arXiv AI By Philipp Schr\"oppel

Improving LLM Interpretability with User-Centric Chain-of-Thought Reasoning

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The paper proposes a user‑centric Chain‑of‑Thought (CoT) reasoning framework that structures LLM reasoning traces into self‑contained, verifiable steps using XML‑like tags. This design allows users to independently assess and correct the AI’s reasoning while preserving performance on mathematical reasoning tasks. User studies show that the approach improves perceived usefulness and ease of use compared to standard CoT.

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