Week 5 · Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · 9:30 to 11:00 AM
Watching AI Think: Step-by-Step Problem Solving
See newer thinking models work through a problem one step at a time, and learn where the reasoning is real and where it is an illusion.
What we cover
- How reasoning models plan and work through a problem out loud instead of blurting an answer.
- Where the step-by-step thinking is real and where it is mostly for show.
Hands-on
Using your phone or laptop, you will give a reasoning model a real puzzle or planning task and watch it show its work, then judge as a group whether the thinking actually held up.
Try it
For the hands-on part of class. The class code is on the card at your seat.
Revise:
Further reading (optional)
One article or short video, added after class.