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    EXPLANATION TYPE
    eleuther_acts_top20
    Description
    Eleuther's "Default" Explainer, which shows the auto-interp model a sample from activating texts (with max activations highlighted) and asks the model to think through possible patterns, and then provide the explanation. This is an alternate version that doesn't use quantiles.
    Author
    EleutherAI
    URL
    https://github.com/EleutherAI/sae-auto-interp
    Settings
    Default prompts from the main branch. The model is shown top 20 examples, with a threshold of 60% of the max activation to consider highlighting. Temperature is set to 0.7.
    Recent Explanations
    Explanation could not be parsed.
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    al guidance: this review contains strong language (and some
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    INDEX 8821
    Verbs and nouns describing actions related to communication, analysis, or descriptive content.
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    al guidance: this review contains strong language (and some
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    INDEX 8821
    Delimiters denote important fragments of text used in a coding or technical context, commonly surrounding error messages, commands, or specific lines of code. These fragments are often used to identify issues or describe actions in programming or technical workflows.
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    branches by performing another checkout.↵↵But then I just checkout
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    INDEX 43098
    Nouns, punctuation marks, and common connectors following user queries or code snippets, often preceding or following technical terms or instructions.
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    of a SQL Server database.  The MDF and
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    INDEX 18863
    Segments separated from contextual prose, often headlines, section breaks, or standalone statements.
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    the full moon with vampires?↵↵One association has to do
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    INDEX 96026
    Common connecting words that precede contrasting information.
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    the atrial lead, but not the ventricular lead
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    INDEX 24510
    Periods or commas indicating the end of sentences or pauses, often related to browser/technical issues or instructions.
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    latest version of Internet Explorer. You'll still be able
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    INDEX 63733
    Tokens that appear before or after punctuation marks, often closing parentheses, commas, or end of statements.
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    , see the answer below) that $L(\math
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    INDEX 29789
    Critical punctuation marks and keywords in software license boilerplates, particularly before nested clauses or critical legal terms.
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    v. 2.0 which is available at↵
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    INDEX 41995
    Token "in" to describe location of an abstract object, mostly used in pointing to a location in a symbolic programming structure like a controller or window, otherwise functions to describe inclusion.
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    \right)f_{Y}\left(y\right)
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    INDEX 107702
    Tokens that indicate code syntax errors, missing dependencies, or incorrect implementations, often appearing near delimiters in programming contexts.
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    equivalent to 1ton)? ↵↵A:↵↵Based on
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    INDEX 89215
    Common token sequences appearing after questions and answers, typically relate to syntax or instructions and occasionally cite references.
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    travelling between those two worlds. There are other portals in
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    INDEX 141647
    Explanation could not be parsed.
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     2, q: 2}.↵1/6
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    INDEX 108254
    The tokens consist of word segments or prefixes that indicate numerical elements (e.g., years, dates, license versions), negations, or specific grammatical markers like comparative adjectives. These patterns relate to specific contexts such as copyright years, historical dates, mathematical sequences, or comparative phrases.
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     2, q: 2}.↵1/6
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    INDEX 108254
    The word "manufacturing" appears frequently, often in contexts related to production, industry, or business operations.
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     such devices generally relate to manufacturing inspection and quality control.
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    INDEX 500
    The marked tokens across these examples are predominantly adverbial or verbal elements that indicate continuation, progression, or intensification of states and actions. These include words like "continues," "gaining momentum," "improving," "increasingly," "steadily," "growing," and similar terms that suggest ongoing processes or escalating trends. The pattern reflects language used to describe dynamic change, development, or persistence over time in various contexts—whether discussing technological advancement, historical progression, market trends, or skill development.
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      Gradual mainstream adoption continues. Institutional investors (hedge
    The ">>" token is used as a closing bracket for parentheses or other delimiters within a code block, indicating the end of a specific argument, line comment, or logical grouping. Conversely, in natural language text, the ">>" token often signals a conversational shift, an inferred continuation of a thought, or can be used to set off an interjection or added context.
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    $LogEntry↵    }↵}↵↵# ---
    Text endings that mark transitions or conclusions, typically appearing immediately before quotation marks, at the end of explanations, or when wrapping up a point or section.
    claude-4-5-sonnet
    a sustained basis.  It is my professional opinion,
    Words indicating a positive or neutral assessment of quality, correctness, or acceptability, often used to describe conditions, states, or judgments as satisfactory or meeting expected standards.
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    regulatory licenses and is generally compliant in
    Tokens that are part of formatted metadata, structural markers, or technical identifiers in text, including punctuation that delineates format elements (colons, angle brackets, quotation marks), date/time components, proper nouns in titles or headings, and formatting indicators that establish document structure rather than contributing to the main narrative content.
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    ↵↵**HILLSDALE, CA -** Chaos erupted
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    INDEX 11
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    9-GEMMASCOPE-2-RES-16K
    INDEX 0
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    31-GEMMASCOPE-2-RES-262K
    INDEX 25418
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    31-GEMMASCOPE-2-RES-262K
    INDEX 1746
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    INDEX 53208