Thread: mech interp shows LLMs form generalizing connections in three tiers
burny_tech · x · 2026-09-27
See the thread anchor post for the full summary. This post introduces the three-tier framework — conceptual understanding, state-of-the-world understanding, and principled understanding — to characterize the generalizing connections mech interp reveals in LLMs.
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