'the' in 'what are the' questions

What this neuron does

This neuron fires on the word 'the' in questions that start with 'what are the' or 'what's the', just before the thing being asked about. Turning it up did not produce a clearly related change in the model's replies.

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

   . Do you grab a disposable one or do you get one that you can recharge? For that matter, why can’t you recharge all of them? What’s the difference? That, turns out, is a matter of science and cost.⏎How

2. #2 peak

   V. That’s 10% of the intended voltage!⏎So what are the traditional options? Well, the best one is to have a separate set of wires

3. #3 peak

   ?⏎- Kidney stones⏎- Polycystic kidney disease⏎- Diabetic Nephropathy⏎- Renal tubular acidosis⏎What are the symptoms of

4. #4 peak

   system?⏎8. Why are program counter and stack pointer 16-bit registers?⏎9. What does it mean by embedded system?⏎10. What are the different addressing modes in 8085?⏎11

5. #5 peak

   Best guess: the water rushing over the microphone of the hearing aid makes a loud rushing sound.⏎If I can’t swim with my waterproof hearing aids, what’s the point?⏎Your waterproof hearing aid is more durable in the case of accidental water sub

6. #6 peak

   most frustrating behaviors a dog owner can experience. It not only disturbs your sleep but also gives you the sense that the dog is not comfortable. So what are the reasons why dogs growl?⏎Here’s The Sort Answer To Why Your Dog Grow

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

   the first generation of transgenics came from observing the way that agrobacterium infects plants

2. #2 peak

   for anything;⏎There is no such a thing as a free lunch, someone has paid for it. Government doesn’t have money of its

3. #3 peak

   is often diagnosed during a visit to your doctor. Blood pressure is measured using a cuff around your arm and a device called a sphygmomanometer. Your doctor may ask you to sit quietly for five

4. #4 peak

   and silica), is connected to the wheel and/or the axle. To stop the wheel, friction material in the form of brake pads (mounted on a device called a brake caliper) is forced mechanically, hydraulically, pneumatically or electrom

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.