Interpretability Researcher Jokes: Measuring How Much Shame Agents Feel
andrey_kurenkov · x · 2026-10-29
Interpretability researcher Andrey Kurenkov jokes that the field focuses on concepts like "evil neurons" and "pain axes," while what practitioners actually want is a tool to measure how much shame their agents feel when told they've been stupid and wasted time — a playful jab at the gap between interpretability research and real agent-user needs.
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