So, you agree with the point that they’re making and you’re mad about it? It’s important to state that the models aren’t doing real reasoning because they are being marketed and sold as if they are.
As for your question: ‘So what does "sophisticated simulators of reasoning-like text" even mean here?’
It means CoT interstitial “reasoning” steps produce text that looks like reasoning, but is just a rough approximation, given that the reasoning often doesn’t line up with the conclusion, or the priors, or reality.
As for your question: ‘So what does "sophisticated simulators of reasoning-like text" even mean here?’
It means CoT interstitial “reasoning” steps produce text that looks like reasoning, but is just a rough approximation, given that the reasoning often doesn’t line up with the conclusion, or the priors, or reality.