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    Pretraining data versus verifiability in LLM math and coding skills

    A post shares a LessWrong blog arguing that pretraining data explains why large language models are especially good at math and coding.

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    The shared LessWrong blog argues that LLMs are especially good at math and coding because of their pretraining data—not verifiability.

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    Steven Byrnes@steve47285Blog post: “Pretraining data, not verifiability, is why LLMs are especially good at math (and coding)” https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/xvdngZAqFZfek7KGH/pretraining-data-not-verifiability-is-why-llms-are20d

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    Steven Byrnes@steve47285Blog post: “Pretraining data, not verifiability, is why LLMs are especially good at math (and coding)” https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/xvdngZAqFZfek7KGH/pretraining-data-not-verifiability-is-why-llms-are20d