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Manifold steering demonstrates bidirectional geometry-behavior link in a video world model on tasks with geometry corresponding to physical dynamics

Extension of manifold steering validation to video world models and physical dynamics tasks, demonstrating cross-modal generality

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Manifold Steering Reveals the Shared Geometry of Neural Network Representation and Behavior

(2026) · Daniel Wurgaft · Can Rager · Matthew Kowal · Vasudev Shyam +12

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There exists a bidirectional relationship between the geometry of neural representation and the geometry of model behavior
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Central empirical claim of the paper, demonstrated across tasks and modalities

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Manifold-respecting steering produces smooth natural behavioral trajectories while linear steering teleports between non-adjacent concepts.claim0.831
Steering along manifolds provides better control than linear steering when the concept geometry is non-linear.claim0.815
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