Out-of-Context Reasoning (OOCR) in LLMs: A Short Primer and Reading List
Out-of-context reasoning (OOCR) is a concept relevant to LLM generalization and AI alignment. Also available as a PDF. Contents What is OOCR? Examples Papers Videos What is out-of-context reasoning for LLMs? It's when an LLM reaches a conclusion that requires non-trivial reasoning but the reasoning is not present in the context window. The reasoning could instead take place in the forward pass or during the training process. The name ("out-of-context reasoning") is chosen to contrast with in-con
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