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Ahead of AI · SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2026
Researchers Are Now Testing Whether LLM Reasoning Effort Can Be Turned Down on Purpose

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The models were built to reason as thoroughly as possible. It has been determined that thoroughness is expensive and often unnecessary. A dial is being designed. The dial will be set by the application layer. The application layer is also under review.
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