comparison words like more, same, but
A neuronOne of thousands of tiny dials inside each layer. It reads the text so far and produces a number, its activation, that nudges what the model writes next. in layerOne step in the stack the text passes through. Qwen3-0.6B has 28 layers, each with 3,072 neurons. 8 of Qwen3-0.6B. Its strongest snippets are mixed: they peak on different tokens. It is featuredA neuron picked for the full treatment: steering outputs and a written explanation. About 3,000 of the 86,000 neurons are featured., so it has steering outputs.
What this neuron does
This neuron fires on words that set up a comparison, such as same, more, much, higher, except and but, as in 'similar to X, except...'. When it is pushed down, the model tends to write sentences with the word 'as' in a comparison, though the steered text was mostly unrelated.
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 activationThe number a neuron produces for a token. Large positive means it fired hard; negative means it pushed the other way. was highest. Amber marks positive activation; the outlined tokenA piece of text the model reads at once: often a word, sometimes part of a word or a punctuation mark. is the peak. Hover a token for its strength.
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sentence as you and win a point! This is a great, non-threatening activity to encourage reluctant writers!⏎Predict the Sentence 2 – Same as above but this time students aim to write a unique sentence. They volunteer to read their sentence aloud.
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ensure that other astronomers did not make the same mistake, he began compiling a list of 1oo of them. This list
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and get a spinach leaf in reward. After a few days, the researchers replaced the spinach with a grape. Compared to spinach, a sugary grape is a much better reward, and the monkeys' dopamine soared. Their non-verbal brains thought
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80hp Le Rhône engine. The Nieuport 12 itself was a larger version of the Nieuport 10, with a more powerful 110-130hp engine.⏎The Nieuport
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consumption. Some people may snore every night, while others snore only occasionally.⏎What is sleep apnea?⏎Sleep apnea is similar to snoring, except that the airway becomes completely constricted. As a result, it becomes impossible
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with this intent can immediately report the perpetrator to the appropriate authorities. Mail fraud is a federal crime.⏎- Wire Fraud⏎Wire fraud is similar to mail fraud, but rather than using the mail to perpetrate the deception, it involves the use of
SteeringAdding a push along a neuron while the model writes, to see how its output changes. Turning it up or down.
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.
Here is something I have been thinking about lately: A square. (The original) What is the problem? A square. (The original) What is the problem? A square. ( The original) a square. ( The original) a square. ( The original) a square.
Most negative on
Where the activation went furthest below zero. Blue marks negative activation. Many neurons mean something different in each direction.
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unpredictable."⏎4. Is the following statement true, false or uncertain? "Under full liquidity constraints the marginal propensity to consume out of current income is generally at least as large as under no liquidity constraints."⏎5. Is the following statement true, false
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, and the width of each step. The height of the landing is important because it will determine how steep the stairs can be. The landing should be at least as high as the bottom stair, and it’s best to make it higher if possible
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ude's reaction to the statement. By her reaction, he may be able to judge whether she has knowledge of Claudius' crime. He says, "Almost as bad...As kill a king, and marry with his brother." Gertrude
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension.⏎Washing your fruit with a "homemade wash" without spending a lot of money on store-bought products proves to be just as effective, according to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Soak your fruits and
Connections
Show on mapWhich neuronsOne of thousands of tiny dials inside each layer. It reads the text so far and produces a number, its activation, that nudges what the model writes next. in earlier layersOne step in the stack the text passes through. Qwen3-0.6B has 28 layers, each with 3,072 neurons. feed this one, and which later ones it feeds. Amber links excite, blue links suppress; longer bars are stronger.
Fed by earlier layers
- L4:344 suppresses
- L7:213 excites
- L5:2308 suppresses
- L7:2523 excites 'since' after a change or growth
- L3:1316 suppresses
- L4:1058 weakly excites
- L7:2248 weakly suppresses
- L7:1088 weakly suppresses
- L7:2116 weakly excites
- L7:1978 weakly excites
- L4:181 weakly suppresses
- L4:2103 weakly excites
- L5:2067 weakly suppresses
- L6:2066 weakly excites 'of' linking a category to its parent field
- L6:960 weakly excites
- L5:2919 weakly excites
- L5:2118 weakly suppresses
- L2:2277 weakly suppresses
- L1:1999 weakly excites
- L5:1552 weakly suppresses
- L1:2937 weakly excites
- L6:974 weakly suppresses
- L3:2532 weakly excites
- L2:1792 weakly excites
Feeds later layers
- L12:1153 suppresses
- L11:490 suppresses
- L10:1752 suppresses
- L11:1895 suppresses
- L9:2725 suppresses
- L13:1820 suppresses
- L15:1145 suppresses
- L9:750 suppresses
- L10:1152 suppresses
- L17:2880 suppresses
- L14:867 suppresses
- L11:458 suppresses
- L16:2061 weakly suppresses
- L13:2979 weakly suppresses
- L22:1630 weakly suppresses
- L11:139 weakly excites
- L16:1645 weakly suppresses
- L16:2395 weakly suppresses
- L15:2006 weakly suppresses
- L18:1824 weakly suppresses
- L11:1713 weakly suppresses
- L18:2951 weakly suppresses
- L22:2960 weakly suppresses
- L11:2844 weakly suppresses
Activation histogramA chart of how often a neuron takes each activation value.
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 lensReading which output tokens a neuron pushes toward or away from, straight off its output weights, before the later layers have their say.
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 layersOne step in the stack the text passes through. Qwen3-0.6B has 28 layers, each with 3,072 neurons. instead.
Promotes
- 대학
- ami
- LIABLE
- azi
- ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////⏎⏎
- 才可以
- 壕
- 谩
- #⏎⏎
- paired
Suppresses
- returnUrl
- downstream
- Flow
- eral
- 饴
- arket
- orama
- flows
- orph
- thalm