Interpretability researchers reminded: explanation matters, not just predictive power
burny_tech · x · 2026-11-10
A researcher reminds the interpretability community that they are in the explanation business, not the prediction business. Others add nuance: predictive power is an important aspect of explanations, but not the only one—touching on the ongoing debate over how mechanistic interpretations should be evaluated.
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