'than' in comparisons

What this neuron does

This neuron fires on the word 'than' when a sentence compares two things, such as 'far faster than' or 'more quickly than'. It is quiet, and slightly negative, on words that point to a different one of something, like 'another' or 'some runners'. Turning it down pushed the writing toward the word 'different' again and again.

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

   when we talk about instincts, and isn’t part of the more intellectual decision making processes, indeed it shunts them out of the way, and reacts far faster than we can consciously think.⏎Why does the amygdala want to make a copy

2. #2 peak

   , had it not been for a tendency toward wild-eyed anti-communism on the American side, the Soviet Union may have collapsed under its own weight much sooner than it did. The stridence and belligerency emanating from Washington,

3. #3 peak

   :⏎• Increased carbon emissions: As a major contributor to climate change, the burning of oil for heating and cooking purposes releases far higher levels of carbon into the atmosphere than more efficient off-grid fuels like LPG.⏎• Cost: Through a combination of

4. #4 peak

   India has a trade deficit with China of nearly $50 billion, its largest with any country. Singapore, with a population about 240 times smaller than India, sells twice as many goods to China each year.⏎"Both sides are

5. #5 peak

   AFs views drawing as a practice of “making” more than “taking” (Taussig 2011). Drawings are far less intrusive than photography, and encourage the necessity to take time, observe, wait, and get

6. #6 peak

   others increase their happiness, it also increases our own. Studies amongst different cultures and ages have consistently found that individuals who spend money on others report higher levels of happiness than those who spend money on themselves. Researchers suggest that the reward we experience from helping

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

   0% per week. Keep in mind, though, that everyone is different and that even 10% may be too much of a weekly mileage increase for some runners.⏎The causes of low bone density include genetics, poor dietary calcium or vitamin

2. #2 peak

   helping your child address ADHD behavioral challenges. Again, each child is different, so it’s important to recognize that what is appropriate and works for one child might not for another. But these are good natural strategies to implement and see if they can help

3. #3 peak

   or weekly bowel movements. Three bowel movements a day might be normal for one person, while three a week may be normal for another. Also, some people naturally have firmer stools than others.⏎At one time

4. #4 peak

   concept of learning styles. Some of you wanted to know more about that.⏎Some folks learn a new concept in A&P best by hearing their instructor explain it. Some favor learning it from the textbook. Others need to play with specimens in the lab

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.