How do you know this? What's an example of a "reasoning model"? If the only example is the human mind, for all we know our reasoning capability and ability to

How do you know this? What's an example of a "reasoning model"? If the only example is the human mind, for all we know our reasoning capability and ability to discern principles could work much the same way, and it's just some more subtle differences that lead to the differences in capabilities. There are plenty of cases where it appears as though GPT has discerned the "inner principle" behind something to produce answers.