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Qwen3-0.6B

'time' in 'at the time'

A neuron in layer 9 of Qwen3-0.6B. Its strongest snippets are very consistent: they mostly peak on the same token. It is featured, so it has steering outputs.

What this neuron does

This neuron fires on the word 'time' in the phrase 'at the time', as in 'at the time of its deployment' or 'at the time Campbell began'. When it was turned up, the replies did not show a clear shift in topic.

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

    Ann Lund, from the university, carried out research into the kinds of scoliosis treatments available at the time Richard was alive.⏎They included looking at 11th century Persian polymath

  2. #2 peak

    913, by the Geographic Board of Canada. The work done by the American Bureau was monumental, well informed and incorporated the most advanced scholarship available at the time. In many respects, the information is still useful today, although prudence should

  3. #3 peak

    took place on April 22, 1970 brought 20 million Americans – 10% of the U.S. population at the time

  4. #4 peak

    course, and a spa.⏎The construction of the hotel was no easy feat. The building was constructed using steel and concrete, which was a new technique at the time. The dome, which is the most notable feature of the hotel, was constructed

  5. #5 peak

    0, 1909, the June festivities drew over 300,000 people (larger than the population of Queens at the time) to see the bridge lit

  6. #6 peak

    in the wrong soil, they won’t grow,” Campbell hypothesizes. “But in Polk County, maybe they can.”⏎Despite this diversity, at the time Campbell began his work in 2011, Polk was one of

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.

turned down a lot
Prompt

Here is something I have been thinking about lately: "Yes, I like it. It's not so bad. It's not bad." So far, there's a negative influence, but it's not so bad. So far, there's a negative influence, but it's not so

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

    : Signs to Watch For⏎Would you recognize the early signs of Alzheimer’s disease in yourself or a loved one? An Alzheimer Society of Canada survey of baby boomers has revealed a surprising lack of awareness of symptoms.⏎Only 50 per cent

  2. #2 peak

    - Rapid heart rate⏎- Sweating, clammy skin⏎- Tremor of the hands or other body parts⏎A severe form of alcohol withdrawal called delirium tremens can cause:⏎Exams and Tests⏎Your health care provider will

  3. #3 peak

    to Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.⏎The nonhuman primates, all of reproductive age with a history of successful conception, received a THC edible once daily over the course

  4. #4 peak

    , while the ship was halfway across the Pacific Ocean. The liner continued to Auckland, New Zealand, where two of the passengers – a couple in their 70's – were airlifted to hospital. More than 1,10

Connections

Show on map

Which neurons in earlier layers feed this one, and which later ones it feeds. Amber links excite, blue links suppress; longer bars are stronger.

Fed by earlier layers

  1. L6:2854 excites
  2. L7:2232 excites
  3. L8:2558 excites
  4. L8:929 excites
  5. L8:2860 weakly suppresses
  6. L8:2322 weakly suppresses
  7. L8:1916 weakly excites
  8. L5:2351 weakly excites
  9. L8:1351 weakly suppresses
  10. L8:523 weakly excites
  11. L4:2321 weakly excites
  12. L8:1739 weakly suppresses
  13. L7:1534 weakly excites
  14. L7:2753 weakly suppresses
  15. L8:2511 weakly excites
  16. L7:1594 weakly suppresses
  17. L7:1884 weakly excites
  18. L0:1629 weakly excites
  19. L6:1622 weakly excites
  20. L6:2811 weakly suppresses
  21. L6:1918 weakly excites
  22. L3:2595 weakly excites
  23. L7:2655 weakly excites
  24. L8:1388 weakly suppresses

Feeds later layers

  1. L14:2984 excites
  2. L12:2830 excites
  3. L10:456 excites
  4. L12:742 excites
  5. L15:3033 excites
  6. L10:1693 excites
  7. L21:794 excites
  8. L10:591 excites
  9. L22:1904 excites ages right before a number
  10. L16:2301 excites
  11. L19:1551 excites
  12. L13:2282 excites
  13. L13:745 excites
  14. L23:1612 excites
  15. L16:1992 excites
  16. L13:1327 excites
  17. L18:2274 excites
  18. L17:3034 excites
  19. L10:1214 suppresses
  20. L20:2078 excites
  21. L11:817 excites
  22. L16:1815 excites
  23. L16:583 excites
  24. L12:2853 excites

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.

1 values between -1.66 and -1.491 values between -1.49 and -1.321 values between -1.32 and -1.151 values between -0.99 and -0.823 values between -0.82 and -0.659 values between -0.65 and -0.48132 values between -0.48 and -0.31743 values between -0.31 and -0.141850 values between -0.14 and 0.02874 values between 0.02 and 0.19187 values between 0.19 and 0.3641 values between 0.36 and 0.5323 values between 0.53 and 0.707 values between 0.70 and 0.869 values between 0.86 and 1.035 values between 1.03 and 1.203 values between 1.20 and 1.378 values between 1.37 and 1.543 values between 1.54 and 1.711 values between 1.87 and 2.042 values between 2.38 and 2.551 values between 2.55 and 2.711 values between 2.71 and 2.881 values between 3.22 and 3.391 values between 4.90 and 5.07offnegativepositiveoften

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.

Promotes

  1. 当时的
  2. currentTime
  3. AppState
  4. 那时候
  5. 时光
  6. currentState
  7. 時代
  8. 的时代
  9. 当时
  10. alive

Suppresses

  1. erator
  2. ctions
  3. -sided
  4. ISTR
  5. ymmetric
  6. CTIONS
  7. цион
  8. 原因
  9. zus
  10. sters