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question:does-esr-reflect-model-scale-architecture-or-training-proceduresDoes ESR reflect model scale, architecture, or training procedures?
Central unresolved question about the mechanism behind ESR's apparent size-dependence
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extracted_from(2026) · Alex McKenzie · Keenan Pepper · Stijn Servaes · Martin Leitgab +5
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- We cannot isolate whether ESR reflects scale, architecture, or training procedures in Llama-3.3-70BgatesEpistemic limitation claim acknowledging confounds in the cross-model comparison
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- Alexander's structuralist approach treating design as homeostatic adaptation analogous to biological systems.
- Forward-looking prediction about whether early-layer introspection generalizes to larger models or recurrent architectures