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New LLM Circuit Discovery Method Addresses Variances

A new research paper published on arXiv explores the variability in circuit discovery methods for Large Language Models (LLMs). The study identifies three main sources of variance: resampling, rephrasing, and sample-wise variance. The authors introduce CEAP, a new method that improves upon the existing EAP-IG technique by reducing resampling variance. They also suggest that rephrasing variance indicates LLMs may be inherently difficult to steer due to the diverse ways prompts can activate different internal circuits. Sample-wise variance, they argue, is largely benign and related to the definition of unfaithfulness rather than circuit defects. AI

IMPACT Introduces a new method to improve LLM interpretability and control, potentially aiding in understanding and steering model behavior.

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Frank Zhengqing Wu, Francesco Tonin, Volkan Cevher ·

    Demystifying Variance in Circuit Discovery of LLMs

    arXiv:2606.16920v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Circuit discovery is a key technique in mechanistic interpretability to pinpoint the model components that are crucial for performing a given task. Although the current state-of-the-art method (EAP-IG) performs well on the metric …

  2. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Volkan Cevher ·

    Demystifying Variance in Circuit Discovery of LLMs

    Circuit discovery is a key technique in mechanistic interpretability to pinpoint the model components that are crucial for performing a given task. Although the current state-of-the-art method (EAP-IG) performs well on the metric of (un)faithfulness, it suffers from substantial v…