
Science, Spoken
AI Is a Black Box. Anthropic Figured Out a Way to Look Inside
Jun 4, 2024
Researchers at Anthropic are delving into the mysteries of artificial neural networks to address biases and misinformation. They have identified specific neural combinations linked to various concepts, from benign to potentially harmful entities. Their efforts include uncovering and manipulating features within AI models to enhance safety and reduce biases.
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- Anthropic is unraveling the mysteries of neural networks to understand how AI systems generate outputs.
- Anthropic manipulates AI models to enhance safety and reduce bias by adjusting features in neural nets.
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Decoding Artificial Neural Networks
Researchers at Anthropic have been investigating the inner workings of generative AI systems, such as language models like chat GPT and Gemini, to understand how these systems generate outputs. By reverse engineering large language models, they aim to unravel the mysteries of neural networks. Using techniques like dictionary learning, they have identified specific combinations of artificial neurons that correspond to concepts ranging from burritos to potentially harmful biological weapons.
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