# Feb 16, 2025

## Daily

### What's the most promising successor to the Transformer?
- **MAMBA** emerges as a leading contender for Transformer successors, boasting **linear inference** efficiency, yet remains untested on large-scale models.

### A Survey of Logical Reasoning Capabilities in Large Language Models: Frameworks, Methods, and Evaluation
- This survey reveals that **LLMs excel in basic logical tasks** but face challenges with **complex multi-step reasoning**, indicating a need for targeted research in specific reasoning types.

### Evaluating Physical Concept Understanding in LLMs Through Abstract Grid-Based Tasks
- This study presents a **structured assessment framework** for evaluating **physics understanding** in LLMs, utilizing a test suite that spans mechanics, thermodynamics, and electromagnetism, with both quantitative and qualitative questions.

### torch.compile using hidet compiler
- **Hidet** serves as an alternative backend to **torch inductor** for **torch.compile**, potentially enhancing performance and flexibility in PyTorch applications.