IBM Granite 3.2 adds Enhanced Reasoning to its AI mix

In its latest addition to its Granite family of large language models (LLMs), IBM has unveiled Granite 3.2. This new release focuses on delivering small, efficient, practical artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for businesses. IBM has continued to update its Granite LLMs line at a rapid rate. Its last release, Granite 3.1, appeared at the end of 2024. That version was essentially an update. This new model, however, adds experimental chain-of-thought (CoT) reasoning capabilities to its bag of tricks. Also: Most US workers don't use AI at work yet. This study suggests a reason why CoT reasoning is an advanced AI technique that enables LLMs to break down complex problems into logical steps. This process is meant to imitate human-like reasoning processes. In theory, this approach significantly enhances an LLM's ability to handle tasks requiring multi-step reasoning, calculation, and decision-making. In particular, IBM CoT uses a Thought Preference Optimization framework that enhance ... Read full article.