Grounding Audits Expose When LLM Chain‑of‑Thought Isn’t Actually Using Its Premises
Researchers propose a black‑box test that swaps predicates in a LLM’s stated premises and checks if the subsequent reasoning changes. If the chain‑of‑thought stays the same, the model is just stitching plausible sentences, not performing grounded logic—giving auditors a cheap way to flag hallucinations.