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Your AI Might Be Overthinking: A Guide to Better Prompting
Recent research suggests that modern AI language models, particularly reasoning-focused LLMs like o1, often engage in excessive computation. Here's what this means for prompt engineering and how you can optimize your AI interactions. The Overthinking Problem Consider this striking example: when asked to solve a simple "2+