AI glossary
What is chain of thought?
Short answer
Having a model write out intermediate reasoning steps before its final answer, which improves accuracy on hard problems.
For example
Asked a tricky word problem, a model that writes "First, find the total cost… then subtract…" before answering is far more likely to get it right.
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What is chain of thought in simple terms?
Having a model write out intermediate reasoning steps before its final answer, which improves accuracy on hard problems.
What is an example of chain of thought?
Asked a tricky word problem, a model that writes "First, find the total cost… then subtract…" before answering is far more likely to get it right.
Where can I learn about chain of thought for free?
AI in Bed explains it in the free lesson "Thinking before answering: reasoning models" (Advanced level, 7 minutes), with no sign-up.