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Aligned, Orthogonal or In-conflict: When can we safely optimize Chain-of-Thought?

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Main Authors:	Kaufmann, Max, Lindner, David, Zimmermann, Roland S., Shah, and Rohin
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2026
Subjects:	Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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