Observation: Gemma 4 32B Sensory Layers Radically Changed from Base to Instruct

eliebakouch · x · 2026-07-08

@eliebakoucher shares a finding: transitioning from the base to the instruct checkpoint of Gemma 4 32B seemingly completely alters the model's early sensory layers (handling underlying parsing and grammar). He notes it makes logical sense but is fascinating to observe directly.

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