Prompt EngineeringParshin Shojaee et al. (Apple)Apple

Apple researchers publish The Illusion of Thinking

Published The Illusion of Thinking — as puzzle complexity rises, accuracy collapses completely, and reasoning effort decreases even with token budget to spare

Why it matters

Set off a wide public debate on the limits of reasoning models

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Paperarxiv.orghttps://arxiv.org/abs/2506.06941

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