[2502.19402] General Reasoning Requires Learning to Reason from the Get-go

Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated impressive real-world utility, exemplifying artificial useful intelligence (AUI). However, their ability to reason adaptively and robustly – the hallmarks of artificial ge…

General Reasoning Requires Learning to Reason from the Get-go Seungwook Han Jyothish Pari Samuel J. Gershman Pulkit Agrawal Abstract Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated impressive real-world utility, exemplifying artificial useful intelligence (AUI). However, their ability to reason adaptively and robustly – the hallmarks of artificial general intelligence (AGI) – remains fragile. While LLMs seemingly succeed in commonsense reasoning, programming, and mathematics, they struggle to generalize algorithmic understanding across novel contexts. Our experiments with algorithmic tasks in e

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