Latent reasoning architectures would undermine CoT, our strongest oversight tool.

A LessWrong post argues that chain of thought is currently the most valuable tool for understanding AI reasoning, but that latent reasoning architectures would let models reason extensively in latent states instead of text.

Why it matters: If models reason in latent states rather than text, chain of thought would no longer serve as an oversight tool.

Written by AI from LessWrong's published text. Read the original for full details.