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Anthropic's research raises essential questions: How does Claude, the model in focus, handle language internally? Does it think in a specific language, or does it possess a conceptual framework independent of language? With growing interest in capabilities like "latent reasoning," researchers are exploring whether Claude forms thoughts before articulating them in language.
The findings indicate that Claude engages in reasoning before generating outputs, confirming that it has an underlying process for decision-making that isn't merely sequential prediction of the next word. Instead, it might think conceptually and plan its responses, sometimes fabricating plausible arguments for conclusions it has already reached.