Thinking inertia: language models keep reasoning even when told not to
An alphaXiv study measures whether models actually drop visible reasoning when asked for a direct answer. It was published on October 8.
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- Thinking Inertia: LLMs Keep Thinking When Told Not To | alphaXivalphaxiv.org · Oct 8, 2026
- Thinking Inertia: LLMs Keep Thinking When Told Not To (arXiv:2610.11765) | Papers with Codepaperswithcode.co · Oct 8, 2026
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