OpenAI Blog · Mar 5, 2026
Reasoning models struggle to control their chains of thought, and that’s good
Reviewed by Errol Vogt, Site support technician & online learning analyst · original summary · editorial policy
Reasoning models struggle to control their chains of thought, and that’s good. OpenAI introduces CoT-Control and finds reasoning models struggle to control their chains of thought, reinforcing monitorability as an AI safety safeguard. This update is relevant for small-office operators tracking changes in their tools.
Operator takeaway: For operators: review whether 'Reasoning models struggle to control their chains of thought, and that’s good' affects your current setup before relying on it in production.
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