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Analogous alignment between representation manifold and behavior manifold is found across months, letters, ages, and synthetic in-context learning tasks in language models.

Generalization finding from the full paper extending beyond days-of-week to other structured concepts.

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Steering Along Manifolds to Control Neural Networks

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Steering Along Manifolds to Control Neural Networks
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The alignment between representation geometry and behavior geometry is not limited to days of the week but extends to months, letters, ages, and synthetic in-context learning tasks.
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The paper's generalization claim, asserting that the days-of-week finding scales to other cyclic and structured concepts.

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Manifold geometry provides a practical blueprint for steering model behavior across diverse tasks and modalities.
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The generalizing predictive claim that manifold steering is a broadly applicable framework beyond the days-of-week case study.

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