Bayesian memory module adapts reasoning strategies during test time

A Hierarchical Dirichlet Process Gaussian Mixture Model organizes reasoning behaviors into clusters that can be retrieved and updated on the fly, improving LLM performance on math and physics reasoning tasks.

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Keshav Ramji · Tahira Naseem · Ramón Fernandez Astudillo

IBM Research AI

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The authors introduce the Bayesian Cheatsheet, a structured memory module for large language models that uses a Hierarchical Dirichlet Process Gaussian Mixture Model (HDP-GMM) to organize reasoning behaviors into an unbounded number of clusters.

The authors designed a memory module called the Bayesian Cheatsheet, which models reasoning behaviors (concise natural-language insights) as embeddings in a Hierarchical Dirichlet Process Gaussian Mixture Model.

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A Bayesian nonparametric memory that clusters and retrieves reusable reasoning behaviors improves LLM performance across math and physics benchmarks, including cold starts.

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