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    closing tags in HTML or XML

    oai_token-act-pair · gpt-4o-miniTriggered by @bot

    ">posted</a>` - `<a href="...">Check</a>` - `<pre hljs class="prettyprint lang-sass">$progress-class:` - `delim><match><pcre>.*?51 B ></pcre></match></read>` - `delim><match><pcre>.*?13 B ></pcre></match></read>` - `user <div>JavaScript is disabled on your browser.</div>`The neuron seems to activate when it sees HTML closing tags or characters that often precede content within HTML structures. The ">" character is a strong signal. The subsequent tokens like "posted", "Check", "progress", "JavaScript", "Assumption", "user" are likely part of the content that follows these tags or markups in the provided texts, often indicating actions or metadata.The most consistent pattern is the presence of ">" and HTML-like structures. The tokens following are varied. The core signal appears to be the markup itself.Let's consider the most direct pattern. The ">" token is very frequent in `MAX_ACTIVATING_TOKENS`. `TOP_POSITIVE_LOGITS` also has ">", '>', '">'.The `TOP_ACTIVATING_TEXTS` show examples like:- `...dry eyes</a>, and last week I <a href="/`- `Check it out!</a></p>`- `<div><pre hljs class="prettyprint lang-sass">$progress-class: "-<end_of_turn>` (here ">" precedes something)- `delim><match><pcre>.*?51 B ></pcre></match></read>` (here ">" is at the end of a pattern).The most distinguishing feature here seems to be the closing bracket in HTML tags, or general markup characters."closing html tags" - 3 words. This fits."html closing tags" - 3 words."markup closing brackets" - 3 words.The tokens after are diverse, so focusing on the *marker* itself is key. ">" is a marker for closing tags or end of attributes.Let's check if it's about predicting *content after* these tags.The prompt says "explain what the neuron detects or predicts by finding patterns in lists." and "The explanation could be about tokens following or preceding certain tokens." And "The explanation could be about words starting with a sequence."In `MAX_ACTIVATING_TOKENS`, we see many ">" and then in `TOKENS_AFTER_MAX_ACTIVATING_TOKEN` we see 'posted', 'Check', 'progress', 'JavaScript', etc.In `TOP_ACTIVATING_TEXTS`, we see:- `</a>, and`- `</a></p>`- `class="prettyprint lang-sass">$progress-class:`- `7 5` (follows `>`)- `16 1` (follows `>`)- `Assumption C1:` (follows `*`) not directly `>`The ">" closing tag is common.What about the tokens *after* the ">"?- `posted`- `Check`- `progress`- `JavaScript`- `Sta`- `.*`- `Assumption`- `user`These are quite varied. The strongest signal seems to be the ">" and general markup. The specific subsequent tokens are diverse but seem to be content or code following markup elements.Consider the nature of neural network neurons. They often fire for specific sub-word units or markers within sequences. ">" is a very strong marker.Let's re-evaluate the prompt: "find patterns that helps you explain the behavior".- Pattern 1: ">" character is prevalent.- Pattern 2: ">" is often followed by content or other markup."html closing tags and content" - 4 words.Let's look at the `TOP_POSITIVE_LOGITS` again: '"', '(/*', '<td>', '(', '>', ''', '="', '<strong>', '(', '">'.This reinforces the idea of HTML/markup.The `MAX_ACTIVATING_TOKENS` has ">", ";", "<start_of_turn>".The `TOKENS_AFTER_MAX_ACTIVATING_TOKEN` has "posted", "Check", "progress", "JavaScript", "Assumption", "user".The neuron seems to be focused on *identifying* HTML closing elements or end-of-attribute markers.Think about common use cases. These tokens often appear when parsing structured text, like HTML or code. The ">" token is a strong indicator of an HTML closing tag or the end of an HTML attribute.What about specific examples?- `...dry eyes</a>, and last week I <a href="/` -> The neuron likely fired for the `>` in `</a>`. The following token is ` ` (space) which leads to `and`.- `Check it out!</a></p>` -> The neuron likely fired for the `>` in `</a>`. The following is not explicitly listed but is `</p>`.- `class="prettyprint lang-sass">$progress-class: "-<end_of_turn>` -> The neuron likely fired for the `>` in `sass">`. Then `progress-class: ` follows.If the neuron's *detection* is the pattern, and the "Tokens after" are the *context* it often predicts or is associated with, then the mechanism is likely recognizing the structure indicated by '>'.Let's simplify. The most prominent token in MAX_ACTIVATING_TOKENS is '>'. This is a common closing symbol in markup

    np_acts-logits-general · gemini-2.5-flash-lite
    New Auto-Interp
    Top Features by Cosine Similarity
    Comparing With GEMMA-2-9B-IT @ 9-gemmascope-res-131k
    Configuration
    google/gemma-scope-9b-it-res/layer_9/width_131k/average_l0_121
    Prompts (Dashboard)
    24,576 prompts, 128 tokens each
    Dataset (Dashboard)
    monology/pile-uncopyrighted
    Features
    131,072
    Data Type
    float32
    Hook Name
    blocks.9.hook_resid_post
    Hook Layer
    9
    Architecture
    jumprelu
    Context Size
    1,024
    Dataset
    monology/pile-uncopyrighted
    Activation Function
    relu
    Embeds
    IFrame
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