EXPLANATION TYPE
    oai_token-act-pair
    Description
    OpenAI's Automated Interpretability from paper "Language models can explain neurons in language models". Modified by Johnny Lin to add new models/context windows.
    Author
    OpenAI
    URL
    https://github.com/hijohnnylin/automated-interpretability
    Settings
    Default prompts from the main branch, strategy TokenActivationPair.
    Recent Explanations
    mathematical expressions and calculations involving variables and numerical operations.
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    13 = 3. And 11 boys would give
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    INDEX 23818
    mathematical expressions and equations containing variables and numerical operations.
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    ). Again, the neighbors of 3 can be
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    domain-specific technical or formal nouns that name systems, processes, fields, measurements, or key entities in a topic (e.g., networks, data, instruments)
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    This is a type of intensity which is not the property
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    phrases indicating someone assuming control or a role/position, especially “take over as” style leadership or responsibility transitions.
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    On:↵↵Ryan will take over full-time GM duties↵↵
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    INDEX 9301
    mentions of a specific proper-noun brand/company name (a named brand reference).
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    , so don’t let Giant’s marketing people put you
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    mentions of entertainment awards and honors, including nominations, wins, categories, and award-show contexts.
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    including the Genie Awards, The Gemini Awards, The
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    mentions of the legal term “certiorari” in U.S. court case citations or headings.
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    11th Cir. Certiorari denied.↵↵
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    INDEX 118424
    snippets of source code (programming tokens and identifiers).
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    keep_fnames: false,↵ mangle:
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    tokens that are parts of systematic chemical compound names (IUPAC-style fragments, numbers and hyphenated segments).
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    ographic Chemicals3-Chloro-6-
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    INDEX 13279
    phrases where the speaker asks for help identifying something (first‑person requests/questions like "can anyone help identify this" or "what is this").
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    my experience (She says it is a cactus but
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    INDEX 109563
    the neuron detects interrogative/question cues — tokens that start or appear in questions (question words and auxiliaries used to form questions).
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    Which time period would you choose and why?"<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>
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    tokens that are part of markup/structural document tags (HTML/XML‑style tags and other structural delimiters).
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    media="print" />↵ <script type="text
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    INDEX 52056
    This neuron detects first-person self-referential pronouns and tokens (e.g., "I", "me", "my", and equivalents in other languages).
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    gosto de muitas coisas, desde a po
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    questions asking about the assistant's personal attributes or identity (age, location, appearance, name).
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    can you describe what you look like?<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant
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    text asking for advice, opinions, or guidance (i.e., requests for help or recommendations).
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    . Anthony wants to know should he cut his losses and
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    INDEX 109985
    It detects the start of an assistant reply / conversation turn boundary (tokens marking or immediately after the assistant's response start).
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    assistant<|end_header_id|>↵↵Here are some tips to stay awake:↵↵
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    questions asking about someone's favorite or preferred thing (e.g., "favorite", "好きな", with items like color/food).
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    each person's favorite color is in the table below:↵
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    the presence of numeric quantities (numbers and measurements such as distances, years, counts, temperatures).
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    241 miles (388 km)↵3. The Kali
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    tokens used for document structure, metadata, and speaker/date labels (speaker names, IDs, and numeric/date tokens).
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    the bug was there forv 7 years<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>
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    INDEX 126477
    This neuron detects structural/control tokens marking conversation boundaries (end-of-turn/end-of-text and header/start markers).
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    how do i meditate<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>↵↵M
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