OpenAI researcher: steering vectors useful but not yet productized

OpenAI researcher csvoss clarified that steering vectors are useful but not yet effectively productized, likening them to GPS before smartphones. She also conceded that every feature can be steered, though not everything steerable is a feature.

2026-10-13 ~ 2026-10-13 · 3 related posts

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