Astra hits 75% on 3x3 determinants — likely a dedicated circuit, not a general algorithm
justanotherlaw · x · 2026-09-26
Analyzing the model Astra's small-determinant performance, the author speculates it has a circuit specific to 3x3 matrices (very common in training data) rather than a general small-determinant algorithm — otherwise its accuracy wouldn't drop to 75% on single 4x4 cases.
The thread rules out randomness and focuses on distinguishing a specialized circuit from a general algorithm.
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