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Isotropic Superposition Model

Prior model of superposition where features are discrete 1D objects repelling each other roughly evenly; paper argues this is incomplete

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  • Hypothesized extension of superposition where features may be higher-dimensional manifolds rather than 1D directions

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    A distance-preserving transformation: translation, rotation, reflection, glide-reflection
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  • Theoretical model of how neural networks encode more features than dimensions, informing linear representation work.
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