wgilpin0 · x · 2026-09-09
Harder problem instances produce stronger fractal basin structure, which the authors argue is a generic physical effect when models map hard problems onto analogue systems. Fractals appear across all architectures and tasks, from mazes to Countdown math puzzles, with convergence time highly sensitive to initial conditions.
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