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Llama-3.1-8B uses base-10 addition for cyclic concept reasoning

Researchers have investigated how Llama-3.1-8B handles cyclic concepts, such as determining months in a year. They discovered that the model does not directly compute modular arithmetic based on the concept's cycle. Instead, it uses a general base-10 addition mechanism and then maps the result back into the cyclic space. This process involves a small set of specialized neurons that compute sums for different Fourier features, highlighting the interplay between causal abstraction and feature geometry in language models. AI

影响 Provides deeper insight into the internal reasoning processes of LLMs, potentially guiding future model architectures and training.

排序理由 Academic paper detailing novel findings about LLM reasoning mechanisms. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Llama-3.1-8B uses base-10 addition for cyclic concept reasoning

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Sheridan Feucht, Tal Haklay, Usha Bhalla, Daniel Wurgaft, Can Rager, Rapha\"el Sarfati, Jack Merullo, Thomas McGrath, Owen Lewis, Ekdeep Singh Lubana, Thomas Fel, Atticus Geiger ·

    Arithmetic in the Wild: Llama uses Base-10 Addition to Reason About Cyclic Concepts

    arXiv:2605.01148v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Does structure in representations imply structure in computation? We study how Llama-3.1-8B reasons over cyclic concepts (e.g., "what month is six months after August?"). Even though Llama-3.1-8B's representations for these concep…