"but" after a concession

What this neuron does

This neuron fires on "but" when it follows a difficulty or admission and turns to a positive point, such as "it may sound like a pipedream but" or "not easy, but". It is quiet on "even" in the opposite sense. Turning it up made the model write loose, unrelated sentences rather than showing this pattern.

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

   that you<|endoftext|>America's first industry was neither textiles, nor iron, nor arms, but rather glassmaking. Early manufacturing attempts met with hardships and often failure, but in time the business of glassmaking and the demand for glass products became an important

2. #2 peak

   for them to make new friends, master the teaching material, and be successful in any extracurricular activity. That, of course, is not easy, but fortunately, there are strategies to help one build confidence both in

3. #3 peak

   even hear a simple word like "mama," "dada," or "ball." You baby isn't able to use these words with real meaning yet – but she's working on it.⏎Your baby's beginning to understand how objects relate to

4. #4 peak

   the answer to the low cost decarbonisation of heat puzzle, or a flight of fancy? Well, it may sound like a pipedream (sorry!) but try telling that to the 20 members of the Young Persons Network who visited

5. #5 peak

   could help treat cancer that already has developed. None have been approved for use yet, but a number of experimental therapeutic vaccines have shown promise at helping the body recognize cancer cells

6. #6 peak

   a complex dilemma leaves you uncertain, there are some tools that can help you work your way to a good decision. They can’t tell you what to do, but they can certainly help you figure it out for yourself.⏎When I’m forced to

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

   .)⏎It is harder to sort out the chronological data for the period of the kings (between 1000 and 500 B.C.), and even more difficult to be certain about the period between the exile and the New Testament (

2. #2 peak

   DPFs) and a new generation of substrates designed for diesel engines.⏎An Enabling TechnologyDPFs based on Corning's technology aren't new; in fact, Corning first introduced the cellular ceramic particulate filter to remove soot from

3. #3 peak

   and UNICEF in 1995 and adopted in over 90 countries and territories. However, few countries have implemented it at scale, and even fewer have effectively adapted their education systems to include health promotion. The new global standards

4. #4 peak

   offset environmental gains. If a family buys a fuel-efficient vehicle but chooses to drive more miles than they previously did, there is no gain for the environment. Also, while the average U.S. household size is decreasing, Americans are generally choosing to

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.