numbers and dates with stray punctuation

What this neuron does

This neuron reacts to small punctuation pieces in numbers and dates, like the dot in "2.M" or the dash in "1910-Moved". It is a weak signal, and turning it up gave text that did not show any clear theme.

Written by Claude from this neuron's activations and steering outputs. Confidence: low. Think it is wrong? Flag it (opens a prefilled issue on GitHub).

Fires most on

The text windows where this neuron's activation was highest. Amber marks positive activation; the outlined token is the peak. Hover a token for its strength.

1. #1 peak

   2 students learn to tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m. and p.m.⏎Common Core: 2.MD.7⏎

2. #2 peak

   of Pharmacy terminated.⏎1905-Theological Seminary organized in Waco.⏎1907-Separated from Baylor University.⏎1910-Moved to Fort Worth.⏎1918-College of Dentistry organized in

3. #3 peak

   along with other associations, sent representatives in 1848 to create the Baptist State Association, which later became the Baptist State Convention.⏎1845-Baylor chartered on February 1 by the Republic of Texas.⏎184

4. #4 peak

   .⏎1996 -The College became a part of the Texas A&M System on September 1, 1996.⏎1919-Baylor Hospital organized in Dallas – now Baylor University Medical Center.⏎1919

5. #5 peak

   _304 Measurement System Inch Number of Items 1 Part Number 190.0400.0400.025.SS UNSPSC Code 30260000 See more

6. #6 peak

   80E.2s in 1919, joining seven Nieuport 83.E.2s that they had purchased in 1916.⏎In

Steering

Push this neuron up or down while the model writes, and watch what changes. The outputs were generated ahead of time, so nothing runs in your browser.

Most negative on

Where the activation went furthest below zero. Blue marks negative activation. Many neurons mean something different in each direction.

1. #1 peak

   North American continent.⏎Rising prominently at 5,895 m (19, 341 ft) in north-eastern Tanzania, the snow-capped

2. #2 peak

   72,000 km/hour (45,000 miles/hour) when it hit the atmosphere. As an asteroid

3. #3 peak

   m (18,510 ft) on its western summit and 5,621

4. #4 peak

   Curtiss and purchase a plane for $7,000 ($157,000 in today’s money). While waiting for it to be built,

Which neurons in earlier layers feed this one, and which later ones it feeds. Amber links excite, blue links suppress; longer bars are stronger.

Activation histogram

How often this neuron fires at each strength. Almost always it does close to nothing (the tall bars in the middle); the snippets above are the rare moments it fired hard, amber for positive and blue for negative.

Logit lens

The words this neuron nudges the model toward (amber) or away from (blue) when it fires. A hint, not a label: many neurons work through later layers instead.