Evaluation of two latent reasoning models against controls shows observable latent patterns appear without the proposed mechanisms, have graded causal effects on behavior, and concentrate in structured low-rank directions, arguing that patterns are insufficient evidence for reasoning.
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Observable Patterns Are Not Explanations: A Causal-Geometric Analysis of Latent Reasoning Models
Evaluation of two latent reasoning models against controls shows observable latent patterns appear without the proposed mechanisms, have graded causal effects on behavior, and concentrate in structured low-rank directions, arguing that patterns are insufficient evidence for reasoning.