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Uesato et al.: process versus outcome feedback for reasoning

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Audio modeling, latent dynamics and learning feedback · Human-designed research method or resource

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What changed

Compared step-level, outcome-based and learned-reward feedback for GSM8K reasoning, separating final-answer accuracy from correctness of the reasoning trace.

Scientific scope

Compared step-level, outcome-based and learned-reward feedback for GSM8K reasoning, separating final-answer accuracy from correctness of the reasoning trace. Outcome supervision reached similar final-answer errors with fewer labels in this setup; process-based feedback improved reasoning correctness. Neither this result nor the later MATH study establishes a universal winner across tasks.

Evidence

The linked original sources describe the stated contribution and its evidence limits. WRS has not independently rerun the experiments or certified a proof. Outcome supervision reached similar final-answer errors with fewer labels in this setup; process-based feedback improved reasoning correctness. Neither this result nor the later MATH study establishes a universal winner across tasks.

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Provisional WRS assessment, edition 2026-10-16.1. Independent expert calibration is pending. This grade does not certify correctness or assign ownership.

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