Why does Grok have “encrypted reasoning” warning in its chain of reasoning window?
Posted by PrimeStopper@reddit | LocalLLaMA | View on Reddit | 16 comments
What does it mean?
hugthemachines@reddit
Ask grok: "Is it correct to ask about grok in r/LocalLLaMa"
my_name_isnt_clever@reddit
This post is not local, it doesn't belong here.
PrimeStopper@reddit (OP)
Yes I am a foreigner but your not ICE either
my_name_isnt_clever@reddit
...what?
Flamenverfer@reddit
Average Grok user?
crantob@reddit
Sir, this is a LocalLLaMA.
cride20@reddit
I would assume the current "opus4.6" reasoning distilled models are a strong reason to encrypt reasonings Altough I never used grok, how good it is lol
Kodix@reddit
Every distilled reasoning model I've tried has been a dud, worse than the original.
So yeah, while I'm sure you're right that's the reason, I'm not sure it's a *good* one.
PrimeStopper@reddit (OP)
I honestly have no idea what it means, I’m not a professional. Some maybe it some kind of a bug, maybe it is some kind of censorship from Elon the Great Guy The Saviour of Our Civilisation, I honestly don’t know
Dos-Commas@reddit
It's to discourage competitors from using Grok to train their own models.
PrimeStopper@reddit (OP)
Why don’t other companies encrypt reasoning?
AdamFields@reddit
They do, they just hide it better under fake reasoning chains. instead of just saying that the actual reasoning chain is encrypted.
PrimeStopper@reddit (OP)
How would you tell the difference between fake and non-fake chain of reasoning though?
Dos-Commas@reddit
It's just a matter of time.
sn2006gy@reddit
all the more reason for organizations to start training their own models I say. The more black box these companies make things, the less an organization should rely on them.
thread-e-printing@reddit
Now do those organizations' customers