HNC Method Challenges Platonic Representation Hypothesis

A new HNC method from Boston University researchers moves ViT weights by just 1.3% along prediction-preserving directions while leaving outputs unchanged, yet representations shift dramatically — revealing internal redundancy and challenging the Platonic Representation Hypothesis.

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