SMRTR AIMar 27, 2025MIT Technology Review

Anthropic can now track the bizarre inner workings of a large language model

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Anthropic researchers have developed a technique called circuit tracing to observe how large language models like Claude make decisions internally. This method revealed surprising insights about how LLMs handle tasks like language translation, math problems, and poem writing, showing they often use unexpected strategies different from human approaches.

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