Understanding and Effectively Using AI Reasoning Models

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• Introduction to New Reasoning Models:
  • Lance discusses the shift from next-word prediction models to new reasoning models like OpenAI’s 01 and 03.
  • Next-word prediction has been a powerful multitask learning problem, improving models’ capabilities in grammar, world knowledge, sentiment, etc.
  • Jason Wei’s talk and the Capal et al. paper (2020) are referenced for the scaling of model size, dataset size, and training compute.
• Limitations and Workarounds:
  • Next-word prediction is compared to fast, intuitive System 1 thinking but struggles with complex reasoning.
  • Chain of Thought (COT) prompting is introduced as a workaround to enforce more deliberate, step-by-step System 2 thinking in models.
• Scaling Reinforcement Learning on Chain of Thought:
  • New reasoning models scale reinforcement learning (RL) on COT.
  • Training involves using data with verifiably correct answers, rewarding the model for correct outputs, and nudging weights to favor high-reward outputs.
• Excitement Around New Scaling Laws:
  • New reasoning models are quickly saturating benchmarks, indicating a new scaling law.
  • Benchmarks like GPQA are being saturated much faster than in the past.
• Understanding 01 Models:
  • Confusion around 01 models is addressed, emphasizing that they should not be treated like chat models.
  • Effective prompting involves stating the goal explicitly, providing context, and avoiding instructions on how to think.
• Usage of 01 Models:
  • 01 models are available through an API and support different levels of reasoning effort.
  • They are capable of generating high-quality reasoning, structured outputs, and tool calling.
  • Examples include creating educational reports and analyzing data.
• Use Cases for Reasoning Models:
  • Coding: Strong at generating entire files or sets of files in one shot.
  • Planning and Agency: Useful for pre-planning steps in workflows.
  • Reflection: Analyzing large sets of context like meeting notes or documents.
  • Data Analysis: Useful for medical diagnosis and other data analysis tasks.
  • Research and Report Generation: Capable of deep research tasks.
  • Cognitive Layer for News Feeds: Monitoring trends and isolating relevant information.
• Differences Between Chat and Reasoning Models:
  • Chat models use next-token prediction, while reasoning models use RL over COT.
  • Chat models are for interactive, fast tasks, while reasoning models are for deep, effortful tasks.
  • Reasoning models are better suited for tasks that can run in the background, producing in-depth outputs.
• Final Thoughts:
  • The new paradigm of reasoning models is exciting and worth trying for suitable applications.
  • Lance encourages sharing experiences and thoughts on these models.

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