Improving AI Reasoning with Program Tracing

AI systems are becoming more capable of performing complex reasoning tasks. One popular technique that improves AI reasoning is called Chain of Thought (CoT) prompting. CoT involves breaking down a problem into smaller, logical steps, which helps AI generate better responses.

However, the outputs from CoT prompts aren’t always reliable—they can appear convincing but might not follow sound reasoning principles. To address this, researchers have introduced a novel approach called Program Trace Prompting (PTP).