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Only the Beginning Matters: How the LLM Decides Where to Focus Attention

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Large language models exhibit an 'attention sink' phenomenon where certain tokens, often the first one, receive disproportionate focus from attention heads. This curious behavior shapes how LLMs process information and generate responses. Understanding attention sinks could provide insights into improving model performance and interpretability.

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