TOPIC AI
Chain of Thought thinking step-by-step before answering
IN 10 SECONDS
Instructing the model to write down its reasoning process step-by-step before outputting the final answer, which improves accuracy on logical, math, and coding tasks.
GOTCHA Chain-of-thought increases generation length, resulting in higher token costs and latency for simple questions.
HOW LOGICAL EXECUTIONS FLOW
01 Trigger prompt asks: 'If I have 3 apples and eat 1... Let's think step by step.'
02 Reasoning line LLM starts outputting its reasoning: 'First, I start with 3. Next, I subtract 1...'
03 Resolve answer model reaches final conclusion: 'Therefore, I have 2 left.'
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ollama run llama3 \"Solve 123 * 45. Let's think step-by-step.\" — run chain-of-thought query
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