Reasoning steps like calculation, formula retrieval, and deduction are clearly separable in a model's internal states, especially in the middle layers. That matters for AI safety, because models process more than their visible chain of thought reveals.

You've probably watched an AI think through a problem step by step, nod along with the logic, and...

Reasoning steps like calculation, formula retrieval, and deduction are clearly separable in a model's internal states, especially in the middle layers. That matters for AI safety,…