Anthropic researchers discover the weird AI problem: Why thinking longer makes models dumber
July 23, 2025
Artificial intelligence models that spend more time “thinking” through problems don’t always perform better — and in some cases, they get significantly worse, according to new research from Anthropic that challenges a core assumption driving the AI industry’s latest scaling efforts.
The study, led by Anthropic AI safety fellow Aryo Pradipta Gema and other company researchers, identifies…