The latest articles on DEV Community by Nikita Namjoshi (@nikitamaia). https://dev.to/nikitamaia https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3619260%2F687fec72-2305-462e-bebd-ac8a33464350.png https://dev.to/nikitamaia en Nikita Namjoshi Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:42:45 +0000 https://dev.to/googleai/what-is-an-llm-actually-doing-when-its-thinking-5do5 https://dev.to/googleai/what-is-an-llm-actually-doing-when-its-thinking-5do5 <p>Ever wondered what an LLM is doing when it's "thinking"?</p> <p>In this episode of <strong>Release Notes Explained</strong>, we cover the fundamentals of how thinking and reasoning models work including concepts like:</p> <ul> <li>Scaling laws</li> <li>Test-time compute</li> <li>Reinforcement learning from verifiable rewards</li> </ul> <p>Hope you enjoy! 🩵</p> <p>Questions? Leave them down below.</p> gemini llm ai machinelearning