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finding:features-in-a-1-have-median-activation-correlation-of-0-72-with-most-similar-feature-in-b-1-neurons-have-median-0-46Features in A/1 have median activation correlation of 0.72 with most similar feature in B/1; neurons have median 0.46
Systematic comparison showing features are substantially more universal than neurons across models
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extracted_from(2024) · Marc Carauleanu · Michael Vaiana · Judd Rosenblatt · Cameron Berg +1
Neighborhood — ranked by edge-count
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- Feature universality across independently trained models suggests features have some existence beyond individual modelsassociated_withsupportsAuthors take agnostic position on ontological status but universality evidence pushes toward features being real
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