Like human speech: LLMs output one word at a time while planning the whole point ahead

mlpowered · x · 2026-10-19

mlpowered draws a parallel to human speech: we say one word at a time while thinking about a broader point and where it leads. Interpretability research shows LLMs show the same pattern — outputting one word at a time while representing a broader goal and planning many words ahead.

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