Behavior-Optimized Activation Path Recovery

Method of optimizing activation-space interventions to produce behavioral paths along M_y, then measuring whether the resulting activation trajectories trace M_h curvature

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Optimizing interventions in activation space to produce paths along M_y recovers activation trajectories that trace the curvature of M_h.
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Demonstrates bidirectional causal link: behavior manifold geometry can be recovered by optimizing in representation space.

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The behavior a model would exhibit during real-world deployment, as opposed to evaluation behavior; the target of steering.
Activation-Behavior Manifold Isometryconcept0.747
Bayes-optimal Behaviorconcept0.746
Behavior that minimizes expected free energy under the generative model, balancing exploration and exploitation in a principled manner.
optimization of interventions to follow behavior manifold M_ymethod0.736
Method that optimizes activation interventions so that resulting behaviors trace M_y, recovering activation paths that follow M_h curvature.