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Gemma 2-2B research finds active feature planes have less holonomy

A new research paper published on arXiv investigates the concentration of holonomy within specific feature planes of the Gemma 2-2B model. The study preregistered its methodology and analysis rules before inspecting the data. Contrary to the prediction that active feature planes would exhibit more holonomy, the results showed the opposite, with active planes carrying less holonomy than control groups. The paper concludes this is an auditable operational reversal rather than a definitive causal claim, leaving the underlying cause open to further investigation. AI

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Larry Richards ·

    Do Active SAE Feature Planes Carry More Holonomy? A Preregistered Reversal in Gemma

    arXiv:2607.20522v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This paper tests whether holonomy concentrates on active sparse-autoencoder (SAE) feature planes in Gemma 2 2B, a concrete operationalization of the broader semantic-concentration prediction. Holonomy is measured at the final-token …