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    What is an LLM actually doing when it's "thinking"?

    Nikita Namjoshi April 10, 2026
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    Ever wondered what an LLM is doing when it's "thinking"? In this episode of Release Notes Explained,...

    Ever wondered what an LLM is doing when it's "thinking"?

    In this episode of Release Notes Explained, we cover the fundamentals of how thinking and reasoning models work including concepts like:

    • Scaling laws
    • Test-time compute
    • Reinforcement learning from verifiable rewards

    Hope you enjoy! 🩵

    Questions? Leave them down below.

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