Chain of Thought (CoT)

Chain of Thought is a prompting technique where an AI model is guided — or learns — to reason through a problem step by step before arriving at a final answer, rather than jumping straight to the conclusion. The core idea is that breaking down complex reasoning into intermediate steps leads to more accurate and reliable outputs, much like how a person might work through a math problem by showing their work. ...

April 23, 2026 · 2 min