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Series 2: Meta-Cognitive Techniques

This series explores meta-cognitive approaches that teach LLMs to think about their own thinking processes and improve their reasoning quality.

Articles in This Series

Series Overview

This series delves into meta-cognitive techniques that enhance LLMs' ability to monitor and improve their own thinking processes. We'll explore methods for building critical thinking, self-evaluation, and iterative improvement in AI reasoning.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this series, you will:

  • Understand meta-cognitive prompting techniques
  • Know how to build self-skepticism and critical thinking
  • Be able to implement adversarial self-critique
  • Understand iterative contradiction resolution
  • Know how to induce cognitive dissonance for deeper analysis

Prerequisites

  • Completion of Series 1: Reasoning and Thinking Patterns
  • Understanding of advanced reasoning techniques
  • Experience with complex reasoning tasks