https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2512.12777/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47649090urn:hackerpapers:mention:2512.12777:47649090Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:12:44 GMT<p>Let’s see, I think these pretty much map out a little chronology of the research: https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.00114 https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.06467 https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.15758 https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.12777 First that scratchpads matter, then why they matter, then that they don’t even need to be meaningful tokens, then a conceptual framework for the whole thing.</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2512.12777/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CL