the illusion of thought

🤖 Here is Deepseek-8b's response to the same question.

• What is the capital of Maine?

<think>

Okay, so I need to figure out the capital of Maine. Hmm, where do I start? Well, I know that Maine is a state in the United States. I'm pretty sure that not all states have their capitals in big cities. Let me think about other capitals I know—like Salem for Massachusetts or Montpelier for Vermont. Those are smaller places.

Wait, is there an Augusta in the news sometimes? I've heard of it being mentioned a few times. Maybe Augusta is the capital. But to make sure, I should break this down step by step. First, Maine is one of the New England states, right? So the capital isn't Boston because that's a city but not the capital of a state.

I think the capital's name starts with 'A'—Augusta comes to mind. Let me try to recall if I've heard any conflicts about this. I don't remember any other cities competing for that title, so it must be Augusta. To confirm, I can think about the government buildings or historical sites there. I believe Maine was founded as part of a colony, maybe by the British, and their capital would have been established around that time.

Also, sometimes people confuse state capitals with other significant cities in the state, like Portland being a major city, but it's not the capital. So yeah, putting it all together, the capital of Maine is Augusta.

</think>

The capital of Maine is Augusta.

Once again, this is the illusion of thought. 💡( It is an fairly-good parody of thought.) The steps have no connection to each other. I think the capital's name starts with 'A' - no, you don't. This is simply not how LLM tokenization works.