Totally a Thing

Totally a Thing

AI Reasoning, Your Slips Are Showing

An old post from a few months ago I never got around to finishing. Its about how AI models with so-called reasoning are not a fix for the LLM problems, and the whole thing is not "new tech".

Sarah Smith's avatar
Sarah Smith
Sep 17, 2025
∙ Paid

Hi all - I’m on a break right now, but I have this one sitting in my drafts folder, so I decided to dust it off and ship it out. Fair warning, it rambles a bit and I wasn’t 100% happy with it. My gripe is with this idea that an LLM can “reason”. But since AI is a moving target I decided to just press “publish” on it. Let me know if it sparks any though…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Totally a Thing to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Sarah Smith · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture