Reasoning models produce fractals on hard problems, probed via nonlinear dynamics

ayushthakur0 · x · 2026-09-09

Researchers found that reasoning models produce fractal structures when solving hard problems. Using nonlinear dynamics, they probe the thinking processes of recurrent-depth models on Sudoku, mathematics, and even ARC-AGI, offering a new lens into internal reasoning computation.

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