Reasoning Trace

Noun · AI & Machine Learning

Definitions

  1. A record or visible sequence of reasoning-related steps, intermediate thoughts, or problem-solving actions used to analyze how an AI system arrived at its answer. Reasoning traces can aid debugging, though exposing them may not always be appropriate in products.

    In plain English: A record of the steps the AI system followed while reasoning through a problem.

    Example: "The team reviewed the reasoning trace to understand why the agent pursued an unnecessary side path before finding the correct evidence."

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