David Duvenaud: giving LLMs the right tools may unlock true reasoning
ThoreG · x · 2026-10-05
In a MIT Tech Review-adjacent exchange, David Duvenaud agrees that providing LLMs with scientist-like tools might achieve true reasoning by his definition, hinting this could be close to his own research plans. ThoreG adds that what matters most is applying the scientific method rigorously at scale, not just the tools themselves.
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