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method:logic-gate-perception-kernelsLogic Gate Perception Kernels
Named technique in DiffLogic CA where fixed-structure logic circuits replace Sobel filters for neighborhood perception
Neighborhood — ranked by edge-count
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- The novel framework introduced in this paper, combining DLGN and NCA for fully differentiable discrete CA learning
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- Sobel FilterscontradictsUsed in traditional NCA for spatial gradient perception; replaced by logic gate kernels in DiffLogic CA
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cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edgeEntities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.
- Interpretive claim based on circuit analysis across experiments
- Fundamental discrete computation units used as neurons in DLGN and DiffLogic CA
- Framework by Petersen et al. using logic gates as neurons with differentiable training, integrated into DiffLogic CA
- Each gate maintains a 16-dimensional probability distribution over binary operations, updated via gradient descent
- A function characterizing how a representation measures distance/similarity between datapoints; used to compare representations
- Initial gate distribution biased toward pass-through gates A and B to facilitate training stability
- Identification of algorithms implemented in attention layers, distributed across attention headsfinding0.688VPD successfully recovered interpretable attention algorithms (previous-token behavior, syntax-boundary routing) in weight space without requiring manual decomposition across heads.
- First stage of DiffLogic CA update where each cell gathers information from neighboring cells via logic gate kernels