Reasoning skills of large language models are often overestimated, researchers find. Story by Rachel Gordon • 5mo. W hen it comes to artificial intelligence, appearances can be deceiving.

AI’s understanding and reasoning skills can’t be assessed by current tests. ... In a test of logical reasoning, GPT-4 had to solve a logic problem that depended on factually accurate information.

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It combines the reasoning skills of OpenAI’s o1 model with Microsoft 365 Copilot’s advanced orchestration and search capabilities to perform all manner of research-based tasks.

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A new paper from Apple's artificial intelligence scientists has found that engines based on large language models, such as those from Meta and OpenAI, still lack basic reasoning skills.