Agentic Paradigm May Shift AI Interpretability from 'Inside the Model' to 'Around the Model'
_onionesque · x · 2026-07-08
A researcher notes that AI interpretability research has long focused on the "inside of the model" (weights, activations, neurons, etc.) rather than the external behaviors and artifacts "around the model." With the rise of the agentic paradigm, the research focus may gradually shift toward externally observable behaviors and artifacts generated by agents. However, the author believes that the traditional mindset centered on "charts inside the machine" remains too strong, and a true paradigm shift has yet to occur.
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