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finding:current-llms-contain-a-privileged-verbalisable-subframe-j-space-exhibiting-broadcast-capacity-limitation-and-ignition-like-commitment-within-a-single-forward-passCurrent LLMs contain a privileged verbalisable subframe (J-space) exhibiting broadcast, capacity-limitation, and ignition-like commitment within a single forward pass
Empirical interpretability evidence bearing on Level 2 information-integration and GWT indicators.
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extracted_from(2026) · Shamil Chandaria · Arvo Muñoz Morán · Fernando Rosas · Anil Seth +10
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Claims (3)
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- Main interpretive claim of Section 8.
- Careful scoping of the significance of the Gurnee et al. workspace finding.
- Architectural assessment of current LLMs against computational functional indicators.
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- Jacobian LenssupportsGurnee et al.'s interpretability method used to identify the J-space workspace.
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