[2506.19143] Thought Anchors: Which LLM Reasoning Steps Matter?

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[2506.19143] Thought Anchors: Which LLM Reasoning Steps Matter? Skip to main content arXiv is now an independent nonprofit! Learn more × Search arXiv Press Enter to search · Advanced search --> Computer Science > Machine Learning arXiv:2506.19143 (cs) [Submitted on 23 Jun 2025 ( v1 ), last revised 27 Oct 2025 (this version, v4)] Title: Thought Anchors: Which LLM Reasoning Steps Matter? Authors: Paul C. Bogdan , Uzay Macar , Neel Nanda , Arthur Conmy View a PDF of the paper titled Thought Anchors: Which LLM Reasoning Steps Matter?, by Paul C. Bogdan and 3 other authors View PDF HTM

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