GPT-6 'Weight Editing' Claim Disputed as Steering Vector Trial-and-Error
A team claimed GPT-6 Astra directly edited Qwen3.5-0.8B weights, changing just 0.016% to fix reasoning loops and boost math ability 6x without training. Critics argue it was really steering vectors plus trial-and-error.
2026-11-03 ~ 2026-11-03 · 2 related posts
- Episode 1: MIT's Weight-Space Programming: LLM Directly Edits Weights, Boosting Math Scores 6x(2026-11-03, 42 posts)
- Episode 2: Researchers Clarify Astra Weight Editing: Known Interpretability Tech, Not RSI(2026-11-03, 3 posts)
- Episode 3: GPT-6 'Weight Editing' Claim Disputed as Steering Vector Trial-and-Error(2026-11-03, 2 posts)
- Episode 4: MIT Weight-Space Programming Results Independently Replicated(2026-11-03, 3 posts)
- Qwen3.5 "weight editing" hype debunked: it's just a steering vector plus trial and error — akbirthko · 2026-11-03
- GPT-6 Astra editing Qwen3.5 weights for 6x math gains? Skeptics call it cherry-picked demos — teortaxesTex · 2026-11-03