LLM reasoning is learned reusable procedures, not retrieved parametric knowledge

egrefen · x · 2026-09-30

Citing Laura Ruis's complementary research, Ayush (egrefen) highlights the argument that LLM reasoning is not parametrically retrieved knowledge but rather reusable procedures learned during pretraining — a conceptually related take shared in congratulating a paper's oral acceptance.

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