"of" in "some kind of" or "some type of"

What this neuron does

This neuron reacts to the word "of" in phrases like "some kind of" or "some type of". It is quiet, or slightly negative, on words like "or" in "either-or" choices. Turning it up or down gave text that wandered off in different directions, so it does not clearly change the topic.

Written by Claude from this neuron's activations and steering outputs. Confidence: medium. 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

   You may need to invest in some type of pesticide;there are many DIY chemical-free recipes available nowadays too.⏎As the summer

2. #2 peak

   to do some type of exercise every day. It is best to do some kind of aerobic activity without stopping for at least 20 to 30 minutes each

3. #3 peak

   to yourself. For example, thinking that everything people do or say is some kind of reaction to you. You also compare yourself to others, trying to determine who’s

4. #4 peak

   embassy. They are often set up between nations that do not have official diplomatic relations. They offer a way for two nations that have tense relations to continue some kind of working contact. The U.S. has operated “interest sections” in places like

5. #5 peak

   and also points to separate research which estimates that up to 22% of crashes could be caused by some kind of distraction; and drivers who perform a secondary task at the wheel, like using a

6. #6 peak

   a few days, the CNT and the Socialist General Confederation of Workers (UGT), which since December 1933 had been discussing some kind of working-class alliance, planned a national general strike. It began on October 4

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

   of motor oil, there are three pieces of information: the API service rating, the viscosity grade and the “Energy Conserving” indicator (the oil either is or it isn’t).⏎API service rating⏎This

2. #2 peak

   Piper urges us to think for the glory of God. He demonstrates from Scripture that glorifying God with our minds and hearts is not either-or, but both-and. Thinking carefully about God fuels passion and affections for God. Likewise, Christ

3. #3 peak

   another word this?⏎- Which is short form?⏎- Which is or that is?⏎- What is the means of 7?⏎- What Why means

4. #4 peak

   programming language.⏎Python does not have a static checking phase,⏎The (C)Python *interpreter* doesn't. Other Python implementations (existing or hypothetical) may or may not have a static checking phase.⏎But static tools need specifications beyond (ie

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.