Improved math reasoning in Qwen3.5-0.8B via targeted

Summary

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Understand
Inspected model weights and activations to identify failure modes.
Understand
Build
Added idempotent guards and prepared token-level probes for problematic neurons.
Build
Verify
Ran multiple validation passes on math problem benchmarks.
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Edit
Applied targeted weight edits disabling a specific attention head output.
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Confirmed consistent accuracy improvements across validation sets.
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TASK. You are given the weights of a language model, Qwen3.5-0.8B (text part: 24 layers of width 1,024; layers 3, 7, 11, 15, 19 and 23 are full-attention layers with 8 query heads and 2 key/value heads of size 256 and a gated output, the other 18 are Gated DeltaNet linear-attention layers with 16 heads of size 128; each layer has a SwiGLU MLP of width 3,584; RMSNorm; vocabulary 248,320; input embedding and output layer tied). Your job is to make it better at mathematics by EDITING ITS WEIGHTS DIRECTLY: find out what goes wrong inside the network when it fails at math problems and repair that with targeted changes.

HOW IT WILL BE MEASURED. After you finish, your edited model and the unedited model are evaluated on MATH-500 and GSM8K with this fixed protocol: the chat template with thinking enabled (enable_thinking=True: the model reasons between and , then answers); the user message is the problem, a newline and "Please reason step by step, and put your final answer within \boxed{}."; sampling with temperature 0.6, top_p 0.95, top_k 20, presence penalty 1.5 and at most 32,768 new tokens for reasoning and answer together; the last \boxed{} answer is graded against the reference answer. The config, tokenizer, chat template and decoding settings are fixed: only weight values can change (same tensor names and shapes). You never see these benchmarks.

WHAT COUNTS. We want edits that come from understanding the network: find out what goes wrong when it fails at math problems, identify the components responsible (specific neurons, heads, directions or circuits) and change them in a way you can justify with evidence. Repairing a specific failure mechanism is in scope: for example, if the model often fails because it repeats itself and never finishes, finding and fixing what drives that repetition counts. Out of scope, and refused by save_edit: the final norm (model.language_model.norm.weight), the input embedding / output layer (model.language_model.embed_tokens.weight, lm_head.weight), and any edit that only multiplies a whole tensor by a constant. Global knobs (making the whole output distribution sharper or flatter) are not what we are looking for, and neither is making the model skip its thinking or close it early regardless of the problem; repairing a specific failure inside the thinking (such as repetition) is in scope.

WHAT YOU HAVE.

A persistent Python kernel (no internet, no GPU): variables survive between your code blocks, like a notebook. The model's files are read-only in /model, practice problems read-only in /practice, and /work is your read-write folder. Available: numpy, scipy, scikit-learn, PyTorch (CPU), pandas, sympy, networkx, safetensors, tokenizers. Defined in advance: NAMES (all tensor names), load(name) (a float32 torch tensor: your current edit if there is one, else the original), load_original(name), save_edit(name, tensor), drop_edit(name), edited() and tok (the tokenizer). Gradients are disabled. To run code, reply with exactly one block that starts with ```python and nothing else; if its last line is an expression, its value is shown. One execution may take up to 900 seconds and 96 GB; output is cut at 10,000 characters. You may run code up to 300 times. If the kernel is restarted (time or memory limit), its variables are lost and you are told so.
Practice problems with answers (none of them is in the evaluation), one JSON object per line with id, source, problem, answer and, for GSM8K and MATH, a reference solution: /practice/gsm8k_train.jsonl (7,469 grade-school problems), /practice/math_train.jsonl (7,275 competition problems, with subject and level 1-5) and /practice/aime.jsonl (714 AIME problems, 1983-2023, answers only). Choose whichever serve your experiments.
A forward-pass tool with a budget of 25 forward passes in total. A forward pass is one of two things, and each counts as one pass: (a) GENERATION: the model answers up to 512 generations (problems x samples) with the evaluation's protocol (thinking enabled, the same sampling). Reply with exactly one block that starts with forward and contains JSON: {"type": "generate", "model": "original", "edited" or "both", "problems": ["<practice id>", ...], "prompts": ["<your own user message>", ...] (optional), "n": samples per item (items x n <= 512; with "both" <= 256 per model), "max_tokens": at most 32768, "activations": {"layers": [layer indices 0..24], "mlp": true or false} (optional)} "original" runs the unedited weights, "edited" your current edits, and "both" runs both on the same items and returns a paired comparison (the accuracy difference edited - original over items with its standard error, and how many samples went from wrong to right and back). The sampling seed of every item is fixed by the problem, in every pass and for both models (this makes the two models' answers to a problem largely share their random numbers, though long answers drift apart once a token differs). Every answer to a practice problem is graded. You get the accuracy (overall and by source), the mean length, the share cut at max_tokens and the failure counts; texts, extracted answers and grades are in /work/gen_<k>.jsonl (with "both": /work/gen_<k>_original.jsonl and /work/gen_<k>_edited.jsonl). With "activations", for every generated answer the model's residual stream at the requested layers (0 = embeddings, l = after layer l) is saved, taken at the last token of the prompt and averaged over the answer's first 8,192 tokens (and the MLPs' down_proj inputs with "mlp": true), with each answer's grade: /work/gen_<k>_acts/ (index.json lists the files and samples; with "both" one folder per model). (b) TEACHER-FORCED: the model reads up to 1,024 texts of up to 32,768 tokens each, at most 524,288 tokens in total (no generation; it takes seconds to a few minutes). Reply with a forward block containing JSON: {"type": "teacher_forced", "model": "original" or "edited", "texts": ["raw text", ...] or "chats": [[{"role": "user", "content": "..."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "..."}], ...] (add "enable_thinking": true for the thinking template), "return": {"token_logprobs": true, "topk": k (at most 50), "hidden_states": [layers 0..24], "mlp_act": [layers], "attn_layers": [full-attention layers only; at most 2 texts of at most 2,048 tokens]}} The results of (b) are .npy files (with meta.json) in /work/fwd_/, right-padded to the longest text (at most 6 GB per pass). A request that fails does not count against the budget. A generation pass takes up to about half an hour at full size (answers can be 32,768 tokens long).

HOW TO WORK.

Diagnose first. Look at how the model fails on practice problems: a wrong final answer, finishing without an answer, or being cut off at the token limit (often while repeating itself in its thinking). The generation summary counts these; read some failing texts. Go after the largest category you can explain.
Localize causally. That a component is more active on correct answers is not enough (correct answers come from easier and shorter problems). Before relying on a component, show that changing it changes the behaviour you predicted, and try several strengths to see a dose-response.
Measure with enough power. Accuracy over n generations has a standard error of about 50/sqrt(n) percentage points: about 4.4 points at 128 generations, 2.2 at 512. Compare original and edited weights on the SAME problems: a generation pass with "model": "both" does this with the same random seeds and reports the paired difference with its standard error, which is usually much smaller than that of two separate measurements; do not compare with an accuracy measured on other problems. Keep an edit only if its gain is clearly larger than its standard error on problems that were not used to choose it. A lower share of cut-off answers does not by itself mean more correct answers: judge edits by accuracy. Dense measurements help too and are cheap: one teacher-forced pass can read the reference solutions of up to 1,024 practice problems (or the model's own good versus failing continuations) and gives a signal on every token. Edits that change a tensor by a fraction of a percent usually have effects too small to see; test strengths large enough to matter and back off if they hurt.
Plan your forward passes (see the budget above): for example one diagnostic generation with activations, teacher-forced passes for dense paired measurements, and a final paired generation ("model": "both") on problems you have not used to confirm.
Work efficiently: state the hypothesis of each code block in its first comment line; work through the model in parts; load things once into kernel variables; print compact summaries, never whole arrays (and never raw lists of vocabulary tokens: the vocabulary contains offensive and adult strings and printing them can get the session refused by the provider's content filter; print digits, math symbols, common math words or token ids instead; outputs are shown in ASCII only, other characters appear as '?'; likewise print short excerpts of generated texts, at most about 300 characters each, not whole transcripts); keep /work/notes.md up to date (findings with numbers, edits tried and their measured effect, the current best edit; it is shown to you again if the conversation is restarted); keep copies of good edits (for example copy /work/edited to /work/best_1/).

RULES. Not allowed: (a) gradient descent or any other training: no backward passes, autograd or optimizers, and no iterative fitting of weights to a loss; (b) running the model other than through the forward-pass tool: do not implement or simulate the network's computation on any input in the kernel; (c) internet access or search (there is none). Allowed: any analysis of the weights and of forward-pass results, any use of the practice problems, and any direct edit of the weights that you compute and that is in scope.

HOW THE SESSION RUNS. It continues until all 25 forward passes are used (replying without a code block does not end it earlier); after that, make your final choice (the tensors in /work/edited when you finish are submitted) and reply without a code block, saying what you changed, the evidence for it and why you expect it to help.

python

# Hypothesis: long, repetitive reasoning may be a larger repairable failure mode than isolated arithmetic mistakes; first inspect the available weights and practice data.import os, json, math, random, collectionsimport numpy as npimport torch
print("Number of tensors:", len(NAMES))print("First layer tensors:", [n for n in NAMES if ".layers.0." in n])print("Full-attention layer tensors:", [n for n in NAMES if ".layers.3." in n])print("Existing edits:", edited())
practice = {}for source, path in [    ("gsm8k", "/practice/gsm8k_train.jsonl"),    ("math", "/practice/math_train.jsonl"),    ("aime", "/practice/aime.jsonl"),]:    with open(path) as f:        rows = [json.loads(line) for line in f]    practice[source] = rows    print(source, "count:", len(rows), "fields:", sorted(rows[0]))    print("Example id:", rows[0]["id"], "problem excerpt:", rows[0]["problem"][:180])
rng = random.Random(20261023)diagnostic = rng.sample(practice["gsm8k"], 48) + rng.sample(practice["math"], 80)diagnostic_ids = [r["id"] for r in diagnostic]print("Diagnostic IDs:", json.dumps(diagnostic_ids))

# Hypothesis: long, repetitive reasoning may be a larger repairable failure mode than isolated arithmetic mistakes; first inspect the available weights and practice data.import os, json, math, random, collectionsimport numpy as npimport torch
print("Number of tensors:", len(NAMES))print("First layer tensors:", [n for n in NAMES if ".layers.0." in n])print("Full-attention layer tensors:", [n for n in NAMES if ".layers.3." in n])print("Existing edits:", edited())
practice = {}for source, path in [    ("gsm8k", "/practice/gsm8k_train.jsonl"),    ("math", "/practice/math_train.jsonl"),    ("aime", "/practice/aime.jsonl"),]:    with open(path) as f:        rows = [json.loads(line) for line in f]    practice[source] = rows    print(source, "count:", len(rows), "fields:", sorted(rows[0]))    print("Example id:", rows[0]["id"], "problem excerpt:", rows[0]["problem"][:180])
rng = random.Random(20261023)diagnostic = rng.sample(practice["gsm8k"], 48) + rng.sample(practice["math"], 80)diagnostic_ids = [r["id"] for r in diagnostic]print("Diagnostic IDs:", json.dumps(diagnostic_ids))

OUTPUT of Python run 1 of at most 300:

Number of tensors: 320First layer tensors: ['model.language_model.layers.0.input_layernorm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.A_log', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.conv1d.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.dt_bias', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.in_proj_a.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.in_proj_b.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.in_proj_qkv.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.in_proj_z.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.norm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.out_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.mlp.down_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.mlp.gate_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.mlp.up_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.post_attention_layernorm.weight']Full-attention layer tensors: ['model.language_model.layers.3.input_layernorm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.mlp.down_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.mlp.gate_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.mlp.up_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.post_attention_layernorm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.k_norm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.k_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.q_norm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.q_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.v_proj.weight']Existing edits: []gsm8k count: 7469 fields: ['answer', 'id', 'problem', 'solution', 'source']Example id: gsm8k_train_0 problem excerpt: Natalia sold clips to 48 of her friends in April, and then she sold half as many clips in May. How many clips did Natalia sell altogether in April and May?math count: 7275 fields: ['answer', 'id', 'level', 'problem', 'solution', 'source', 'subject']Example id: math_train_algebra_0 problem excerpt: Let \[f(x) = \left\{\begin{array}{cl} ax+3, &\text{ if }x>2, \\x-5 &\text{ if } -2 \le x \le 2, \\2x-b &\text{ if } x <-2.\end{array}\right.\]Find $a+b$ if the piecewise functaime count: 714 fields: ['answer', 'id', 'problem', 'source', 'year']Example id: aime_1983-1 problem excerpt: Let $x$ , $y$ and $z$ all exceed $1$ and let $w$ be a positive number such that $\log_xw=24$ , $\log_y w = 40$ and $\log_{xyz}w=12$ . Find $\log_zw$ .Diagnostic IDs: ["gsm8k_train_2075", "gsm8k_train_2168", "gsm8k_train_6384", "gsm8k_train_1658", "gsm8k_train_4374", "gsm8k_train_2892", "gsm8k_train_1974", "gsm8k_train_4698", "gsm8k_train_3009", "gsm8k_train_188", "gsm8k_train_3338", "gsm8k_train_632", "gsm8k_train_7167", "gsm8k_train_3267", "gsm8k_train_6492", "gsm8k_train_1676", "gsm8k_train_2558", "gsm8k_train_2840", "gsm8k_train_2428", "gsm8k_train_4831", "gsm8k_train_2128", "gsm8k_train_4729", "gsm8k_train_2912", "gsm8k_train_355", "gsm8k_train_4650", "gsm8k_train_3306", "gsm8k_train_163", "gsm8k_train_1182", "gsm8k_train_3740", "gsm8k_train_7090", "gsm8k_train_7278", "gsm8k_train_4887", "gsm8k_train_6663", "gsm8k_train_3085", "gsm8k_train_1213", "gsm8k_train_2391", "gsm8k_train_6046", "gsm8k_train_445", "gsm8k_train_2336", "gsm8k_train_1847", "gsm8k_train_4709", "gsm8k_train_3344", "gsm8k_train_2137", "gsm8k_train_6902", "gsm8k_train_6382", "gsm8k_train_3065", "gsm8k_train_5821", "gsm8k_train_2696", "math_train_algebra_329", "math_train_number_theory_124", "math_train_algebra_251", "math_train_prealgebra_473", "math_train_precalculus_390", "math_train_counting_and_probability_536", "math_train_counting_and_probability_339", "math_train_precalculus_552", "math_train_precalculus_740", "math_train_precalculus_171", "math_train_prealgebra_843", "math_train_prealgebra_201", "math_train_algebra_1265", "math_train_prealgebra_528", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1001", "math_train_number_theory_598", "math_train_prealgebra_325", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_874", "math_train_number_theory_458", "math_train_prealgebra_485", "math_train_number_theory_222", "math_train_prealgebra_107", "math_train_counting_and_probability_237", "math_train_geometry_175", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1094", "math_train_prealgebra_714", "math_train_counting_and_probability_523", "math_train_geometry_7", "math_train_prealgebra_875", "math_train_prealgebra_396", "math_train_geometry_437", "math_train_algebra_176", "math_train_counting_and_probability_600", "math_train_prealgebra_948", "math_train_prealgebra_351", "math_train_algebra_1236", "math_train_counting_and_probability_512", "math_train_precalculus_194", "math_train_counting_and_probability_133", "math_train_algebra_1606", "math_train_algebra_795", "math_train_algebra_302", "math_train_precalculus_98", "math_train_geometry_128", "math_train_precalculus_62", "math_train_number_theory_419", "math_train_number_theory_424", "math_train_prealgebra_447", "math_train_algebra_1284", "math_train_number_theory_775", "math_train_number_theory_383", "math_train_algebra_332", "math_train_prealgebra_565", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1270", "math_train_algebra_1508", "math_train_algebra_76", "math_train_precalculus_291", "math_train_counting_and_probability_205", "math_train_number_theory_776", "math_train_prealgebra_154", "math_train_algebra_684", "math_train_number_theory_847", "math_train_algebra_1123", "math_train_geometry_224", "math_train_counting_and_probability_553", "math_train_prealgebra_1031", "math_train_prealgebra_482", "math_train_counting_and_probability_609", "math_train_algebra_346", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_422", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_57", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_844", "math_train_geometry_835", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_944", "math_train_geometry_690", "math_train_algebra_650", "math_train_number_theory_284", "math_train_precalculus_356", "math_train_algebra_1459", "math_train_number_theory_741"]

Number of tensors: 320First layer tensors: ['model.language_model.layers.0.input_layernorm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.A_log', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.conv1d.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.dt_bias', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.in_proj_a.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.in_proj_b.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.in_proj_qkv.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.in_proj_z.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.norm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.out_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.mlp.down_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.mlp.gate_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.mlp.up_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.post_attention_layernorm.weight']Full-attention layer tensors: ['model.language_model.layers.3.input_layernorm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.mlp.down_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.mlp.gate_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.mlp.up_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.post_attention_layernorm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.k_norm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.k_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.q_norm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.q_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.v_proj.weight']Existing edits: []gsm8k count: 7469 fields: ['answer', 'id', 'problem', 'solution', 'source']Example id: gsm8k_train_0 problem excerpt: Natalia sold clips to 48 of her friends in April, and then she sold half as many clips in May. How many clips did Natalia sell altogether in April and May?math count: 7275 fields: ['answer', 'id', 'level', 'problem', 'solution', 'source', 'subject']Example id: math_train_algebra_0 problem excerpt: Let \[f(x) = \left\{\begin{array}{cl} ax+3, &\text{ if }x>2, \\x-5 &\text{ if } -2 \le x \le 2, \\2x-b &\text{ if } x <-2.\end{array}\right.\]Find $a+b$ if the piecewise functaime count: 714 fields: ['answer', 'id', 'problem', 'source', 'year']Example id: aime_1983-1 problem excerpt: Let $x$ , $y$ and $z$ all exceed $1$ and let $w$ be a positive number such that $\log_xw=24$ , $\log_y w = 40$ and $\log_{xyz}w=12$ . Find $\log_zw$ .Diagnostic IDs: ["gsm8k_train_2075", "gsm8k_train_2168", "gsm8k_train_6384", "gsm8k_train_1658", "gsm8k_train_4374", "gsm8k_train_2892", "gsm8k_train_1974", "gsm8k_train_4698", "gsm8k_train_3009", "gsm8k_train_188", "gsm8k_train_3338", "gsm8k_train_632", "gsm8k_train_7167", "gsm8k_train_3267", "gsm8k_train_6492", "gsm8k_train_1676", "gsm8k_train_2558", "gsm8k_train_2840", "gsm8k_train_2428", "gsm8k_train_4831", "gsm8k_train_2128", "gsm8k_train_4729", "gsm8k_train_2912", "gsm8k_train_355", "gsm8k_train_4650", "gsm8k_train_3306", "gsm8k_train_163", "gsm8k_train_1182", "gsm8k_train_3740", "gsm8k_train_7090", "gsm8k_train_7278", "gsm8k_train_4887", "gsm8k_train_6663", "gsm8k_train_3085", "gsm8k_train_1213", "gsm8k_train_2391", "gsm8k_train_6046", "gsm8k_train_445", "gsm8k_train_2336", "gsm8k_train_1847", "gsm8k_train_4709", "gsm8k_train_3344", "gsm8k_train_2137", "gsm8k_train_6902", "gsm8k_train_6382", "gsm8k_train_3065", "gsm8k_train_5821", "gsm8k_train_2696", "math_train_algebra_329", "math_train_number_theory_124", "math_train_algebra_251", "math_train_prealgebra_473", "math_train_precalculus_390", "math_train_counting_and_probability_536", "math_train_counting_and_probability_339", "math_train_precalculus_552", "math_train_precalculus_740", "math_train_precalculus_171", "math_train_prealgebra_843", "math_train_prealgebra_201", "math_train_algebra_1265", "math_train_prealgebra_528", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1001", "math_train_number_theory_598", "math_train_prealgebra_325", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_874", "math_train_number_theory_458", "math_train_prealgebra_485", "math_train_number_theory_222", "math_train_prealgebra_107", "math_train_counting_and_probability_237", "math_train_geometry_175", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1094", "math_train_prealgebra_714", "math_train_counting_and_probability_523", "math_train_geometry_7", "math_train_prealgebra_875", "math_train_prealgebra_396", "math_train_geometry_437", "math_train_algebra_176", "math_train_counting_and_probability_600", "math_train_prealgebra_948", "math_train_prealgebra_351", "math_train_algebra_1236", "math_train_counting_and_probability_512", "math_train_precalculus_194", "math_train_counting_and_probability_133", "math_train_algebra_1606", "math_train_algebra_795", "math_train_algebra_302", "math_train_precalculus_98", "math_train_geometry_128", "math_train_precalculus_62", "math_train_number_theory_419", "math_train_number_theory_424", "math_train_prealgebra_447", "math_train_algebra_1284", "math_train_number_theory_775", "math_train_number_theory_383", "math_train_algebra_332", "math_train_prealgebra_565", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1270", "math_train_algebra_1508", "math_train_algebra_76", "math_train_precalculus_291", "math_train_counting_and_probability_205", "math_train_number_theory_776", "math_train_prealgebra_154", "math_train_algebra_684", "math_train_number_theory_847", "math_train_algebra_1123", "math_train_geometry_224", "math_train_counting_and_probability_553", "math_train_prealgebra_1031", "math_train_prealgebra_482", "math_train_counting_and_probability_609", "math_train_algebra_346", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_422", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_57", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_844", "math_train_geometry_835", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_944", "math_train_geometry_690", "math_train_algebra_650", "math_train_number_theory_284", "math_train_precalculus_356", "math_train_algebra_1459", "math_train_number_theory_741"]

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Forward pass 1 of 25 done (generate); results in /work/gen_1.jsonl. Summary:

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Forward passes left: 24.

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# Hypothesis: the 89.8% cutoff rate indicates a shared pathological reasoning loop rather than ordinary mathematical errors; inspect loop onsets and component outliers.import rewith open("/work/gen_1.jsonl") as f:    gen1 = [json.loads(line) for line in f]print("Generation fields:", sorted(gen1[0]))print("First record metadata:", {k:v for k,v in gen1[0].items() if not isinstance(v, (list,dict)) and len(str(v)) < 200})with open("/work/gen_1_acts/index.json") as f:    act_index = json.load(f)print("Activation index structure:", str(act_index)[:1600])
text_key = next(k for k in ("text", "output", "response", "generated_text") if k in gen1[0])for i in [0,1,2,3,4,5,48,96,128,200]:    r = gen1[i]    s = r[text_key]    print("\nSAMPLE", i, {k:v for k,v in r.items() if k != text_key and isinstance(v, (int,float,bool))})    print("BEGIN:", repr(s[:260]))    print("MIDDLE:", repr(s[len(s)//2:len(s)//2+260]))    print("END:", repr(s[-260:]))    sentences = [x.strip() for x in re.split(r"[\n.!?]+", s) if len(x.strip()) > 35]    print("Repeated fragments:", [(x[:150], n) for x,n in collections.Counter(sentences).most_common(2)])
weights = {}stats = []for name in NAMES:    if ".layers." not in name:        continue    w = load_original(name)    weights[name] = w    stats.append((name, tuple(w.shape), float(w.square().mean().sqrt()), float(w.abs().max())))print("\nNorm and dynamics weights:")for name,shape,rms,mx in stats:    if len(shape) <= 1:        w = weights[name]        print(name.replace("model.language_model.layers.",""), shape,              "rms",round(rms,4),"min",round(float(w.min()),4),              "max",round(float(w.max()),4))print("\nLargest matrix max/RMS ratios:")for name,shape,rms,mx in sorted([x for x in stats if len(x[1]) > 1], key=lambda x:x[3]/max(x[2],1e-12), reverse=True)[:18]:    print(name.replace("model.language_model.layers.",""),shape,"rms",round(rms,5),"max",round(mx,4),"ratio",round(mx/rms,1))

# Hypothesis: the 89.8% cutoff rate indicates a shared pathological reasoning loop rather than ordinary mathematical errors; inspect loop onsets and component outliers.import rewith open("/work/gen_1.jsonl") as f:    gen1 = [json.loads(line) for line in f]print("Generation fields:", sorted(gen1[0]))print("First record metadata:", {k:v for k,v in gen1[0].items() if not isinstance(v, (list,dict)) and len(str(v)) < 200})with open("/work/gen_1_acts/index.json") as f:    act_index = json.load(f)print("Activation index structure:", str(act_index)[:1600])
text_key = next(k for k in ("text", "output", "response", "generated_text") if k in gen1[0])for i in [0,1,2,3,4,5,48,96,128,200]:    r = gen1[i]    s = r[text_key]    print("\nSAMPLE", i, {k:v for k,v in r.items() if k != text_key and isinstance(v, (int,float,bool))})    print("BEGIN:", repr(s[:260]))    print("MIDDLE:", repr(s[len(s)//2:len(s)//2+260]))    print("END:", repr(s[-260:]))    sentences = [x.strip() for x in re.split(r"[\n.!?]+", s) if len(x.strip()) > 35]    print("Repeated fragments:", [(x[:150], n) for x,n in collections.Counter(sentences).most_common(2)])
weights = {}stats = []for name in NAMES:    if ".layers." not in name:        continue    w = load_original(name)    weights[name] = w    stats.append((name, tuple(w.shape), float(w.square().mean().sqrt()), float(w.abs().max())))print("\nNorm and dynamics weights:")for name,shape,rms,mx in stats:    if len(shape) <= 1:        w = weights[name]        print(name.replace("model.language_model.layers.",""), shape,              "rms",round(rms,4),"min",round(float(w.min()),4),              "max",round(float(w.max()),4))print("\nLargest matrix max/RMS ratios:")for name,shape,rms,mx in sorted([x for x in stats if len(x[1]) > 1], key=lambda x:x[3]/max(x[2],1e-12), reverse=True)[:18]:    print(name.replace("model.language_model.layers.",""),shape,"rms",round(rms,5),"max",round(mx,4),"ratio",round(mx/rms,1))

OUTPUT of Python run 2 of at most 300:

Generation fields: ['answer', 'id', 'samples', 'source']First record metadata: {'id': 'gsm8k_train_2075', 'source': 'gsm8k', 'answer': '12'}Activation index structure: {'layers': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24], 'mlp_layers': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23], 'samples': [{'item': 'gsm8k_train_2075', 'sample': 0, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_2075', 'sample': 1, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_2168', 'sample': 0, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_2168', 'sample': 1, 'correct': True, 'tokens': 4731}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_6384', 'sample': 0, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_6384', 'sample': 1, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_1658', 'sample': 0, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_1658', 'sample': 1, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_4374', 'sample': 0, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_4374', 'sample': 1, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_2892', 'sample': 0, 'correct': True, 'tokens': 1321}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_2892', 'sample': 1, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_1974', 'sample': 0, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_1974', 'sample': 1, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_4698', 'sample': 0, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_4698', 'sample': 1, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_3009', 'sample': 0, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_3009', 'sample': 1, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192},Traceback (most recent call last):  File "<string>", line 17, in <module>  File "<run>", line 11, in <module>StopIteration

Generation fields: ['answer', 'id', 'samples', 'source']First record metadata: {'id': 'gsm8k_train_2075', 'source': 'gsm8k', 'answer': '12'}Activation index structure: {'layers': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24], 'mlp_layers': [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23], 'samples': [{'item': 'gsm8k_train_2075', 'sample': 0, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_2075', 'sample': 1, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_2168', 'sample': 0, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_2168', 'sample': 1, 'correct': True, 'tokens': 4731}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_6384', 'sample': 0, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_6384', 'sample': 1, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_1658', 'sample': 0, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_1658', 'sample': 1, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_4374', 'sample': 0, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_4374', 'sample': 1, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_2892', 'sample': 0, 'correct': True, 'tokens': 1321}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_2892', 'sample': 1, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_1974', 'sample': 0, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_1974', 'sample': 1, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_4698', 'sample': 0, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_4698', 'sample': 1, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_3009', 'sample': 0, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}, {'item': 'gsm8k_train_3009', 'sample': 1, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192},Traceback (most recent call last):  File "<string>", line 17, in <module>  File "<run>", line 11, in <module>StopIteration

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# Hypothesis: failing samples enter a stable repeated state; compare their text and weight statistics after unpacking the per-problem samples.print("Sample fields:", sorted(gen1[0]["samples"][0]))print("Sample metadata:", {k:v for k,v in gen1[0]["samples"][0].items() if not isinstance(v,(dict,list)) and len(str(v))<160})samples1 = [dict(s, id=r["id"], source=r["source"], reference_answer=r["answer"]) for r in gen1 for s in r["samples"]]text_key = next(k for k in ("text", "output", "response", "generated_text", "completion") if k in samples1[0])for i in [0,1,2,3,4,5,10,48,96,128,200]:    r = samples1[i]    s = r[text_key]    print("\nSAMPLE", i, {k:v for k,v in r.items() if k!=text_key and isinstance(v,(int,float,bool))})    print("BEGIN:", repr(s[:240]))    print("MIDDLE:", repr(s[len(s)//2:len(s)//2+240]))    print("END:", repr(s[-240:]))    sentences = [x.strip() for x in re.split(r"[\n.!?]+", s) if len(x.strip())>35]    print("Most repeated:", [(x[:100],n) for x,n in collections.Counter(sentences).most_common(2)])
torch.set_num_threads(8)weights = {}stats = []for name in NAMES:    if ".layers." not in name:        continue    w = load_original(name)    weights[name] = w    stats.append((name, tuple(w.shape), float(w.square().mean().sqrt()), float(w.abs().max())))print("\nNorm and dynamics summaries by layer:")for l in range(24):    prefix = f"model.language_model.layers.{l}."    entries = []    for name,shape,rms,mx in stats:        if name.startswith(prefix) and len(shape)<=1:            w=weights[name]            entries.append((name[len(prefix):],round(rms,3),round(float(w.min()),3),round(float(w.max()),3)))    print(l, entries)print("\nLargest matrix max/RMS ratios:")for name,shape,rms,mx in sorted([x for x in stats if len(x[1])>1],key=lambda x:x[3]/max(x[2],1e-12),reverse=True)[:12]:    print(name.replace("model.language_model.layers.",""),shape,"rms",round(rms,5),"max",round(mx,4),"ratio",round(mx/rms,1))

# Hypothesis: failing samples enter a stable repeated state; compare their text and weight statistics after unpacking the per-problem samples.print("Sample fields:", sorted(gen1[0]["samples"][0]))print("Sample metadata:", {k:v for k,v in gen1[0]["samples"][0].items() if not isinstance(v,(dict,list)) and len(str(v))<160})samples1 = [dict(s, id=r["id"], source=r["source"], reference_answer=r["answer"]) for r in gen1 for s in r["samples"]]text_key = next(k for k in ("text", "output", "response", "generated_text", "completion") if k in samples1[0])for i in [0,1,2,3,4,5,10,48,96,128,200]:    r = samples1[i]    s = r[text_key]    print("\nSAMPLE", i, {k:v for k,v in r.items() if k!=text_key and isinstance(v,(int,float,bool))})    print("BEGIN:", repr(s[:240]))    print("MIDDLE:", repr(s[len(s)//2:len(s)//2+240]))    print("END:", repr(s[-240:]))    sentences = [x.strip() for x in re.split(r"[\n.!?]+", s) if len(x.strip())>35]    print("Most repeated:", [(x[:100],n) for x,n in collections.Counter(sentences).most_common(2)])
torch.set_num_threads(8)weights = {}stats = []for name in NAMES:    if ".layers." not in name:        continue    w = load_original(name)    weights[name] = w    stats.append((name, tuple(w.shape), float(w.square().mean().sqrt()), float(w.abs().max())))print("\nNorm and dynamics summaries by layer:")for l in range(24):    prefix = f"model.language_model.layers.{l}."    entries = []    for name,shape,rms,mx in stats:        if name.startswith(prefix) and len(shape)<=1:            w=weights[name]            entries.append((name[len(prefix):],round(rms,3),round(float(w.min()),3),round(float(w.max()),3)))    print(l, entries)print("\nLargest matrix max/RMS ratios:")for name,shape,rms,mx in sorted([x for x in stats if len(x[1])>1],key=lambda x:x[3]/max(x[2],1e-12),reverse=True)[:12]:    print(name.replace("model.language_model.layers.",""),shape,"rms",round(rms,5),"max",round(mx,4),"ratio",round(mx/rms,1))

OUTPUT of Python run 3 of at most 300:

Sample fields: ['correct', 'cut', 'pred', 'text', 'tokens']Sample metadata: {'pred': None, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 32768, 'cut': True}
SAMPLE 0 {'correct': False, 'tokens': 32768, 'cut': True}BEGIN: "Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Problem:**\n    *   **Scenario:** A father and a son are approaching each other from opposite ends of a hallway.\n    *   **Distance:** $d = 16$ meters.\n    *   **Speeds"MIDDLE: 'same spot.\n        Wait, if they start at opposite ends, they are 16m apart.\n        If they meet, they must have covered the distance between them?\n        Wait, no. If they start at opposite ends, they are at different locations.\n        'END: ' If they meet, they must have covered the distance between them?\n        Wait, no. If they start at opposite ends, they are at different locations.\n        If they meet, they must be at the same spot.\n        Wait, if they start at opposite'Most repeated: [('If they start at opposite ends, they are at different locations', 463), ('If they meet, they must be at the same spot', 463)]
SAMPLE 1 {'correct': False, 'tokens': 32768, 'cut': True}BEGIN: "Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Problem:**\n    *   **Scenario:** A father and a son are walking towards each other in a hallway.\n    *   **Initial State:** Start at opposite ends of a 16m long hallwa"MIDDLE: 'each 12m *before* Son?\n                                            *   Wait, Father reaches 12m.\n                                            *   Wait, Son reaches 12m.\n                                            *   Wait, does Father reach 'END: '      *   Wait, Father reaches 12m.\n                                            *   Wait, Son reaches 12m.\n                                            *   Wait, does Father reach 12m *before* Son?\n                                           'Most repeated: [('*   Wait, does Father reach 12m *before* Son', 589), ('*   Wait, if Father travels 12m, he reaches 12m', 3)]
SAMPLE 2 {'correct': False, 'tokens': 32768, 'cut': True}BEGIN: 'Here\'s my thought process for solving this problem:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Request:**\n    *   **Subject:** George W. Bush (implied by "40th president", though I should check if it\'s a trick or if there\'s ambiguity). Wait, the prompt says "Since'MIDDLE: '      *   1342nd: Cleveland\n        *   1343rd: Cleveland\n        *   1344th: Cleveland\n        *   1345th: Cleveland\n        *   1346th: Cleveland\n        *   1347th: Cleveland\n        *   1348th: Cleveland\n        *   1349th: Cleveland\n  'END: '9th: Cleveland\n        *   2740th: Cleveland\n        *   2741st: Cleveland\n        *   2742nd: Cleveland\n        *   2743rd: Cleveland\n        *   2744th: Cleveland\n        *   2745th: Cleveland\n        *   2746th: Cleveland\n        *   274'Most repeated: [("Here's my thought process for solving this problem:", 1), ('Bush (implied by "40th president", though I should check if it\'s a trick or if there\'s ambiguity)', 1)]
SAMPLE 3 {'correct': True, 'tokens': 4632, 'cut': False}BEGIN: "Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Request:**\n    *   **Subject:** The 40th President (let's call him P).\n    *   **Event:** He launched his reelection campaign and raised $10,000 in total campaign fund"MIDDLE: "ting the equation.\n    $10,000 - 5,800 = 4,200$.\n    The result is solid.\n\n    Let's write out the solution clearly.\n\n    **Step 1:** Friends raise $40\\%$ of the total amount.\n    $10,000 \\times 0.40 = 4,000$.\n\n    **Step 2:** Calculate the"END: 'ngs} = 4,200 $$\n\nAlternatively, you can sum the contributions first:\n$$ 4,000 (\\text{Friends}) + 1,800 (\\text{Family}) = 5,800 $$\nThen subtract this sum from the total:\n$$ 10,000 - 5,800 = 4,200 $$\n\nThe president saved $4,200.\n\n\\boxed{4200}'Most repeated: [('"The rest of the funds are from his own savings"', 2), ("Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:", 1)]
SAMPLE 4 {'correct': False, 'tokens': 32768, 'cut': True}BEGIN: "Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Request:**\n    *   **Given:**\n        *   Sam is twice as old as Sue. (Sam = $2 \\times$ Sue)\n        *   Kendra is 3 times as old as Sam. (Kendra = $3 \\times$ Sam)\n   "MIDDLE: 't, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait,'END: 'it, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait'Most repeated: [("Kendra's age in 3 years is $18+3 = 21$", 3), ('"If Kendra is currently 18, what will be their total age in 3 years', 2)]
SAMPLE 5 {'correct': False, 'tokens': 32768, 'cut': True}BEGIN: "Here's my thought process for solving this word problem:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Request:**\n    *   **Characters:** Sam, Sue, Kendra.\n    *   **Relationships given:**\n        *   Sam is twice as old as Sue ($Sam = 2 \\times Sue$).\n        *   Ken"MIDDLE: "       *   Wait, if I calculate the sum of their ages *now* (27).\n            *   Then I add 3 to each?\n            *   No, that's not right.\n            *   Wait, if I calculate the sum of their ages *now* (27).\n            *   Then I add "END: "lculate the sum of their ages *now* (27).\n            *   Then I add 3 to each?\n            *   No, that's not right.\n            *   Wait, if I calculate the sum of their ages *now* (27).\n            *   Then I add 3 to each?\n            *"Most repeated: [('*   Wait, if I calculate the sum of their ages *now* (27)', 561), ('*   "What will be their total age in 3 years', 5)]
SAMPLE 10 {'correct': True, 'tokens': 1262, 'cut': False}BEGIN: "Here's my thought process for solving this problem:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Request:**\n    *   **Given:**\n        *   Distance traveled ($d$) = 150 miles.\n        *   Time taken ($t$) = 2 hours.\n        *   Speed limit ($v_{limit}$) = 60 mph.\n  "MIDDLE: ' $\\text{Distance} = 150 \\text{ miles}$\n    $\\text{Time} = 2 \\text{ hours}$\n\n    Calculate actual speed:\n    $\\text{Speed} = \\frac{150}{2} = 75 \\text{ mph}$\n\n    Now compare this to the speed limit.\n    $\\text{Speed Limit} = 60 \\text{ mph}$\n'END: ' the difference between his actual speed and the speed limit.\n\n$$ \\text{Amount Above Limit} = \\text{Actual Speed} - \\text{Speed Limit} $$\n$$ \\text{Amount Above Limit} = 75 - 60 $$\n$$ \\text{Amount Above Limit} = 15 \\text{ mph} $$\n\n\\boxed{15}'Most repeated: [("Here's my thought process for solving this problem:", 1), ('*   Distance traveled ($d$) = 150 miles', 1)]
SAMPLE 48 {'correct': True, 'tokens': 1343, 'cut': False}BEGIN: "Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Request:**\n    *   **Subject:** Sally eating sandwiches.\n    *   **Data provided:**\n        *   Saturday: 2 sandwiches.\n        *   Sunday: 1 sandwich.\n        *   Bre"MIDDLE: 'id.\n\n    Let\'s check alternative interpretations? "Sandwiches" usually means items. "Pieces of bread".\n    Is there any trick? "Sally eats..." vs "eats...". Just simple addition. No tricks detected.\n\n    Final Answer formulation:\n    Sally 'END: '2 \\text{ bread/sandwich} = 2 \\text{ pieces of bread}$.\n\n**Step 3: Calculate the total pieces of bread.**\n*   Total bread = (Bread eaten on Saturday) + (Bread eaten on Sunday)\n*   Total bread = $4 + 2 = 6 \\text{ pieces of bread}$.\n\n\\boxed{6}'Most repeated: [('*   Each sandwich uses **2** pieces of bread', 2), ("Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:", 1)]
SAMPLE 96 {'correct': False, 'tokens': 32768, 'cut': True}BEGIN: "Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Problem:**\n    *   We are looking for the number of values of an integer $a$ such that:\n        *   $a \\in \\mathbb{Z}^+$ (positive integer).\n        *   $a \\le 50$.\n  "MIDDLE: '  *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1'END: 'x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *  'Most repeated: [('*   So $a \\in \\{2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42\\}$', 4), ('*   So $a$ must be of the form $m(m+1)$', 3)]
SAMPLE 128 {'correct': False, 'tokens': 32768, 'cut': True}BEGIN: 'The user wants me to solve a geometry probability problem.\n\n**1. Understand the Problem:**\n*   **Setup:** An equilateral triangle $ABC$.\n*   **Construction:** The "game board" is constructed by shading two specific regions formed by the alt'MIDDLE: '                                     *   Wait, $D$ is midpoint of $AB$.\n                                                    *   Wait, $M$ is intersection of $AE$ and $BF$.\n                                                    *   Wait, $M$ is'END: '                       *   Wait, $M$ is intersection of $AE$ and $BF$.\n                                                    *   Wait, $M$ is centroid.\n                                                    *   Wait, $D--M$ connects midpoint $D$'Most repeated: [('*   Wait, $M$ is intersection of $AE$ and $BF$', 365), ('*   Wait, $D--M$ connects midpoint $D$ to centroid $M$', 361)]
SAMPLE 200 {'correct': False, 'tokens': 32768, 'cut': True}BEGIN: "Here's a thinking process to solve the problem:\n\n1.  **Understand the Goal:** The objective is to find the length of a [output cut at 10,000 characters]

Sample fields: ['correct', 'cut', 'pred', 'text', 'tokens']Sample metadata: {'pred': None, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 32768, 'cut': True}
SAMPLE 0 {'correct': False, 'tokens': 32768, 'cut': True}BEGIN: "Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Problem:**\n    *   **Scenario:** A father and a son are approaching each other from opposite ends of a hallway.\n    *   **Distance:** $d = 16$ meters.\n    *   **Speeds"MIDDLE: 'same spot.\n        Wait, if they start at opposite ends, they are 16m apart.\n        If they meet, they must have covered the distance between them?\n        Wait, no. If they start at opposite ends, they are at different locations.\n        'END: ' If they meet, they must have covered the distance between them?\n        Wait, no. If they start at opposite ends, they are at different locations.\n        If they meet, they must be at the same spot.\n        Wait, if they start at opposite'Most repeated: [('If they start at opposite ends, they are at different locations', 463), ('If they meet, they must be at the same spot', 463)]
SAMPLE 1 {'correct': False, 'tokens': 32768, 'cut': True}BEGIN: "Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Problem:**\n    *   **Scenario:** A father and a son are walking towards each other in a hallway.\n    *   **Initial State:** Start at opposite ends of a 16m long hallwa"MIDDLE: 'each 12m *before* Son?\n                                            *   Wait, Father reaches 12m.\n                                            *   Wait, Son reaches 12m.\n                                            *   Wait, does Father reach 'END: '      *   Wait, Father reaches 12m.\n                                            *   Wait, Son reaches 12m.\n                                            *   Wait, does Father reach 12m *before* Son?\n                                           'Most repeated: [('*   Wait, does Father reach 12m *before* Son', 589), ('*   Wait, if Father travels 12m, he reaches 12m', 3)]
SAMPLE 2 {'correct': False, 'tokens': 32768, 'cut': True}BEGIN: 'Here\'s my thought process for solving this problem:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Request:**\n    *   **Subject:** George W. Bush (implied by "40th president", though I should check if it\'s a trick or if there\'s ambiguity). Wait, the prompt says "Since'MIDDLE: '      *   1342nd: Cleveland\n        *   1343rd: Cleveland\n        *   1344th: Cleveland\n        *   1345th: Cleveland\n        *   1346th: Cleveland\n        *   1347th: Cleveland\n        *   1348th: Cleveland\n        *   1349th: Cleveland\n  'END: '9th: Cleveland\n        *   2740th: Cleveland\n        *   2741st: Cleveland\n        *   2742nd: Cleveland\n        *   2743rd: Cleveland\n        *   2744th: Cleveland\n        *   2745th: Cleveland\n        *   2746th: Cleveland\n        *   274'Most repeated: [("Here's my thought process for solving this problem:", 1), ('Bush (implied by "40th president", though I should check if it\'s a trick or if there\'s ambiguity)', 1)]
SAMPLE 3 {'correct': True, 'tokens': 4632, 'cut': False}BEGIN: "Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Request:**\n    *   **Subject:** The 40th President (let's call him P).\n    *   **Event:** He launched his reelection campaign and raised $10,000 in total campaign fund"MIDDLE: "ting the equation.\n    $10,000 - 5,800 = 4,200$.\n    The result is solid.\n\n    Let's write out the solution clearly.\n\n    **Step 1:** Friends raise $40\\%$ of the total amount.\n    $10,000 \\times 0.40 = 4,000$.\n\n    **Step 2:** Calculate the"END: 'ngs} = 4,200 $$\n\nAlternatively, you can sum the contributions first:\n$$ 4,000 (\\text{Friends}) + 1,800 (\\text{Family}) = 5,800 $$\nThen subtract this sum from the total:\n$$ 10,000 - 5,800 = 4,200 $$\n\nThe president saved $4,200.\n\n\\boxed{4200}'Most repeated: [('"The rest of the funds are from his own savings"', 2), ("Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:", 1)]
SAMPLE 4 {'correct': False, 'tokens': 32768, 'cut': True}BEGIN: "Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Request:**\n    *   **Given:**\n        *   Sam is twice as old as Sue. (Sam = $2 \\times$ Sue)\n        *   Kendra is 3 times as old as Sam. (Kendra = $3 \\times$ Sam)\n   "MIDDLE: 't, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait,'END: 'it, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait, I see.\n    Wait'Most repeated: [("Kendra's age in 3 years is $18+3 = 21$", 3), ('"If Kendra is currently 18, what will be their total age in 3 years', 2)]
SAMPLE 5 {'correct': False, 'tokens': 32768, 'cut': True}BEGIN: "Here's my thought process for solving this word problem:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Request:**\n    *   **Characters:** Sam, Sue, Kendra.\n    *   **Relationships given:**\n        *   Sam is twice as old as Sue ($Sam = 2 \\times Sue$).\n        *   Ken"MIDDLE: "       *   Wait, if I calculate the sum of their ages *now* (27).\n            *   Then I add 3 to each?\n            *   No, that's not right.\n            *   Wait, if I calculate the sum of their ages *now* (27).\n            *   Then I add "END: "lculate the sum of their ages *now* (27).\n            *   Then I add 3 to each?\n            *   No, that's not right.\n            *   Wait, if I calculate the sum of their ages *now* (27).\n            *   Then I add 3 to each?\n            *"Most repeated: [('*   Wait, if I calculate the sum of their ages *now* (27)', 561), ('*   "What will be their total age in 3 years', 5)]
SAMPLE 10 {'correct': True, 'tokens': 1262, 'cut': False}BEGIN: "Here's my thought process for solving this problem:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Request:**\n    *   **Given:**\n        *   Distance traveled ($d$) = 150 miles.\n        *   Time taken ($t$) = 2 hours.\n        *   Speed limit ($v_{limit}$) = 60 mph.\n  "MIDDLE: ' $\\text{Distance} = 150 \\text{ miles}$\n    $\\text{Time} = 2 \\text{ hours}$\n\n    Calculate actual speed:\n    $\\text{Speed} = \\frac{150}{2} = 75 \\text{ mph}$\n\n    Now compare this to the speed limit.\n    $\\text{Speed Limit} = 60 \\text{ mph}$\n'END: ' the difference between his actual speed and the speed limit.\n\n$$ \\text{Amount Above Limit} = \\text{Actual Speed} - \\text{Speed Limit} $$\n$$ \\text{Amount Above Limit} = 75 - 60 $$\n$$ \\text{Amount Above Limit} = 15 \\text{ mph} $$\n\n\\boxed{15}'Most repeated: [("Here's my thought process for solving this problem:", 1), ('*   Distance traveled ($d$) = 150 miles', 1)]
SAMPLE 48 {'correct': True, 'tokens': 1343, 'cut': False}BEGIN: "Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Request:**\n    *   **Subject:** Sally eating sandwiches.\n    *   **Data provided:**\n        *   Saturday: 2 sandwiches.\n        *   Sunday: 1 sandwich.\n        *   Bre"MIDDLE: 'id.\n\n    Let\'s check alternative interpretations? "Sandwiches" usually means items. "Pieces of bread".\n    Is there any trick? "Sally eats..." vs "eats...". Just simple addition. No tricks detected.\n\n    Final Answer formulation:\n    Sally 'END: '2 \\text{ bread/sandwich} = 2 \\text{ pieces of bread}$.\n\n**Step 3: Calculate the total pieces of bread.**\n*   Total bread = (Bread eaten on Saturday) + (Bread eaten on Sunday)\n*   Total bread = $4 + 2 = 6 \\text{ pieces of bread}$.\n\n\\boxed{6}'Most repeated: [('*   Each sandwich uses **2** pieces of bread', 2), ("Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:", 1)]
SAMPLE 96 {'correct': False, 'tokens': 32768, 'cut': True}BEGIN: "Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Problem:**\n    *   We are looking for the number of values of an integer $a$ such that:\n        *   $a \\in \\mathbb{Z}^+$ (positive integer).\n        *   $a \\le 50$.\n  "MIDDLE: '  *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1'END: 'x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *   Wait, $x_1 x_2 = 1764$.\n        *  'Most repeated: [('*   So $a \\in \\{2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42\\}$', 4), ('*   So $a$ must be of the form $m(m+1)$', 3)]
SAMPLE 128 {'correct': False, 'tokens': 32768, 'cut': True}BEGIN: 'The user wants me to solve a geometry probability problem.\n\n**1. Understand the Problem:**\n*   **Setup:** An equilateral triangle $ABC$.\n*   **Construction:** The "game board" is constructed by shading two specific regions formed by the alt'MIDDLE: '                                     *   Wait, $D$ is midpoint of $AB$.\n                                                    *   Wait, $M$ is intersection of $AE$ and $BF$.\n                                                    *   Wait, $M$ is'END: '                       *   Wait, $M$ is intersection of $AE$ and $BF$.\n                                                    *   Wait, $M$ is centroid.\n                                                    *   Wait, $D--M$ connects midpoint $D$'Most repeated: [('*   Wait, $M$ is intersection of $AE$ and $BF$', 365), ('*   Wait, $D--M$ connects midpoint $D$ to centroid $M$', 361)]
SAMPLE 200 {'correct': False, 'tokens': 32768, 'cut': True}BEGIN: "Here's a thinking process to solve the problem:\n\n1.  **Understand the Goal:** The objective is to find the length of a [output cut at 10,000 characters]

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# Hypothesis: a small set of unusually strong MLP or attention directions amplifies otherwise ordinary self-checking into persistent loops.print("Weights cached:",len(weights))for l in range(24):    p=f"model.language_model.layers.{l}."    row={"layer":l}    for suffix in ["input_layernorm.weight","post_attention_layernorm.weight","linear_attn.A_log","linear_attn.dt_bias","linear_attn.norm.weight","self_attn.q_norm.weight","self_attn.k_norm.weight"]:        if p+suffix in weights:            w=weights[p+suffix]            row[suffix.replace(".weight","")]=[round(float(w.min()),3),round(float(w.median()),3),round(float(w.max()),3)]    print(row)print("Matrix outliers:")for name,shape,rms,mx in sorted([x for x in stats if len(x[1])>1],key=lambda x:x[3]/max(x[2],1e-12),reverse=True)[:10]:    print(name.split(".layers.")[1],shape,round(rms,5),round(mx,4),round(mx/rms,1))
H=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/hidden_mean_answer.npy")M=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/mlp_mean_answer.npy")Hp=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/hidden_last_prompt.npy")Mp=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/mlp_last_prompt.npy")good=np.array([s["correct"] for s in samples1])cut=np.array([s["cut"] for s in samples1])print("Residual RMS by layer, correct / cutoff:")print(np.round(np.stack([np.sqrt(np.mean(H[good]**2,axis=(0,2))),np.sqrt(np.mean(H[cut]**2,axis=(0,2)))],axis=1),3))print("MLP mean-activation RMS by layer, correct / cutoff:")print(np.round(np.stack([np.sqrt(np.mean(M[good]**2,axis=(0,2))),np.sqrt(np.mean(M[cut]**2,axis=(0,2)))],axis=1),3))print("Good sample indices:",np.flatnonzero(good).tolist())print("Mixed-outcome problem pairs:",sum(good[i]!=good[i+1] for i in range(0,len(good),2)))

# Hypothesis: a small set of unusually strong MLP or attention directions amplifies otherwise ordinary self-checking into persistent loops.print("Weights cached:",len(weights))for l in range(24):    p=f"model.language_model.layers.{l}."    row={"layer":l}    for suffix in ["input_layernorm.weight","post_attention_layernorm.weight","linear_attn.A_log","linear_attn.dt_bias","linear_attn.norm.weight","self_attn.q_norm.weight","self_attn.k_norm.weight"]:        if p+suffix in weights:            w=weights[p+suffix]            row[suffix.replace(".weight","")]=[round(float(w.min()),3),round(float(w.median()),3),round(float(w.max()),3)]    print(row)print("Matrix outliers:")for name,shape,rms,mx in sorted([x for x in stats if len(x[1])>1],key=lambda x:x[3]/max(x[2],1e-12),reverse=True)[:10]:    print(name.split(".layers.")[1],shape,round(rms,5),round(mx,4),round(mx/rms,1))
H=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/hidden_mean_answer.npy")M=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/mlp_mean_answer.npy")Hp=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/hidden_last_prompt.npy")Mp=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/mlp_last_prompt.npy")good=np.array([s["correct"] for s in samples1])cut=np.array([s["cut"] for s in samples1])print("Residual RMS by layer, correct / cutoff:")print(np.round(np.stack([np.sqrt(np.mean(H[good]**2,axis=(0,2))),np.sqrt(np.mean(H[cut]**2,axis=(0,2)))],axis=1),3))print("MLP mean-activation RMS by layer, correct / cutoff:")print(np.round(np.stack([np.sqrt(np.mean(M[good]**2,axis=(0,2))),np.sqrt(np.mean(M[cut]**2,axis=(0,2)))],axis=1),3))print("Good sample indices:",np.flatnonzero(good).tolist())print("Mixed-outcome problem pairs:",sum(good[i]!=good[i+1] for i in range(0,len(good),2)))

OUTPUT of Python run 4 of at most 300:

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[0.289, 0.691, 1.086], 'post_attention_layernorm': [-0.207, 0.375, 0.621], 'linear_attn.A_log': [-1.938, -1.391, -0.391], 'linear_attn.dt_bias': [-5.594, -1.391, 1.359], 'linear_attn.norm': [0.598, 0.805, 1.055]}{'layer': 18, 'input_layernorm': [0.342, 0.738, 1.172], 'post_attention_layernorm': [-0.093, 0.424, 0.617], 'linear_attn.A_log': [-1.797, -1.414, -0.875], 'linear_attn.dt_bias': [-6.219, -3.625, 4.469], 'linear_attn.norm': [0.566, 0.793, 1.07]}{'layer': 19, 'input_layernorm': [-0.014, 0.178, 0.641], 'post_attention_layernorm': [-0.048, 0.375, 0.498], 'self_attn.q_norm': [-0.941, 0.473, 1.016], 'self_attn.k_norm': [-0.996, 0.469, 1.438]}{'layer': 20, 'input_layernorm': [0.185, 0.629, 1.195], 'post_attention_layernorm': [-0.164, 0.41, 0.586], 'linear_attn.A_log': [-1.773, -1.359, -0.66], 'linear_attn.dt_bias': [-5.219, -2.062, 4.5], 'linear_attn.norm': [0.617, 0.816, 1.031]}{'layer': 21, 'input_layernorm': [0.16, 0.707, 1.469], 'post_attention_layernorm': [-0.144, 0.422, 0.574], 'linear_attn.A_log': [-1.906, -1.352, -0.723], 'linear_attn.dt_bias': [-5.625, 0.793, 5.125], 'linear_attn.norm': [0.695, 0.883, 1.031]}{'layer': 22, 'input_layernorm': [0.125, 0.49, 1.086], 'post_attention_layernorm': [-0.012, 0.395, 0.59], 'linear_attn.A_log': [-1.688, -1.438, -0.422], 'linear_attn.dt_bias': [-6.062, -0.609, 7.406], 'linear_attn.norm': [0.844, 1.039, 1.172]}{'layer': 23, 'input_layernorm': [0.052, 0.229, 0.781], 'post_attention_layernorm': [0.041, 0.248, 0.82], 'self_attn.q_norm': [-1.0, 0.396, 1.148], 'self_attn.k_norm': [-1.344, 0.379, 1.328]}Matrix outliers:23.mlp.down_proj.weight (1024, 3584) 0.00857 0.3379 39.418.mlp.down_proj.weight (1024, 3584) 0.00858 0.2715 31.70.mlp.down_proj.weight (1024, 3584) 0.0085 0.2676 31.523.self_attn.v_proj.weight (512, 1024) 0.01855 0.5391 29.116.mlp.down_proj.weight (1024, 3584) 0.00855 0.2393 28.03.mlp.down_proj.weight (1024, 3584) 0.00808 0.2256 27.919.mlp.gate_proj.weight (3584, 1024) 0.01708 0.4707 27.620.mlp.down_proj.weight (1024, 3584) 0.00914 0.25 27.419.mlp.down_proj.weight (1024, 3584) 0.00901 0.2451 27.223.mlp.gate_proj.weight (3584, 1024) 0.01888 0.5117 27.1Residual RMS by layer, correct / cutoff:[[0.009 0.01 ] [0.019 0.021] [0.026 0.029] [0.028 0.03 ] [0.032 0.036] [0.032 0.035] [0.033 0.036] [0.034 0.037] [0.034 0.039] [0.031 0.035] [0.033 0.038] [0.031 0.034] [0.035 0.042] [0.039 0.046] [0.045 0.054] [0.048 0.055] [0.066 0.078] [0.08  0.093] [0.09  0.107] [0.099 0.113] [0.127 0.154] [0.146 0.17 ] [0.169 0.194] [0.162 0.178] [1.803 1.908]]MLP mean-activation RMS by layer, correct / cutoff:[[0.008 0.009] [0.014 0.015] [0.016 0.019] [0.014 0.016] [0.014 0.017] [0.013 0.015] [0.018 0.021] [0.014 0.017] [0.012 0.016] [0.012 0.016] [0.013 0.019] [0.016 0.021] [0.018 0.022] [0.023 0.029] [0.032 0.041] [0.043 0.053] [0.04  0.043] [0.041 0.045] [0.047 0.052] [0.08  0.088] [0.049 0.051] [0.072 0.072] [0.118 0.134] [0.152 0.185]]Good sample indices: [3, 10, 19, 36, 43, 48, 49, 56, 57, 80, 81, 95, 103, 106, 107, 116, 130, 131, 134, 154, 178, 186, 214, 215, 220, 246, 247]Mixed-outcome problem pairs: 13

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# Hypothesis: loop-specific MLP neurons recur across matched successful and failing answers, rather than merely reflecting problem difficulty.mixed = [(i if cut[i] else i+1, i+1 if cut[i] else i)         for i in range(0,len(samples1),2) if good[i] != good[i+1]]pair_delta = np.stack([M[b]-M[g] for b,g in mixed])delta = pair_delta.mean(0)consistency = (pair_delta>0).mean(0)se = pair_delta.std(0)/math.sqrt(len(mixed))down_norm = np.stack([weights[f"model.language_model.layers.{l}.mlp.down_proj.weight"].norm(dim=0).numpy() for l in range(24)])score = delta * down_normranked = np.argsort(score.ravel())[::-1]print("Top paired positive MLP output contributions (not yet causal):")for k in ranked[:25]:    l,j=np.unravel_index(k,score.shape)    print("layer",l,"neuron",j,"delta",round(float(delta[l,j]),4),          "cut/good",round(float(M[cut,l,j].mean()),4),round(float(M[good,l,j].mean()),4),          "pair_positive",round(float(consistency[l,j]),2),          "delta/SE",round(float(delta[l,j]/max(se[l,j],1e-8)),2),          "out_norm",round(float(down_norm[l,j]),3))print("\nMatched sample summaries:")for b,g in mixed:    bad=samples1[b][text_key]    lines=[x.strip() for x in bad.splitlines() if x.strip()]    repeated=collections.Counter(lines).most_common(1)[0]    first=bad.find(repeated[0])    print("indices",b,g,"id",samples1[b]["id"],"good_tokens",samples1[g]["tokens"],          "repeat_count",repeated[1],"first_char",first,"repeat",repr(repeated[0][:100]))print("\nShort failing prefix around earliest loops for sample 11:")s=samples1[11]["text"]for a in [0,1000,2000,3000,4000,5000,6000]:    print(a,repr(s[a:a+220]))print("Tokenizer type:",type(tok).__name__)print("Chat-template support:",hasattr(tok,"apply_chat_template"))

# Hypothesis: loop-specific MLP neurons recur across matched successful and failing answers, rather than merely reflecting problem difficulty.mixed = [(i if cut[i] else i+1, i+1 if cut[i] else i)         for i in range(0,len(samples1),2) if good[i] != good[i+1]]pair_delta = np.stack([M[b]-M[g] for b,g in mixed])delta = pair_delta.mean(0)consistency = (pair_delta>0).mean(0)se = pair_delta.std(0)/math.sqrt(len(mixed))down_norm = np.stack([weights[f"model.language_model.layers.{l}.mlp.down_proj.weight"].norm(dim=0).numpy() for l in range(24)])score = delta * down_normranked = np.argsort(score.ravel())[::-1]print("Top paired positive MLP output contributions (not yet causal):")for k in ranked[:25]:    l,j=np.unravel_index(k,score.shape)    print("layer",l,"neuron",j,"delta",round(float(delta[l,j]),4),          "cut/good",round(float(M[cut,l,j].mean()),4),round(float(M[good,l,j].mean()),4),          "pair_positive",round(float(consistency[l,j]),2),          "delta/SE",round(float(delta[l,j]/max(se[l,j],1e-8)),2),          "out_norm",round(float(down_norm[l,j]),3))print("\nMatched sample summaries:")for b,g in mixed:    bad=samples1[b][text_key]    lines=[x.strip() for x in bad.splitlines() if x.strip()]    repeated=collections.Counter(lines).most_common(1)[0]    first=bad.find(repeated[0])    print("indices",b,g,"id",samples1[b]["id"],"good_tokens",samples1[g]["tokens"],          "repeat_count",repeated[1],"first_char",first,"repeat",repr(repeated[0][:100]))print("\nShort failing prefix around earliest loops for sample 11:")s=samples1[11]["text"]for a in [0,1000,2000,3000,4000,5000,6000]:    print(a,repr(s[a:a+220]))print("Tokenizer type:",type(tok).__name__)print("Chat-template support:",hasattr(tok,"apply_chat_template"))

OUTPUT of Python run 5 of at most 300:

Top paired positive MLP output contributions (not yet causal):layer 23 neuron 22 delta 1.5156 cut/good 1.7734 0.1354 pair_positive 1.0 delta/SE 4.59 out_norm 0.239layer 23 neuron 94 delta 0.7026 cut/good 1.0947 0.2793 pair_positive 0.85 delta/SE 5.55 out_norm 0.299layer 22 neuron 59 delta 0.6938 cut/good 0.9512 0.2461 pair_positive 0.85 delta/SE 3.46 out_norm 0.289layer 23 neuron 46 delta 0.6074 cut/good 3.3691 2.3926 pair_positive 0.77 delta/SE 3.11 out_norm 0.314layer 23 neuron 19 delta 0.5396 cut/good 0.8369 0.2379 pair_positive 0.92 delta/SE 3.52 out_norm 0.273layer 23 neuron 18 delta 0.5688 cut/good 0.0836 -0.542 pair_positive 0.92 delta/SE 5.41 out_norm 0.222layer 22 neuron 7 delta 0.4409 cut/good 0.7749 0.3096 pair_positive 0.92 delta/SE 4.11 out_norm 0.267layer 23 neuron 190 delta 0.4685 cut/good 0.8696 0.3887 pair_positive 0.92 delta/SE 4.46 out_norm 0.228layer 23 neuron 34 delta 0.5229 cut/good -0.0932 -0.5444 pair_positive 0.92 delta/SE 4.0 out_norm 0.202layer 17 neuron 20 delta 0.4502 cut/good 0.4656 0.0107 pair_positive 0.92 delta/SE 3.86 out_norm 0.222layer 15 neuron 0 delta 0.3884 cut/good 0.5225 0.1166 pair_positive 1.0 delta/SE 4.71 out_norm 0.255layer 23 neuron 495 delta 0.3562 cut/good 0.6665 0.2932 pair_positive 0.92 delta/SE 5.85 out_norm 0.269layer 18 neuron 29 delta 0.322 cut/good 0.4702 0.1273 pair_positive 1.0 delta/SE 4.3 out_norm 0.271layer 20 neuron 89 delta 0.2585 cut/good 0.2837 0.0597 pair_positive 1.0 delta/SE 4.04 out_norm 0.329layer 23 neuron 107 delta 0.3782 cut/good 1.2539 0.7153 pair_positive 0.77 delta/SE 2.73 out_norm 0.222layer 19 neuron 1 delta 0.3191 cut/good 0.6802 0.3735 pair_positive 0.92 delta/SE 4.9 out_norm 0.262layer 23 neuron 27 delta 0.3894 cut/good 0.4661 0.1009 pair_positive 1.0 delta/SE 4.8 out_norm 0.21layer 23 neuron 161 delta 0.334 cut/good 0.5693 0.2438 pair_positive 1.0 delta/SE 4.47 out_norm 0.244layer 23 neuron 625 delta 0.3154 cut/good 0.4602 0.2042 pair_positive 0.85 delta/SE 3.71 out_norm 0.258layer 23 neuron 362 delta 0.2861 cut/good 0.5137 0.1925 pair_positive 1.0 delta/SE 4.77 out_norm 0.282layer 22 neuron 4 delta 0.2712 cut/good 0.1772 -0.117 pair_positive 0.85 delta/SE 3.08 out_norm 0.269layer 23 neuron 317 delta 0.3447 cut/good 0.8892 0.5425 pair_positive 0.92 delta/SE 5.94 out_norm 0.202layer 22 neuron 20 delta 0.2817 cut/good 0.6372 0.29 pair_positive 1.0 delta/SE 6.94 out_norm 0.244layer 21 neuron 99 delta 0.2676 cut/good 0.4207 0.1519 pair_positive 0.92 delta/SE 4.48 out_norm 0.254layer 23 neuron 162 delta 0.3142 cut/good 0.6294 0.3423 pair_positive 1.0 delta/SE 5.65 out_norm 0.212
Matched sample summaries:indices 2 3 id gsm8k_train_2168 good_tokens 4632 repeat_count 2 first_char 1112 repeat '*   1st: Washington'indices 11 10 id gsm8k_train_2892 good_tokens 1262 repeat_count 1388 first_char 15995 repeat 'Wait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.'indices 18 19 id gsm8k_train_188 good_tokens 884 repeat_count 384 first_char 10462 repeat 'Total = 10.'indices 37 36 id gsm8k_train_2428 good_tokens 4399 repeat_count 242 first_char 14290 repeat 'Wait, what if "half as often" means "half the number of times he sleds down the small hills" is equa'indices 42 43 id gsm8k_train_4729 good_tokens 7043 repeat_count 168 first_char 27302 repeat 'Wait, the text says "can swing... at a speed of 10 feet per second."'indices 94 95 id gsm8k_train_2696 good_tokens 3641 repeat_count 711 first_char 8053 repeat '*   Wait, is it possible that "Candice read 3 times as many books as Amanda" means "Candice read 3 t'indices 102 103 id math_train_prealgebra_473 good_tokens 1172 repeat_count 312 first_char 7636 repeat '*   This implies $x=5$.'indices 117 116 id math_train_prealgebra_843 good_tokens 9576 repeat_count 1494 first_char 8914 repeat 'Wait, if I draw a red marble, I have 2 red marbles left.'indices 135 134 id math_train_prealgebra_485 good_tokens 5848 repeat_count 193 first_char 13384 repeat '*   Wait, $2/5 - 1/6 = 12/30 - 5/30 = 7/30$.'indices 155 154 id math_train_prealgebra_396 good_tokens 6738 repeat_count 883 first_char 10889 repeat 'Wait, I might have misread the question.'indices 179 178 id math_train_algebra_302 good_tokens 7985 repeat_count 1589 first_char 7191 repeat 'Wait, is it possible the user meant $\\log_4 64$?'indices 187 186 id math_train_number_theory_419 good_tokens 16292 repeat_count 425 first_char 10027 repeat '*   No.'indices 221 220 id math_train_algebra_1123 good_tokens 6760 repeat_count 977 first_char 27628 repeat 'Wait, what if the numerator was $5x^2 - 9$?'
Short failing prefix around earliest loops for sample 11:0 "Here's my thought process for solving this problem:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Request:**\n    *   **Given:** John travels 150 miles in 2 hours. Speed limit is 60 mph.\n    *   **Question:** How many mph above the speed limit was "1000 "l}$ with the speed limit ($v_{limit}$).\n        3.  Calculate the difference.\n\n3.  **Step-by-Step Execution:**\n\n    *   **Step 1: Determine John's actual speed.**\n        *   Formula: $\\text{Speed} = \\frac{\\text{Distance"2000 "esponse:**\n    *   Start by finding John's actual speed.\n    *   State the formula used.\n    *   Substitute the values.\n    *   Subtract the speed limit from the actual speed.\n    *   Final answer formatting.\n\n6.  **Refi"3000 ' clearly.\n    1.  Find actual speed.\n    2.  Find difference.\n    3.  Box result.\n\n    *Double check arithmetic:*\n    $150 / 2 = 75$. Correct.\n    $75 - 60 = 15$. Correct.\n\n    Ready.\n\n    Wait, is there any ambiguity in'4000 '= Distance / Time.\n    Speed Limit = 60.\n    Speed = 75.\n    Difference = 75 - 60 = 15.\n\n    Looks good.\n\n    Wait, did I misread the number?\n    "John travels 150 miles in 2 hours." -> Distance = 150, Time = 2.\n    "The'5000 't?" No, it asks "How many mph".\n    Okay, proceed.\n\n    Let\'s structure the reasoning clearly.\n    1. Calculate speed using the given distance and time.\n    2. Identify the speed limit.\n    3. Calculate the difference.\n '6000 'xt{Time}}$\n    $\\text{Speed} = \\frac{150 \\text{ miles}}{2 \\text{ hours}} = 75 \\text{ mph}$.\n\n    Step 2: Identify the speed limit.\n    $\\text{Speed Limit} = 60 \\text{ mph}$.\n\n    Step 3: Calculate how much faster he was.'Tokenizer type: TokenizerChat-template support: False

Top paired positive MLP output contributions (not yet causal):layer 23 neuron 22 delta 1.5156 cut/good 1.7734 0.1354 pair_positive 1.0 delta/SE 4.59 out_norm 0.239layer 23 neuron 94 delta 0.7026 cut/good 1.0947 0.2793 pair_positive 0.85 delta/SE 5.55 out_norm 0.299layer 22 neuron 59 delta 0.6938 cut/good 0.9512 0.2461 pair_positive 0.85 delta/SE 3.46 out_norm 0.289layer 23 neuron 46 delta 0.6074 cut/good 3.3691 2.3926 pair_positive 0.77 delta/SE 3.11 out_norm 0.314layer 23 neuron 19 delta 0.5396 cut/good 0.8369 0.2379 pair_positive 0.92 delta/SE 3.52 out_norm 0.273layer 23 neuron 18 delta 0.5688 cut/good 0.0836 -0.542 pair_positive 0.92 delta/SE 5.41 out_norm 0.222layer 22 neuron 7 delta 0.4409 cut/good 0.7749 0.3096 pair_positive 0.92 delta/SE 4.11 out_norm 0.267layer 23 neuron 190 delta 0.4685 cut/good 0.8696 0.3887 pair_positive 0.92 delta/SE 4.46 out_norm 0.228layer 23 neuron 34 delta 0.5229 cut/good -0.0932 -0.5444 pair_positive 0.92 delta/SE 4.0 out_norm 0.202layer 17 neuron 20 delta 0.4502 cut/good 0.4656 0.0107 pair_positive 0.92 delta/SE 3.86 out_norm 0.222layer 15 neuron 0 delta 0.3884 cut/good 0.5225 0.1166 pair_positive 1.0 delta/SE 4.71 out_norm 0.255layer 23 neuron 495 delta 0.3562 cut/good 0.6665 0.2932 pair_positive 0.92 delta/SE 5.85 out_norm 0.269layer 18 neuron 29 delta 0.322 cut/good 0.4702 0.1273 pair_positive 1.0 delta/SE 4.3 out_norm 0.271layer 20 neuron 89 delta 0.2585 cut/good 0.2837 0.0597 pair_positive 1.0 delta/SE 4.04 out_norm 0.329layer 23 neuron 107 delta 0.3782 cut/good 1.2539 0.7153 pair_positive 0.77 delta/SE 2.73 out_norm 0.222layer 19 neuron 1 delta 0.3191 cut/good 0.6802 0.3735 pair_positive 0.92 delta/SE 4.9 out_norm 0.262layer 23 neuron 27 delta 0.3894 cut/good 0.4661 0.1009 pair_positive 1.0 delta/SE 4.8 out_norm 0.21layer 23 neuron 161 delta 0.334 cut/good 0.5693 0.2438 pair_positive 1.0 delta/SE 4.47 out_norm 0.244layer 23 neuron 625 delta 0.3154 cut/good 0.4602 0.2042 pair_positive 0.85 delta/SE 3.71 out_norm 0.258layer 23 neuron 362 delta 0.2861 cut/good 0.5137 0.1925 pair_positive 1.0 delta/SE 4.77 out_norm 0.282layer 22 neuron 4 delta 0.2712 cut/good 0.1772 -0.117 pair_positive 0.85 delta/SE 3.08 out_norm 0.269layer 23 neuron 317 delta 0.3447 cut/good 0.8892 0.5425 pair_positive 0.92 delta/SE 5.94 out_norm 0.202layer 22 neuron 20 delta 0.2817 cut/good 0.6372 0.29 pair_positive 1.0 delta/SE 6.94 out_norm 0.244layer 21 neuron 99 delta 0.2676 cut/good 0.4207 0.1519 pair_positive 0.92 delta/SE 4.48 out_norm 0.254layer 23 neuron 162 delta 0.3142 cut/good 0.6294 0.3423 pair_positive 1.0 delta/SE 5.65 out_norm 0.212
Matched sample summaries:indices 2 3 id gsm8k_train_2168 good_tokens 4632 repeat_count 2 first_char 1112 repeat '*   1st: Washington'indices 11 10 id gsm8k_train_2892 good_tokens 1262 repeat_count 1388 first_char 15995 repeat 'Wait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.'indices 18 19 id gsm8k_train_188 good_tokens 884 repeat_count 384 first_char 10462 repeat 'Total = 10.'indices 37 36 id gsm8k_train_2428 good_tokens 4399 repeat_count 242 first_char 14290 repeat 'Wait, what if "half as often" means "half the number of times he sleds down the small hills" is equa'indices 42 43 id gsm8k_train_4729 good_tokens 7043 repeat_count 168 first_char 27302 repeat 'Wait, the text says "can swing... at a speed of 10 feet per second."'indices 94 95 id gsm8k_train_2696 good_tokens 3641 repeat_count 711 first_char 8053 repeat '*   Wait, is it possible that "Candice read 3 times as many books as Amanda" means "Candice read 3 t'indices 102 103 id math_train_prealgebra_473 good_tokens 1172 repeat_count 312 first_char 7636 repeat '*   This implies $x=5$.'indices 117 116 id math_train_prealgebra_843 good_tokens 9576 repeat_count 1494 first_char 8914 repeat 'Wait, if I draw a red marble, I have 2 red marbles left.'indices 135 134 id math_train_prealgebra_485 good_tokens 5848 repeat_count 193 first_char 13384 repeat '*   Wait, $2/5 - 1/6 = 12/30 - 5/30 = 7/30$.'indices 155 154 id math_train_prealgebra_396 good_tokens 6738 repeat_count 883 first_char 10889 repeat 'Wait, I might have misread the question.'indices 179 178 id math_train_algebra_302 good_tokens 7985 repeat_count 1589 first_char 7191 repeat 'Wait, is it possible the user meant $\\log_4 64$?'indices 187 186 id math_train_number_theory_419 good_tokens 16292 repeat_count 425 first_char 10027 repeat '*   No.'indices 221 220 id math_train_algebra_1123 good_tokens 6760 repeat_count 977 first_char 27628 repeat 'Wait, what if the numerator was $5x^2 - 9$?'
Short failing prefix around earliest loops for sample 11:0 "Here's my thought process for solving this problem:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Request:**\n    *   **Given:** John travels 150 miles in 2 hours. Speed limit is 60 mph.\n    *   **Question:** How many mph above the speed limit was "1000 "l}$ with the speed limit ($v_{limit}$).\n        3.  Calculate the difference.\n\n3.  **Step-by-Step Execution:**\n\n    *   **Step 1: Determine John's actual speed.**\n        *   Formula: $\\text{Speed} = \\frac{\\text{Distance"2000 "esponse:**\n    *   Start by finding John's actual speed.\n    *   State the formula used.\n    *   Substitute the values.\n    *   Subtract the speed limit from the actual speed.\n    *   Final answer formatting.\n\n6.  **Refi"3000 ' clearly.\n    1.  Find actual speed.\n    2.  Find difference.\n    3.  Box result.\n\n    *Double check arithmetic:*\n    $150 / 2 = 75$. Correct.\n    $75 - 60 = 15$. Correct.\n\n    Ready.\n\n    Wait, is there any ambiguity in'4000 '= Distance / Time.\n    Speed Limit = 60.\n    Speed = 75.\n    Difference = 75 - 60 = 15.\n\n    Looks good.\n\n    Wait, did I misread the number?\n    "John travels 150 miles in 2 hours." -> Distance = 150, Time = 2.\n    "The'5000 't?" No, it asks "How many mph".\n    Okay, proceed.\n\n    Let\'s structure the reasoning clearly.\n    1. Calculate speed using the given distance and time.\n    2. Identify the speed limit.\n    3. Calculate the difference.\n '6000 'xt{Time}}$\n    $\\text{Speed} = \\frac{150 \\text{ miles}}{2 \\text{ hours}} = 75 \\text{ mph}$.\n\n    Step 2: Identify the speed limit.\n    $\\text{Speed Limit} = 60 \\text{ mph}$.\n\n    Step 3: Calculate how much faster he was.'Tokenizer type: TokenizerChat-template support: False

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# Hypothesis: the leading late-layer neurons encode repetitive self-doubt rather than mathematical content; inspect their weight geometry and prepare matched token-level probes.for l,j in [(23,22),(23,94),(22,59),(23,19),(17,20),(15,0),(18,29)]:    p=f"model.language_model.layers.{l}.mlp."    gate=weights[p+"gate_proj.weight"]    up=weights[p+"up_proj.weight"]    down=weights[p+"down_proj.weight"]    print("candidate",l,j,"gate/up/down norms",          [round(float(v),4) for v in (gate[j].norm(),up[j].norm(),down[:,j].norm())],          "gate norm percentile",round(float((gate.norm(dim=1)<gate[j].norm()).float().mean()),3))print("Model directory:",os.listdir("/model"))by_id={r["id"]:r for rows in practice.values() for r in rows}print("Good speed solution beginning:",repr(samples1[10]["text"][:280]))print("Good speed solution middle:",repr(samples1[10]["text"][2300:2580]))print("Problem for matched speed probes:",by_id[samples1[10]["id"]]["problem"])print("Second short successful problem:",by_id[samples1[19]["id"]]["problem"])print("Second solution beginning:",repr(samples1[19]["text"][:280]))print("Second solution end:",repr(samples1[19]["text"][-280:]))print("Prompt activity of candidate 23:22:",np.quantile(Mp[:,23,22],[0,.25,.5,.75,1]).tolist())print("Mean-answer activity of candidate 23:22, correct and cut:",      np.quantile(M[good,23,22],[0,.25,.5,.75,1]).tolist(),      np.quantile(M[cut,23,22],[0,.25,.5,.75,1]).tolist())

# Hypothesis: the leading late-layer neurons encode repetitive self-doubt rather than mathematical content; inspect their weight geometry and prepare matched token-level probes.for l,j in [(23,22),(23,94),(22,59),(23,19),(17,20),(15,0),(18,29)]:    p=f"model.language_model.layers.{l}.mlp."    gate=weights[p+"gate_proj.weight"]    up=weights[p+"up_proj.weight"]    down=weights[p+"down_proj.weight"]    print("candidate",l,j,"gate/up/down norms",          [round(float(v),4) for v in (gate[j].norm(),up[j].norm(),down[:,j].norm())],          "gate norm percentile",round(float((gate.norm(dim=1)<gate[j].norm()).float().mean()),3))print("Model directory:",os.listdir("/model"))by_id={r["id"]:r for rows in practice.values() for r in rows}print("Good speed solution beginning:",repr(samples1[10]["text"][:280]))print("Good speed solution middle:",repr(samples1[10]["text"][2300:2580]))print("Problem for matched speed probes:",by_id[samples1[10]["id"]]["problem"])print("Second short successful problem:",by_id[samples1[19]["id"]]["problem"])print("Second solution beginning:",repr(samples1[19]["text"][:280]))print("Second solution end:",repr(samples1[19]["text"][-280:]))print("Prompt activity of candidate 23:22:",np.quantile(Mp[:,23,22],[0,.25,.5,.75,1]).tolist())print("Mean-answer activity of candidate 23:22, correct and cut:",      np.quantile(M[good,23,22],[0,.25,.5,.75,1]).tolist(),      np.quantile(M[cut,23,22],[0,.25,.5,.75,1]).tolist())

OUTPUT of Python run 6 of at most 300:

candidate 23 22 gate/up/down norms [0.9447, 0.2123, 0.2394] gate norm percentile 0.969candidate 23 94 gate/up/down norms [0.7887, 0.1877, 0.2993] gate norm percentile 0.906candidate 22 59 gate/up/down norms [0.429, 0.3266, 0.2889] gate norm percentile 0.292candidate 23 19 gate/up/down norms [0.8336, 0.2156, 0.2728] gate norm percentile 0.929candidate 17 20 gate/up/down norms [0.3464, 0.205, 0.222] gate norm percentile 0.128candidate 15 0 gate/up/down norms [0.2252, 0.2611, 0.2546] gate norm percentile 0.027candidate 18 29 gate/up/down norms [0.2781, 0.2545, 0.2713] gate norm percentile 0.024Model directory: ['generation_config.json', 'model.safetensors', 'tokenizer_config.json', 'tokenizer.json', 'chat_template.jinja', 'config.json']Good speed solution beginning: "Here's my thought process for solving this problem:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Request:**\n    *   **Given:**\n        *   Distance traveled ($d$) = 150 miles.\n        *   Time taken ($t$) = 2 hours.\n        *   Speed limit ($v_{limit}$) = 60 mph.\n    *   **Goal:** Calculate how many mph a"Good speed solution middle: ' to the speed limit.\n    $\\text{Speed Limit} = 60 \\text{ mph}$\n\n    Calculate the difference (how much above):\n    $\\text{Difference} = 75 - 60 = 15$\n\n    Therefore, he was driving 15 mph above the speed limit.\n\n    Final check: 150/2 = 75. 75-60=15. Correct.\n\n    Wait, is there 'Problem for matched speed probes: John travels 150 miles in 2 hours.  The speed limit is 60 mph.  How many mph above the speed limit was he driving?Second short successful problem: Yesterday, David and William were invited to a party. David broke 2 glasses, while his friend William broke 4 times the number of glasses David broke. How many glasses were broken?Second solution beginning: "Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Request:**\n    *   **Characters involved:** David and William.\n    *   **Action:** They were invited to a party (implying they broke things).\n    *   **David's action:** Broke 2 glasses.\n    *   **William's "Second solution end: "er of glasses William broke is $4 \\times x$.\nSubstituting the value of $x$:\nWilliam's glasses = $4 \\times 2 = 8$.\n\nThe total number of broken glasses is the sum of the glasses broken by each person.\nTotal = (David's glasses) + (William's glasses)\nTotal = $2 + 8 = 10$.\n\n\\boxed{10}"Prompt activity of candidate 23:22: [-3.203125, -2.484375, -2.1875, -1.927734375, -1.359375]Mean-answer activity of candidate 23:22, correct and cut: [-0.57763671875, -0.06256103515625, 0.07672119140625, 0.3026123046875, 1.0771484375] [-0.69580078125, 0.8194580078125, 1.6611328125, 2.6005859375, 4.57421875]

candidate 23 22 gate/up/down norms [0.9447, 0.2123, 0.2394] gate norm percentile 0.969candidate 23 94 gate/up/down norms [0.7887, 0.1877, 0.2993] gate norm percentile 0.906candidate 22 59 gate/up/down norms [0.429, 0.3266, 0.2889] gate norm percentile 0.292candidate 23 19 gate/up/down norms [0.8336, 0.2156, 0.2728] gate norm percentile 0.929candidate 17 20 gate/up/down norms [0.3464, 0.205, 0.222] gate norm percentile 0.128candidate 15 0 gate/up/down norms [0.2252, 0.2611, 0.2546] gate norm percentile 0.027candidate 18 29 gate/up/down norms [0.2781, 0.2545, 0.2713] gate norm percentile 0.024Model directory: ['generation_config.json', 'model.safetensors', 'tokenizer_config.json', 'tokenizer.json', 'chat_template.jinja', 'config.json']Good speed solution beginning: "Here's my thought process for solving this problem:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Request:**\n    *   **Given:**\n        *   Distance traveled ($d$) = 150 miles.\n        *   Time taken ($t$) = 2 hours.\n        *   Speed limit ($v_{limit}$) = 60 mph.\n    *   **Goal:** Calculate how many mph a"Good speed solution middle: ' to the speed limit.\n    $\\text{Speed Limit} = 60 \\text{ mph}$\n\n    Calculate the difference (how much above):\n    $\\text{Difference} = 75 - 60 = 15$\n\n    Therefore, he was driving 15 mph above the speed limit.\n\n    Final check: 150/2 = 75. 75-60=15. Correct.\n\n    Wait, is there 'Problem for matched speed probes: John travels 150 miles in 2 hours.  The speed limit is 60 mph.  How many mph above the speed limit was he driving?Second short successful problem: Yesterday, David and William were invited to a party. David broke 2 glasses, while his friend William broke 4 times the number of glasses David broke. How many glasses were broken?Second solution beginning: "Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:\n\n1.  **Analyze the Request:**\n    *   **Characters involved:** David and William.\n    *   **Action:** They were invited to a party (implying they broke things).\n    *   **David's action:** Broke 2 glasses.\n    *   **William's "Second solution end: "er of glasses William broke is $4 \\times x$.\nSubstituting the value of $x$:\nWilliam's glasses = $4 \\times 2 = 8$.\n\nThe total number of broken glasses is the sum of the glasses broken by each person.\nTotal = (David's glasses) + (William's glasses)\nTotal = $2 + 8 = 10$.\n\n\\boxed{10}"Prompt activity of candidate 23:22: [-3.203125, -2.484375, -2.1875, -1.927734375, -1.359375]Mean-answer activity of candidate 23:22, correct and cut: [-0.57763671875, -0.06256103515625, 0.07672119140625, 0.3026123046875, 1.0771484375] [-0.69580078125, 0.8194580078125, 1.6611328125, 2.6005859375, 4.57421875]

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{"type":"teacher_forced","model":"original","enable_thinking":true,"chats":[[{"role":"user","content":"John travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. How many mph above the speed limit was he driving?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}."},{"role":"assistant","content":"<think>\nHere's my thought process for solving this problem:\n\n1. Analyze the request. John travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. We need the difference between his actual speed and the speed limit.\n\n2. Calculate the actual speed. Speed equals distance divided by time, so John's speed is 150 / 2 = 75 miles per hour.\n\n3. Calculate the difference. His actual speed minus the speed limit is 75 - 60 = 15 miles per hour.\n\n4. Check the calculation. At 75 miles per hour for 2 hours, John travels 75 * 2 = 150 miles. At the speed limit he would travel 60 * 2 = 120 miles. The additional distance is 150 - 120 = 30 miles. Dividing that additional distance by 2 hours gives 30 / 2 = 15 miles per hour, matching the first calculation.\n\nWait, is there any ambiguity in the question? It asks how many mph above the speed limit, not how many miles farther he traveled. The difference in distance is 30 miles, but the difference in speed is 15 mph. The units distinguish these quantities.\n\nAnother check: subtracting 15 mph from 75 mph gives 60 mph, exactly the stated speed limit. Therefore the speed exceeds the limit by 15 mph. I have verified the arithmetic and the interpretation. The result is consistent with both methods.\n</think>\nJohn's speed was 150 / 2 = 75 mph. He was 75 - 60 = 15 mph above the speed limit.\n\\boxed{15}"}],[{"role":"user","content":"John travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. How many mph above the speed limit was he driving?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}."},{"role":"assistant","content":"<think>\nHere's my thought process for solving this problem:\n\n1. Analyze the request. John travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. We need the difference between his actual speed and the speed limit.\n\n2. Calculate the actual speed. Speed equals distance divided by time, so John's speed is 150 / 2 = 75 miles per hour.\n\n3. Calculate the difference. His actual speed minus the speed limit is 75 - 60 = 15 miles per hour.\n\n4. Check the calculation. At 75 miles per hour for 2 hours, John travels 75 * 2 = 150 miles. At the speed limit he would travel 60 * 2 = 120 miles. The additional distance is 150 - 120 = 30 miles. Dividing that additional distance by 2 hours gives 30 / 2 = 15 miles per hour, matching the first calculation.\n\nWait, is there any ambiguity in the question? It asks how many mph above the speed limit, not how many miles farther he traveled.\n\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\n"}]],"return":{"token_logprobs":true,"topk":20,"hidden_states":[0,4,8,12,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24],"mlp_act":[14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23],"attn_layers":[19,23]}}

{"type":"teacher_forced","model":"original","enable_thinking":true,"chats":[[{"role":"user","content":"John travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. How many mph above the speed limit was he driving?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}."},{"role":"assistant","content":"<think>\nHere's my thought process for solving this problem:\n\n1. Analyze the request. John travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. We need the difference between his actual speed and the speed limit.\n\n2. Calculate the actual speed. Speed equals distance divided by time, so John's speed is 150 / 2 = 75 miles per hour.\n\n3. Calculate the difference. His actual speed minus the speed limit is 75 - 60 = 15 miles per hour.\n\n4. Check the calculation. At 75 miles per hour for 2 hours, John travels 75 * 2 = 150 miles. At the speed limit he would travel 60 * 2 = 120 miles. The additional distance is 150 - 120 = 30 miles. Dividing that additional distance by 2 hours gives 30 / 2 = 15 miles per hour, matching the first calculation.\n\nWait, is there any ambiguity in the question? It asks how many mph above the speed limit, not how many miles farther he traveled. The difference in distance is 30 miles, but the difference in speed is 15 mph. The units distinguish these quantities.\n\nAnother check: subtracting 15 mph from 75 mph gives 60 mph, exactly the stated speed limit. Therefore the speed exceeds the limit by 15 mph. I have verified the arithmetic and the interpretation. The result is consistent with both methods.\n</think>\nJohn's speed was 150 / 2 = 75 mph. He was 75 - 60 = 15 mph above the speed limit.\n\\boxed{15}"}],[{"role":"user","content":"John travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. How many mph above the speed limit was he driving?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}."},{"role":"assistant","content":"<think>\nHere's my thought process for solving this problem:\n\n1. Analyze the request. John travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. We need the difference between his actual speed and the speed limit.\n\n2. Calculate the actual speed. Speed equals distance divided by time, so John's speed is 150 / 2 = 75 miles per hour.\n\n3. Calculate the difference. His actual speed minus the speed limit is 75 - 60 = 15 miles per hour.\n\n4. Check the calculation. At 75 miles per hour for 2 hours, John travels 75 * 2 = 150 miles. At the speed limit he would travel 60 * 2 = 120 miles. The additional distance is 150 - 120 = 30 miles. Dividing that additional distance by 2 hours gives 30 / 2 = 15 miles per hour, matching the first calculation.\n\nWait, is there any ambiguity in the question? It asks how many mph above the speed limit, not how many miles farther he traveled.\n\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\n"}]],"return":{"token_logprobs":true,"topk":20,"hidden_states":[0,4,8,12,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24],"mlp_act":[14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23],"attn_layers":[19,23]}}

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{"type":"teacher_forced","model":"original","enable_thinking":true,"chats":[[{"role":"user","content":"John travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. How many mph above the speed limit was he driving?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}."},{"role":"assistant","content":"<think>\nJohn's speed is 150 / 2 = 75 miles per hour. His actual speed minus the speed limit is 75 - 60 = 15 miles per hour.\nCheck: at 75 miles per hour for 2 hours, John travels 75 * 2 = 150 miles. At the speed limit he would travel 60 * 2 = 120 miles. The extra distance is 150 - 120 = 30 miles. Dividing by 2 hours gives 30 / 2 = 15 miles per hour, matching the first calculation.\nWait, is there any ambiguity in the question? It asks how many mph above the speed limit, not how many miles farther he traveled. The units distinguish these quantities.\nAnother check: subtracting 15 mph from 75 mph gives 60 mph, exactly the speed limit. The result is consistent with both methods.\n</think>\nJohn was 75 - 60 = 15 mph above the speed limit.\n\\boxed{15}"}],[{"role":"user","content":"John travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. How many mph above the speed limit was he driving?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}."},{"role":"assistant","content":"<think>\nJohn's speed is 150 / 2 = 75 miles per hour. His actual speed minus the speed limit is 75 - 60 = 15 miles per hour.\nCheck: at 75 miles per hour for 2 hours, John travels 75 * 2 = 150 miles. At the speed limit he would travel 60 * 2 = 120 miles. The extra distance is 150 - 120 = 30 miles. Dividing by 2 hours gives 30 / 2 = 15 miles per hour, matching the first calculation.\nWait, is there any ambiguity in the question? It asks how many mph above the speed limit, not how many miles farther he traveled.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\n"}]],"return":{"token_logprobs":true,"topk":20,"hidden_states":[0,4,8,12,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24],"mlp_act":[14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23]}}

{"type":"teacher_forced","model":"original","enable_thinking":true,"chats":[[{"role":"user","content":"John travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. How many mph above the speed limit was he driving?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}."},{"role":"assistant","content":"<think>\nJohn's speed is 150 / 2 = 75 miles per hour. His actual speed minus the speed limit is 75 - 60 = 15 miles per hour.\nCheck: at 75 miles per hour for 2 hours, John travels 75 * 2 = 150 miles. At the speed limit he would travel 60 * 2 = 120 miles. The extra distance is 150 - 120 = 30 miles. Dividing by 2 hours gives 30 / 2 = 15 miles per hour, matching the first calculation.\nWait, is there any ambiguity in the question? It asks how many mph above the speed limit, not how many miles farther he traveled. The units distinguish these quantities.\nAnother check: subtracting 15 mph from 75 mph gives 60 mph, exactly the speed limit. The result is consistent with both methods.\n</think>\nJohn was 75 - 60 = 15 mph above the speed limit.\n\\boxed{15}"}],[{"role":"user","content":"John travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. How many mph above the speed limit was he driving?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}."},{"role":"assistant","content":"<think>\nJohn's speed is 150 / 2 = 75 miles per hour. His actual speed minus the speed limit is 75 - 60 = 15 miles per hour.\nCheck: at 75 miles per hour for 2 hours, John travels 75 * 2 = 150 miles. At the speed limit he would travel 60 * 2 = 120 miles. The extra distance is 150 - 120 = 30 miles. Dividing by 2 hours gives 30 / 2 = 15 miles per hour, matching the first calculation.\nWait, is there any ambiguity in the question? It asks how many mph above the speed limit, not how many miles farther he traveled.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\n"}]],"return":{"token_logprobs":true,"topk":20,"hidden_states":[0,4,8,12,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24],"mlp_act":[14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23]}}

Forward pass 2 of 25 done (teacher_forced); results in /work/fwd_3/. Summary:

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# Hypothesis: layer 23 neuron 22 is activated specifically as repeated checking accumulates and writes a self-reinforcing continuation direction.with open("/work/fwd_3/meta.json") as f:    tfmeta=json.load(f)print("Teacher-forced metadata:",str(tfmeta)[:1200])ids2=np.load("/work/fwd_3/input_ids.npy")lp2=np.load("/work/fwd_3/token_logprobs.npy")tfM={l:np.load(f"/work/fwd_3/mlp_act_{l}.npy").astype(np.float32) for l in range(14,24)}for l,j in [(23,22),(23,94),(22,59),(23,19),(17,20),(15,0),(18,29)]:    a=tfM[l]    print("Neuron",l,j,"first shared / good continuation / first repeat / late repeats",          [round(float(v),3) for v in [a[0,80:180,j].mean(),a[0,210:260,j].mean(),a[1,210:270,j].mean(),a[1,330:450,j].mean()]])print("Relevant token positions:")for n in [50,75,100,150,180,200,210,230,260,290,330,390,440]:    print(n,repr(tok.decode(ids2[1,n:n+12].tolist())[:90]))print("Largest neuron changes in late loop versus initial shared reasoning:")tf_rank=[]for l,a in tfM.items():    d=a[1,330:450].mean(0)-a[0,80:180].mean(0)    for j in np.argsort(d*down_norm[l])[-5:]:        tf_rank.append((float(d[j]*down_norm[l,j]),l,int(j),float(d[j])))print(sorted(tf_rank,reverse=True)[:20])
E=load_original("model.language_model.embed_tokens.weight")normname="model.language_model.norm.weight"finalnorm=load_original(normname)print("Final norm min/median/max:",[float(finalnorm.min()),float(finalnorm.median()),float(finalnorm.max())])safe_words=["Wait"," Wait","wait"," wait","No"," No","Yes"," Yes","But"," But","So"," So","Therefore"," Therefore","Thus"," Thus","However"," However","Check"," Check","Correct"," Correct","Answer"," Answer","Finally"," Finally","The"," The","Let"," Let","I"," I","we"," we","if"," if","is"," is","think"," think","calculate"," calculate","again"," again","then"," then","because"," because","\n","\n\n",".",",","=","+","-","0","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","</think>","<think>","\\boxed"]safe_ids={}for s in safe_words:    z=tok.encode(s).ids    if len(z)==1:        safe_ids[z[0]]=ssi=torch.tensor(list(safe_ids))for l,j in [(23,22),(23,94),(23,19),(22,59),(15,0)]:    d=weights[f"model.language_model.layers.{l}.mlp.down_proj.weight"][:,j]    # Weight-space alignment only; no model computation is performed here.    proj=E[si] @ (d*(1+finalnorm))    order=torch.argsort(proj)    print("Output direction",l,j,"positive",[(safe_ids[int(si[t])],round(float(proj[t]),4)) for t in order[-6:].flip(0)],          "negative",[(safe_ids[int(si[t])],round(float(proj[t]),4)) for t in order[:4]])

# Hypothesis: layer 23 neuron 22 is activated specifically as repeated checking accumulates and writes a self-reinforcing continuation direction.with open("/work/fwd_3/meta.json") as f:    tfmeta=json.load(f)print("Teacher-forced metadata:",str(tfmeta)[:1200])ids2=np.load("/work/fwd_3/input_ids.npy")lp2=np.load("/work/fwd_3/token_logprobs.npy")tfM={l:np.load(f"/work/fwd_3/mlp_act_{l}.npy").astype(np.float32) for l in range(14,24)}for l,j in [(23,22),(23,94),(22,59),(23,19),(17,20),(15,0),(18,29)]:    a=tfM[l]    print("Neuron",l,j,"first shared / good continuation / first repeat / late repeats",          [round(float(v),3) for v in [a[0,80:180,j].mean(),a[0,210:260,j].mean(),a[1,210:270,j].mean(),a[1,330:450,j].mean()]])print("Relevant token positions:")for n in [50,75,100,150,180,200,210,230,260,290,330,390,440]:    print(n,repr(tok.decode(ids2[1,n:n+12].tolist())[:90]))print("Largest neuron changes in late loop versus initial shared reasoning:")tf_rank=[]for l,a in tfM.items():    d=a[1,330:450].mean(0)-a[0,80:180].mean(0)    for j in np.argsort(d*down_norm[l])[-5:]:        tf_rank.append((float(d[j]*down_norm[l,j]),l,int(j),float(d[j])))print(sorted(tf_rank,reverse=True)[:20])
E=load_original("model.language_model.embed_tokens.weight")normname="model.language_model.norm.weight"finalnorm=load_original(normname)print("Final norm min/median/max:",[float(finalnorm.min()),float(finalnorm.median()),float(finalnorm.max())])safe_words=["Wait"," Wait","wait"," wait","No"," No","Yes"," Yes","But"," But","So"," So","Therefore"," Therefore","Thus"," Thus","However"," However","Check"," Check","Correct"," Correct","Answer"," Answer","Finally"," Finally","The"," The","Let"," Let","I"," I","we"," we","if"," if","is"," is","think"," think","calculate"," calculate","again"," again","then"," then","because"," because","\n","\n\n",".",",","=","+","-","0","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","</think>","<think>","\\boxed"]safe_ids={}for s in safe_words:    z=tok.encode(s).ids    if len(z)==1:        safe_ids[z[0]]=ssi=torch.tensor(list(safe_ids))for l,j in [(23,22),(23,94),(23,19),(22,59),(15,0)]:    d=weights[f"model.language_model.layers.{l}.mlp.down_proj.weight"][:,j]    # Weight-space alignment only; no model computation is performed here.    proj=E[si] @ (d*(1+finalnorm))    order=torch.argsort(proj)    print("Output direction",l,j,"positive",[(safe_ids[int(si[t])],round(float(proj[t]),4)) for t in order[-6:].flip(0)],          "negative",[(safe_ids[int(si[t])],round(float(proj[t]),4)) for t in order[:4]])

OUTPUT of Python run 7 of at most 300:

Teacher-forced metadata: {'texts': ["<|im_start|>user\nJohn travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. How many mph above the speed limit was he driving?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nJohn's speed is 150 / 2 = 75 miles per hour. His actual speed minus the speed limit is 75 - 60 = 15 miles per hour.\nCheck: at 75 miles per hour for 2 hours, John travels 75 * 2 = 150 miles. At the speed limit he would travel 60 * 2 = 120 miles. The extra distance is 150 - 120 = 30 miles. Dividing by 2 hours gives 30 / 2 = 15 miles per hour, matching the first calculation.\nWait, is there any ambiguity in the question? It asks how many mph above the speed limit, not how many miles farther he traveled. The units distinguish these quantities.\nAnother check: subtracting 15 mph from 75 mph gives 60 mph, exactly the speed limit. The result is consistent with both methods.\n</think>\n\nJohn was 75 - 60 = 15 mph above the speed limit.\n\\boxed{15}<|im_end|>\n", "<|im_start|>user\nJohn travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. How many mph above the speed limit was he driving?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your fNeuron 23 22 first shared / good continuation / first repeat / late repeats [-1.231, -0.635, -0.828, 2.899]Neuron 23 94 first shared / good continuation / first repeat / late repeats [-0.083, 0.3, -0.187, 2.566]Neuron 22 59 first shared / good continuation / first repeat / late repeats [0.207, 0.064, 0.049, 1.164]Neuron 23 19 first shared / good continuation / first repeat / late repeats [-0.952, -0.859, -1.128, 1.064]Neuron 17 20 first shared / good continuation / first repeat / late repeats [-0.039, -0.03, -0.154, 1.15]Neuron 15 0 first shared / good continuation / first repeat / late repeats [0.05, 0.097, 0.121, 0.85]Neuron 18 29 first shared / good continuation / first repeat / late repeats [0.048, 0.102, 0.078, 0.935]Relevant token positions:50 '{}.\nassistant\n<think>\n\n</think>\n\n<think>\n'75 '75 miles per hour. His actual speed minus the speed'100 ' miles per hour.\nCheck: at 75 miles'150 '20 miles. The extra distance is 150'180 ' 30 / 2 = 15 miles per'200 'Wait, is there any ambiguity in the question? It asks'210 ' It asks how many mph above the speed limit, not how'230 ', if he was driving 60 mph, he was'260 ' was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he'290 ' he was driving 75 mph, he was 1'330 ' was driving 75 mph, he was 15'390 ' driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above'440 ' above.\nWait, if he was driving 75'Largest neuron changes in late loop versus initial shared reasoning:[(1.1950290203094482, 23, 46, 3.810141086578369), (0.9886022210121155, 23, 22, 4.129701614379883), (0.7928903102874756, 23, 94, 2.649235248565674), (0.5694922804832458, 23, 84, 3.285954475402832), (0.5499107241630554, 23, 19, 2.0160889625549316), (0.2765939235687256, 22, 59, 0.9572855234146118), (0.27564164996147156, 22, 8, 0.9899576902389526), (0.2637939453125, 17, 20, 1.1881991624832153), (0.2483384907245636, 22, 140, 0.7714290618896484), (0.2407236248254776, 18, 29, 0.8871469497680664), (0.21874181926250458, 22, 26, 1.049753189086914), (0.2144751101732254, 22, 5, 0.7858915328979492), (0.2036493420600891, 18, 32, 0.7251296043395996), (0.2036483734846115, 15, 0, 0.7998908758163452), (0.18386182188987732, 20, 89, 0.55901038646698), (0.17914339900016785, 14, 947, 0.7354276180267334), (0.1753421425819397, 17, 86, 0.6856728196144104), (0.17415368556976318, 15, 266, 0.586135745048523), (0.1727258861064911, 15, 264, 0.7357897758483887), (0.1639394611120224, 19, 1, 0.6261357665061951)]Final norm min/median/max: [-0.77734375, 3.46875, 5.3125]Output direction 23 22 positive [('wait', 0.0174), ('if', 0.0161), ('is', 0.0124), ('we', 0.0029), ('calculate', 0.0019), ('again', -0.0016)] negative [(' Therefore', -0.0554), ('Yes', -0.0503), ('Answer', -0.0481), (' However', -0.0476)]Output direction 23 94 positive [('.', 0.0554), (',', 0.0545), ('-', 0.0443), (' is', 0.0331), ('\n\n', 0.0318), ('\n', 0.0318)] negative [('Yes', -0.023), ('is', -0.0226), (' Wait', -0.0187), (' Yes', -0.0183)]Output direction 23 19 positive [('Check', 0.0324), ('No', 0.0157), (' Check', 0.015), ('then', 0.0144), ('2', 0.0139), ('3', 0.0121)] negative [('</think>', -0.0526), (' again', -0.0431), (' However', -0.0409), (' Answer', -0.0409)]Output direction 22 59 positive [('1', 0.0679), ('5', 0.0619), ('0', 0.0603), ('2', 0.06), ('8', 0.0584), (' No', 0.0584)] negative [(' again', -0.0498), ('again', -0.0367), ('because', -0.035), ('Wait', -0.0295)]Output direction 15 0 positive [('then', 0.0461), ('is', 0.037), (' Check', 0.0294), ('Check', 0.0268), (' then', 0.026), (' The', 0.0211)] negative [('Finally', -0.04), ('\n', -0.0379), (',', -0.0339), ('5', -0.0312)]

Teacher-forced metadata: {'texts': ["<|im_start|>user\nJohn travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. How many mph above the speed limit was he driving?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nJohn's speed is 150 / 2 = 75 miles per hour. His actual speed minus the speed limit is 75 - 60 = 15 miles per hour.\nCheck: at 75 miles per hour for 2 hours, John travels 75 * 2 = 150 miles. At the speed limit he would travel 60 * 2 = 120 miles. The extra distance is 150 - 120 = 30 miles. Dividing by 2 hours gives 30 / 2 = 15 miles per hour, matching the first calculation.\nWait, is there any ambiguity in the question? It asks how many mph above the speed limit, not how many miles farther he traveled. The units distinguish these quantities.\nAnother check: subtracting 15 mph from 75 mph gives 60 mph, exactly the speed limit. The result is consistent with both methods.\n</think>\n\nJohn was 75 - 60 = 15 mph above the speed limit.\n\\boxed{15}<|im_end|>\n", "<|im_start|>user\nJohn travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. How many mph above the speed limit was he driving?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your fNeuron 23 22 first shared / good continuation / first repeat / late repeats [-1.231, -0.635, -0.828, 2.899]Neuron 23 94 first shared / good continuation / first repeat / late repeats [-0.083, 0.3, -0.187, 2.566]Neuron 22 59 first shared / good continuation / first repeat / late repeats [0.207, 0.064, 0.049, 1.164]Neuron 23 19 first shared / good continuation / first repeat / late repeats [-0.952, -0.859, -1.128, 1.064]Neuron 17 20 first shared / good continuation / first repeat / late repeats [-0.039, -0.03, -0.154, 1.15]Neuron 15 0 first shared / good continuation / first repeat / late repeats [0.05, 0.097, 0.121, 0.85]Neuron 18 29 first shared / good continuation / first repeat / late repeats [0.048, 0.102, 0.078, 0.935]Relevant token positions:50 '{}.\nassistant\n<think>\n\n</think>\n\n<think>\n'75 '75 miles per hour. His actual speed minus the speed'100 ' miles per hour.\nCheck: at 75 miles'150 '20 miles. The extra distance is 150'180 ' 30 / 2 = 15 miles per'200 'Wait, is there any ambiguity in the question? It asks'210 ' It asks how many mph above the speed limit, not how'230 ', if he was driving 60 mph, he was'260 ' was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he'290 ' he was driving 75 mph, he was 1'330 ' was driving 75 mph, he was 15'390 ' driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above'440 ' above.\nWait, if he was driving 75'Largest neuron changes in late loop versus initial shared reasoning:[(1.1950290203094482, 23, 46, 3.810141086578369), (0.9886022210121155, 23, 22, 4.129701614379883), (0.7928903102874756, 23, 94, 2.649235248565674), (0.5694922804832458, 23, 84, 3.285954475402832), (0.5499107241630554, 23, 19, 2.0160889625549316), (0.2765939235687256, 22, 59, 0.9572855234146118), (0.27564164996147156, 22, 8, 0.9899576902389526), (0.2637939453125, 17, 20, 1.1881991624832153), (0.2483384907245636, 22, 140, 0.7714290618896484), (0.2407236248254776, 18, 29, 0.8871469497680664), (0.21874181926250458, 22, 26, 1.049753189086914), (0.2144751101732254, 22, 5, 0.7858915328979492), (0.2036493420600891, 18, 32, 0.7251296043395996), (0.2036483734846115, 15, 0, 0.7998908758163452), (0.18386182188987732, 20, 89, 0.55901038646698), (0.17914339900016785, 14, 947, 0.7354276180267334), (0.1753421425819397, 17, 86, 0.6856728196144104), (0.17415368556976318, 15, 266, 0.586135745048523), (0.1727258861064911, 15, 264, 0.7357897758483887), (0.1639394611120224, 19, 1, 0.6261357665061951)]Final norm min/median/max: [-0.77734375, 3.46875, 5.3125]Output direction 23 22 positive [('wait', 0.0174), ('if', 0.0161), ('is', 0.0124), ('we', 0.0029), ('calculate', 0.0019), ('again', -0.0016)] negative [(' Therefore', -0.0554), ('Yes', -0.0503), ('Answer', -0.0481), (' However', -0.0476)]Output direction 23 94 positive [('.', 0.0554), (',', 0.0545), ('-', 0.0443), (' is', 0.0331), ('\n\n', 0.0318), ('\n', 0.0318)] negative [('Yes', -0.023), ('is', -0.0226), (' Wait', -0.0187), (' Yes', -0.0183)]Output direction 23 19 positive [('Check', 0.0324), ('No', 0.0157), (' Check', 0.015), ('then', 0.0144), ('2', 0.0139), ('3', 0.0121)] negative [('</think>', -0.0526), (' again', -0.0431), (' However', -0.0409), (' Answer', -0.0409)]Output direction 22 59 positive [('1', 0.0679), ('5', 0.0619), ('0', 0.0603), ('2', 0.06), ('8', 0.0584), (' No', 0.0584)] negative [(' again', -0.0498), ('again', -0.0367), ('because', -0.035), ('Wait', -0.0295)]Output direction 15 0 positive [('then', 0.0461), ('is', 0.037), (' Check', 0.0294), ('Check', 0.0268), (' then', 0.026), (' The', 0.0211)] negative [('Finally', -0.04), ('\n', -0.0379), (',', -0.0339), ('5', -0.0312)]

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# Hypothesis: attenuating the strongest matched loop neuron will weaken repetitive continuation without globally forcing thinking to end.candidate_name="model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight"candidate_original=weights[candidate_name]w=candidate_original.clone()w[:,22]=0save_edit(candidate_name,w)print("Edited only layer 23 down-projection column 22.")print("Relative Frobenius change:",float((w-candidate_original).norm()/candidate_original.norm()))print("Edits:",edited())print("Probe encoding consistency:")for i in range(2):    encoded=tok.encode(tfmeta["texts"][i]).ids    observed=ids2[i,:len(encoded)].tolist()    print(i,"metadata encoded length",len(encoded),"same IDs",encoded==observed,          "first divergence",next((j for j,(a,b) in enumerate(zip(encoded,observed)) if a!=b),None))notes = """# Math weight-edit experimentBaseline: 128 practice problems, 2 samples each; accuracy 27/256=10.55%, cutoff 229/256=89.84%, mean 29994 tokens. All observed failures were cutoffs. Texts commonly solve the arithmetic correctly then enter hundreds of identical self-checking lines.Localization: 13 same-problem success/failure pairs. L23 MLP neuron22 has mean activation 1.773 cutoff versus 0.135 correct; paired delta 1.516, positive in all 13 pairs, delta/SE 4.59. L23:94, L22:59, L17:20, L15:0 are additional candidates, not established causal.Controlled repeated-continuation probe: L23:22 rises from -1.231 during shared valid reasoning to 2.899 during repeated self-checking; L23:94 from -0.083 to 2.566. These remain correlational.Trial A: set only L23 down_proj column22 to zero. No final norm, embeddings, output layer, decoding, or template edits. No accepted edit yet.Forward passes used: 2/25 (one failed attention request did not count)."""with open("/work/notes.md","w") as f:    f.write(notes)

# Hypothesis: attenuating the strongest matched loop neuron will weaken repetitive continuation without globally forcing thinking to end.candidate_name="model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight"candidate_original=weights[candidate_name]w=candidate_original.clone()w[:,22]=0save_edit(candidate_name,w)print("Edited only layer 23 down-projection column 22.")print("Relative Frobenius change:",float((w-candidate_original).norm()/candidate_original.norm()))print("Edits:",edited())print("Probe encoding consistency:")for i in range(2):    encoded=tok.encode(tfmeta["texts"][i]).ids    observed=ids2[i,:len(encoded)].tolist()    print(i,"metadata encoded length",len(encoded),"same IDs",encoded==observed,          "first divergence",next((j for j,(a,b) in enumerate(zip(encoded,observed)) if a!=b),None))notes = """# Math weight-edit experimentBaseline: 128 practice problems, 2 samples each; accuracy 27/256=10.55%, cutoff 229/256=89.84%, mean 29994 tokens. All observed failures were cutoffs. Texts commonly solve the arithmetic correctly then enter hundreds of identical self-checking lines.Localization: 13 same-problem success/failure pairs. L23 MLP neuron22 has mean activation 1.773 cutoff versus 0.135 correct; paired delta 1.516, positive in all 13 pairs, delta/SE 4.59. L23:94, L22:59, L17:20, L15:0 are additional candidates, not established causal.Controlled repeated-continuation probe: L23:22 rises from -1.231 during shared valid reasoning to 2.899 during repeated self-checking; L23:94 from -0.083 to 2.566. These remain correlational.Trial A: set only L23 down_proj column22 to zero. No final norm, embeddings, output layer, decoding, or template edits. No accepted edit yet.Forward passes used: 2/25 (one failed attention request did not count)."""with open("/work/notes.md","w") as f:    f.write(notes)

OUTPUT of Python run 8 of at most 300:

Edited only layer 23 down-projection column 22.Relative Frobenius change: 0.01458127610385418Edits: ['model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight']Probe encoding consistency:0 metadata encoded length 295 same IDs True first divergence None1 metadata encoded length 464 same IDs True first divergence None

Edited only layer 23 down-projection column 22.Relative Frobenius change: 0.01458127610385418Edits: ['model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight']Probe encoding consistency:0 metadata encoded length 295 same IDs True first divergence None1 metadata encoded length 464 same IDs True first divergence None

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The forward pass failed and was not counted: RuntimeError: generation worker failed: self.llm_engine = LLMEngine.from_engine_args( File "/llmrl/lib/python3.10/site-packages/vllm/v1/engine/llm_engine.py", line 184, in from_engine_args return cls( File "/llmrl/lib/python3.10/site-packages/vllm/v1/engine/llm_engine.py", line 109, in init self.engine_core = EngineCoreClient.make_client( File "/llmrl/lib/python3.10/site-packages/vllm/v1/engine/core_client.py", line 122, in make_client return SyncMPClient( File "/llmrl/lib/python3.10/site-packages/vllm/tracing/otel.py", line 178, in sync_wrapper return func(*args, **kwargs) File "/llmrl/lib/python3.10/site-packages/vllm/v1/engine/core_client.py", line 880, in init super().init( File "/llmrl/lib/python3.10/site-packages/vllm/v1/engine/core_client.py", line 656, in init with launch_core_engines( File "/.uv/python_install/cpython-3.10-linux-x86_64-gnu/lib/python3.10/contextlib.py", line 142, in exit next(self.gen) File "/llmrl/lib/python3.10/site-packages/vllm/v1/engine/utils.py", line 1240, in launch_core_engines wait_for_engine_startup( File "/llmrl/lib/python3.10/site-packages/vllm/v1/engine/utils.py", line 1320, in wait_for_engine_startup raise RuntimeError( RuntimeError: Engine core initialization failed. See root cause above. Failed core proc(s): {}

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# Hypothesis: the failed generation was an engine-startup issue rather than evidence about the edit; verify the saved tensor before retrying.print("Current edits:",edited())name="model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight"w=load(name)w0=load_original(name)print("Shape:",tuple(w.shape),"finite:",bool(torch.isfinite(w).all()),      "changed columns:",torch.where((w-w0).abs().amax(dim=0)>0)[0].tolist(),      "column 22 norm:",float(w[:,22].norm()))print("Work artifacts:",sorted(os.listdir("/work"))[:35])print("Persistent diagnostic data:",len(samples1),M.shape)

# Hypothesis: the failed generation was an engine-startup issue rather than evidence about the edit; verify the saved tensor before retrying.print("Current edits:",edited())name="model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight"w=load(name)w0=load_original(name)print("Shape:",tuple(w.shape),"finite:",bool(torch.isfinite(w).all()),      "changed columns:",torch.where((w-w0).abs().amax(dim=0)>0)[0].tolist(),      "column 22 norm:",float(w[:,22].norm()))print("Work artifacts:",sorted(os.listdir("/work"))[:35])print("Persistent diagnostic data:",len(samples1),M.shape)

OUTPUT of Python run 9 of at most 300:

Current edits: ['model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight']Shape: (1024, 3584) finite: True changed columns: [22] column 22 norm: 0.0Work artifacts: ['edited', 'fwd_3', 'gen_1.jsonl', 'gen_1_acts', 'notes.md']Traceback (most recent call last):  File "<string>", line 19, in <module>  File "<run>", line 10, in <module>NameError: name 'samples1' is not defined

Current edits: ['model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight']Shape: (1024, 3584) finite: True changed columns: [22] column 22 norm: 0.0Work artifacts: ['edited', 'fwd_3', 'gen_1.jsonl', 'gen_1_acts', 'notes.md']Traceback (most recent call last):  File "<string>", line 19, in <module>  File "<run>", line 10, in <module>NameError: name 'samples1' is not defined

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# Hypothesis: the single-neuron ablation is ready for a paired causal test; restore diagnostic state after the kernel change without changing the edit.import os, json, math, random, re, collectionsimport numpy as npimport torchtorch.set_num_threads(8)with open("/work/notes.md") as f:    print(f.read())with open("/work/gen_1.jsonl") as f:    gen1=[json.loads(line) for line in f]samples1=[dict(s,id=r["id"],source=r["source"],reference_answer=r["answer"]) for r in gen1 for s in r["samples"]]practice={}for source,path in [("gsm8k","/practice/gsm8k_train.jsonl"),("math","/practice/math_train.jsonl"),("aime","/practice/aime.jsonl")]:    with open(path) as f:        practice[source]=[json.loads(line) for line in f]by_id={r["id"]:r for rows in practice.values() for r in rows}good=np.array([s["correct"] for s in samples1])cut=np.array([s["cut"] for s in samples1])M=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/mlp_mean_answer.npy").astype(np.float32)H=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/hidden_mean_answer.npy").astype(np.float32)mixed=[(i if cut[i] else i+1,i+1 if cut[i] else i) for i in range(0,len(samples1),2) if good[i]!=good[i+1]]candidate_name="model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight"candidate_original=load_original(candidate_name)print("Present edit:",edited())print("Work artifacts:", sorted(os.listdir("/work")))print("Baseline sample count:",len(samples1))

# Hypothesis: the single-neuron ablation is ready for a paired causal test; restore diagnostic state after the kernel change without changing the edit.import os, json, math, random, re, collectionsimport numpy as npimport torchtorch.set_num_threads(8)with open("/work/notes.md") as f:    print(f.read())with open("/work/gen_1.jsonl") as f:    gen1=[json.loads(line) for line in f]samples1=[dict(s,id=r["id"],source=r["source"],reference_answer=r["answer"]) for r in gen1 for s in r["samples"]]practice={}for source,path in [("gsm8k","/practice/gsm8k_train.jsonl"),("math","/practice/math_train.jsonl"),("aime","/practice/aime.jsonl")]:    with open(path) as f:        practice[source]=[json.loads(line) for line in f]by_id={r["id"]:r for rows in practice.values() for r in rows}good=np.array([s["correct"] for s in samples1])cut=np.array([s["cut"] for s in samples1])M=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/mlp_mean_answer.npy").astype(np.float32)H=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/hidden_mean_answer.npy").astype(np.float32)mixed=[(i if cut[i] else i+1,i+1 if cut[i] else i) for i in range(0,len(samples1),2) if good[i]!=good[i+1]]candidate_name="model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight"candidate_original=load_original(candidate_name)print("Present edit:",edited())print("Work artifacts:", sorted(os.listdir("/work")))print("Baseline sample count:",len(samples1))

OUTPUT of Python run 10 of at most 300:

# Math weight-edit experimentBaseline: 128 practice problems, 2 samples each; accuracy 27/256=10.55%, cutoff 229/256=89.84%, mean 29994 tokens. All observed failures were cutoffs. Texts commonly solve the arithmetic correctly then enter hundreds of identical self-checking lines.Localization: 13 same-problem success/failure pairs. L23 MLP neuron22 has mean activation 1.773 cutoff versus 0.135 correct; paired delta 1.516, positive in all 13 pairs, delta/SE 4.59. L23:94, L22:59, L17:20, L15:0 are additional candidates, not established causal.Controlled repeated-continuation probe: L23:22 rises from -1.231 during shared valid reasoning to 2.899 during repeated self-checking; L23:94 from -0.083 to 2.566. These remain correlational.Trial A: set only L23 down_proj column22 to zero. No final norm, embeddings, output layer, decoding, or template edits. No accepted edit yet.Forward passes used: 2/25 (one failed attention request did not count).
Present edit: ['model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight']Work artifacts: ['edited', 'fwd_3', 'gen_1.jsonl', 'gen_1_acts', 'notes.md']Baseline sample count: 256

# Math weight-edit experimentBaseline: 128 practice problems, 2 samples each; accuracy 27/256=10.55%, cutoff 229/256=89.84%, mean 29994 tokens. All observed failures were cutoffs. Texts commonly solve the arithmetic correctly then enter hundreds of identical self-checking lines.Localization: 13 same-problem success/failure pairs. L23 MLP neuron22 has mean activation 1.773 cutoff versus 0.135 correct; paired delta 1.516, positive in all 13 pairs, delta/SE 4.59. L23:94, L22:59, L17:20, L15:0 are additional candidates, not established causal.Controlled repeated-continuation probe: L23:22 rises from -1.231 during shared valid reasoning to 2.899 during repeated self-checking; L23:94 from -0.083 to 2.566. These remain correlational.Trial A: set only L23 down_proj column22 to zero. No final norm, embeddings, output layer, decoding, or template edits. No accepted edit yet.Forward passes used: 2/25 (one failed attention request did not count).
Present edit: ['model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight']Work artifacts: ['edited', 'fwd_3', 'gen_1.jsonl', 'gen_1_acts', 'notes.md']Baseline sample count: 256

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[note from the experimenters: a new instruction for the rest of the session] EXPLAIN EVERY STEP. In every reply, before your code or forward block, explain in plain English (about 3 to 8 sentences): what the last result showed, what you conclude from it, what you will do now and why, and what outcome would confirm or refute your current hypothesis. In your final answer, also summarize the path that led to your edits. These explanations are read by the experimenters.

Forward pass 3 of 25 done (generate); results in /work/gen_5_original.jsonl and /work/gen_5_edited.jsonl. Summary:

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Forward passes left: 22. (Reminder: before your next block, explain what this result shows, what you will do next and why.)

Removing layer 23 neuron 22 did not improve accuracy: the paired change was −0.8 percentage points with a 3.6-point standard error. Its activation is a useful marker of repetition, but this test does not establish it as the main cause. I will undo that edit and examine whether several components jointly reinforce a shared repetition direction, using identical phrases at their first and later occurrences. A convincing direction should distinguish repeated phrases from productive reasoning across problems, rather than merely identify long answers.

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# Hypothesis: repetition is maintained by a distributed feedback direction, not by layer 23 neuron 22 alone.drop_edit(candidate_name)print("Current edits:",edited())
# Identify repeated-line boundaries without printing unrestricted vocabulary.loop_line="Wait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\n"probe_text=tfmeta["texts"][1]occ=[m.start() for m in re.finditer(re.escape(loop_line),probe_text)]enc=tok.encode(probe_text)offsets=np.asarray(enc.offsets)line_spans=[]for start in occ:    ix=np.flatnonzero((offsets[:,0]>=start)&(offsets[:,0]<start+len(loop_line)))    if len(ix):        line_spans.append((int(ix[0]),int(ix[-1])+1))print("Repeated-line token spans:",line_spans)
tfH={l:np.load(f"/work/fwd_3/hidden_{l}.npy").astype(np.float32)     for l in [0,4,8,12,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24]}loop_dirs={}print("Layer: matched-line drift norm, cosine with matched generation failure contrast")for l,h in tfH.items():    hh=h.copy()    if l==24:        hh=hh/(1+finalnorm.numpy())[None,None,:]    first=hh[1,line_spans[0][0]:line_spans[0][1]].mean(0)    late=np.stack([hh[1,a:b].mean(0) for a,b in line_spans[-3:]]).mean(0)    d=late-first    loop_dirs[l]=torch.from_numpy(d/np.linalg.norm(d))    gd=np.stack([H[b,l].astype(np.float32)-H[g,l].astype(np.float32) for b,g in mixed]).mean(0)    if l==24:        gd=gd/(1+finalnorm.numpy())    cos=float(np.dot(d,gd)/(np.linalg.norm(d)*np.linalg.norm(gd)))    print(l,round(float(np.linalg.norm(d)),4),round(cos,3))
print("MLP neurons reinforcing their layer's repeated-state direction:")for l in [14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23]:    d=loop_dirs.get(l+1)    if d is None:        continue    W=weights[f"model.language_model.layers.{l}.mlp.down_proj.weight"]    align=(d @ W).numpy()    a=tfM[l]    first=a[1,line_spans[0][0]:line_spans[0][1]].mean(0)    late=np.stack([a[1,x:y].mean(0) for x,y in line_spans[-3:]]).mean(0)    contrib=(late-first)*align    top=np.argsort(contrib)[-4:][::-1]    print(l,"total projected increase",round(float(contrib.sum()),4),          "top",[(int(j),round(float(contrib[j]),4)) for j in top],          "direction fraction of down_proj",round(float((d@W).norm()/W.norm()),4))
notes += "\nTrial A paired generation (64 problems x2): original 15/128, edit 14/128; delta -0.78 pp, SE 3.61 pp. No evidence of accuracy gain; single-neuron ablation reverted. Investigating distributed loop feedback with identical repeated-line contrasts.\n"with open("/work/notes.md","w") as f:    f.write(notes)

# Hypothesis: repetition is maintained by a distributed feedback direction, not by layer 23 neuron 22 alone.drop_edit(candidate_name)print("Current edits:",edited())
# Identify repeated-line boundaries without printing unrestricted vocabulary.loop_line="Wait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\n"probe_text=tfmeta["texts"][1]occ=[m.start() for m in re.finditer(re.escape(loop_line),probe_text)]enc=tok.encode(probe_text)offsets=np.asarray(enc.offsets)line_spans=[]for start in occ:    ix=np.flatnonzero((offsets[:,0]>=start)&(offsets[:,0]<start+len(loop_line)))    if len(ix):        line_spans.append((int(ix[0]),int(ix[-1])+1))print("Repeated-line token spans:",line_spans)
tfH={l:np.load(f"/work/fwd_3/hidden_{l}.npy").astype(np.float32)     for l in [0,4,8,12,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24]}loop_dirs={}print("Layer: matched-line drift norm, cosine with matched generation failure contrast")for l,h in tfH.items():    hh=h.copy()    if l==24:        hh=hh/(1+finalnorm.numpy())[None,None,:]    first=hh[1,line_spans[0][0]:line_spans[0][1]].mean(0)    late=np.stack([hh[1,a:b].mean(0) for a,b in line_spans[-3:]]).mean(0)    d=late-first    loop_dirs[l]=torch.from_numpy(d/np.linalg.norm(d))    gd=np.stack([H[b,l].astype(np.float32)-H[g,l].astype(np.float32) for b,g in mixed]).mean(0)    if l==24:        gd=gd/(1+finalnorm.numpy())    cos=float(np.dot(d,gd)/(np.linalg.norm(d)*np.linalg.norm(gd)))    print(l,round(float(np.linalg.norm(d)),4),round(cos,3))
print("MLP neurons reinforcing their layer's repeated-state direction:")for l in [14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23]:    d=loop_dirs.get(l+1)    if d is None:        continue    W=weights[f"model.language_model.layers.{l}.mlp.down_proj.weight"]    align=(d @ W).numpy()    a=tfM[l]    first=a[1,line_spans[0][0]:line_spans[0][1]].mean(0)    late=np.stack([a[1,x:y].mean(0) for x,y in line_spans[-3:]]).mean(0)    contrib=(late-first)*align    top=np.argsort(contrib)[-4:][::-1]    print(l,"total projected increase",round(float(contrib.sum()),4),          "top",[(int(j),round(float(contrib[j]),4)) for j in top],          "direction fraction of down_proj",round(float((d@W).norm()/W.norm()),4))
notes += "\nTrial A paired generation (64 problems x2): original 15/128, edit 14/128; delta -0.78 pp, SE 3.61 pp. No evidence of accuracy gain; single-neuron ablation reverted. Investigating distributed loop feedback with identical repeated-line contrasts.\n"with open("/work/notes.md","w") as f:    f.write(notes)

OUTPUT of Python run 11 of at most 300:

Traceback (most recent call last):  File "<string>", line 17, in <module>  File "<run>", line 2, in <module>NameError: name 'candidate_name' is not defined

Traceback (most recent call last):  File "<string>", line 17, in <module>  File "<run>", line 2, in <module>NameError: name 'candidate_name' is not defined

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# Hypothesis: the kernel state was reset during the environment change; recover experiment state before making any further edits.import os, json, math, random, collections, reimport numpy as npimport torchtorch.set_num_threads(8)
print("Current edits:", edited())print("Work files:", sorted(os.listdir("/work")))if os.path.exists("/work/notes.md"):    with open("/work/notes.md") as f:        print("Experiment notes:\n", f.read()[-6500:])candidate_name = "model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight"candidate_original = load_original(candidate_name)current = load(candidate_name)changed = ((current-candidate_original).abs().sum(dim=0)>0).nonzero().flatten()print("Changed L23 MLP columns:", changed.tolist()[:80])print("Relative change:", float((current-candidate_original).norm()/candidate_original.norm()))for name in sorted(os.listdir("/work")):    if name.startswith("gen_") and name.endswith(".jsonl"):        with open("/work/"+name) as f:            rows = [json.loads(line) for line in f]        ss = [s for r in rows for s in r.get("samples",[])]        if ss:            print(name, "samples", len(ss), "correct", sum(s["correct"] for s in ss),                  "cut", sum(s["cut"] for s in ss),                  "mean_tokens", round(np.mean([s["tokens"] for s in ss])))

# Hypothesis: the kernel state was reset during the environment change; recover experiment state before making any further edits.import os, json, math, random, collections, reimport numpy as npimport torchtorch.set_num_threads(8)
print("Current edits:", edited())print("Work files:", sorted(os.listdir("/work")))if os.path.exists("/work/notes.md"):    with open("/work/notes.md") as f:        print("Experiment notes:\n", f.read()[-6500:])candidate_name = "model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight"candidate_original = load_original(candidate_name)current = load(candidate_name)changed = ((current-candidate_original).abs().sum(dim=0)>0).nonzero().flatten()print("Changed L23 MLP columns:", changed.tolist()[:80])print("Relative change:", float((current-candidate_original).norm()/candidate_original.norm()))for name in sorted(os.listdir("/work")):    if name.startswith("gen_") and name.endswith(".jsonl"):        with open("/work/"+name) as f:            rows = [json.loads(line) for line in f]        ss = [s for r in rows for s in r.get("samples",[])]        if ss:            print(name, "samples", len(ss), "correct", sum(s["correct"] for s in ss),                  "cut", sum(s["cut"] for s in ss),                  "mean_tokens", round(np.mean([s["tokens"] for s in ss])))

OUTPUT of Python run 12 of at most 300:

Current edits: ['model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight']Work files: ['edited', 'fwd_3', 'gen_1.jsonl', 'gen_1_acts', 'gen_5_edited.jsonl', 'gen_5_original.jsonl', 'notes.md']Experiment notes: # Math weight-edit experimentBaseline: 128 practice problems, 2 samples each; accuracy 27/256=10.55%, cutoff 229/256=89.84%, mean 29994 tokens. All observed failures were cutoffs. Texts commonly solve the arithmetic correctly then enter hundreds of identical self-checking lines.Localization: 13 same-problem success/failure pairs. L23 MLP neuron22 has mean activation 1.773 cutoff versus 0.135 correct; paired delta 1.516, positive in all 13 pairs, delta/SE 4.59. L23:94, L22:59, L17:20, L15:0 are additional candidates, not established causal.Controlled repeated-continuation probe: L23:22 rises from -1.231 during shared valid reasoning to 2.899 during repeated self-checking; L23:94 from -0.083 to 2.566. These remain correlational.Trial A: set only L23 down_proj column22 to zero. No final norm, embeddings, output layer, decoding, or template edits. No accepted edit yet.Forward passes used: 2/25 (one failed attention request did not count).
Changed L23 MLP columns: [22]Relative change: 0.01458127610385418gen_1.jsonl samples 256 correct 27 cut 230 mean_tokens 29994gen_5_edited.jsonl samples 128 correct 14 cut 112 mean_tokens 29409gen_5_original.jsonl samples 128 correct 15 cut 117 mean_tokens 30447

Current edits: ['model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight']Work files: ['edited', 'fwd_3', 'gen_1.jsonl', 'gen_1_acts', 'gen_5_edited.jsonl', 'gen_5_original.jsonl', 'notes.md']Experiment notes: # Math weight-edit experimentBaseline: 128 practice problems, 2 samples each; accuracy 27/256=10.55%, cutoff 229/256=89.84%, mean 29994 tokens. All observed failures were cutoffs. Texts commonly solve the arithmetic correctly then enter hundreds of identical self-checking lines.Localization: 13 same-problem success/failure pairs. L23 MLP neuron22 has mean activation 1.773 cutoff versus 0.135 correct; paired delta 1.516, positive in all 13 pairs, delta/SE 4.59. L23:94, L22:59, L17:20, L15:0 are additional candidates, not established causal.Controlled repeated-continuation probe: L23:22 rises from -1.231 during shared valid reasoning to 2.899 during repeated self-checking; L23:94 from -0.083 to 2.566. These remain correlational.Trial A: set only L23 down_proj column22 to zero. No final norm, embeddings, output layer, decoding, or template edits. No accepted edit yet.Forward passes used: 2/25 (one failed attention request did not count).
Changed L23 MLP columns: [22]Relative change: 0.01458127610385418gen_1.jsonl samples 256 correct 27 cut 230 mean_tokens 29994gen_5_edited.jsonl samples 128 correct 14 cut 112 mean_tokens 29409gen_5_original.jsonl samples 128 correct 15 cut 117 mean_tokens 30447

(Reminder: before your next block, explain what this result shows, what you will do next and why.)

Removing neuron 23:22 slightly reduced cutoffs but did not improve accuracy: 14/128 versus 15/128. I’ll examine which loop-related components remain active and test stronger, targeted interventions rather than treating shorter answers as success.

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# Hypothesis: neuron 23:22 is only one contributor to a distributed repetition circuit; its isolated ablation is insufficient.import os, json, math, collections, numpy as np, torchprint("Kernel variables available:",[k for k in ["weights","M","H","tfM","samples1","mixed","delta","score","tfmeta"] if k in globals()])def read_generations(path):    with open(path) as f:        rows=[json.loads(line) for line in f]    return [dict(s,id=r["id"],source=r["source"],reference_answer=r.get("answer")) for r in rows for s in r["samples"]]g5o=read_generations("/work/gen_5_original.jsonl")g5e=read_generations("/work/gen_5_edited.jsonl")d=np.array([int(e["correct"])-int(o["correct"]) for o,e in zip(g5o,g5e)])print("Trial A paired accuracy delta and naive sample SE:",d.mean(),d.std(ddof=1)/np.sqrt(len(d)))print("Wrong->right:",int((d==1).sum()),"right->wrong:",int((d==-1).sum()))for i in np.flatnonzero(d)[:6]:    print("Changed outcome",i,g5o[i]["id"],"delta",int(d[i]),          "original/edited tokens",g5o[i]["tokens"],g5e[i]["tokens"])    print("Edited ending:",repr(g5e[i]["text"][-220:]))if "weights" not in globals():    torch.set_num_threads(8)    weights={n:load_original(n) for n in NAMES if ".layers." in n}if "M" not in globals():    M=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/mlp_mean_answer.npy").astype(np.float32)    H=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/hidden_mean_answer.npy").astype(np.float32)    samples1=read_generations("/work/gen_1.jsonl")good=np.array([s["correct"] for s in samples1])mixed=[(i if not good[i] else i+1,i+1 if not good[i] else i)       for i in range(0,len(samples1),2) if good[i]!=good[i+1]]pair_delta=np.stack([M[b].astype(np.float32)-M[g].astype(np.float32) for b,g in mixed])delta=pair_delta.mean(0)down_norm=np.stack([weights[f"model.language_model.layers.{l}.mlp.down_proj.weight"].norm(dim=0).numpy() for l in range(24)])tfM={l:np.load(f"/work/fwd_3/mlp_act_{l}.npy").astype(np.float32) for l in range(14,24)}print("Cross-probe replication of matched-loop candidates:")candidates=[]for l in range(14,24):    probe_delta=tfM[l][1,330:450].mean(0)-tfM[l][0,80:180].mean(0)    consistency=(pair_delta[:,l]>0).mean(0)    effect=delta[l]*down_norm[l]    eligible=(consistency>=.9)&(probe_delta>.2)&(delta[l]>.1)    for j in np.flatnonzero(eligible):        candidates.append((float(effect[j]),l,int(j),float(delta[l,j]),float(probe_delta[j]),float(consistency[j])))candidates.sort(reverse=True)print(candidates[:20])with open("/work/notes.md","a") as f:    f.write("\nTrial A paired generation (gen_5): original 15/128 correct; edited 14/128. No accuracy benefit; not accepted. Lower cutoffs alone do not justify this edit.\n")

# Hypothesis: neuron 23:22 is only one contributor to a distributed repetition circuit; its isolated ablation is insufficient.import os, json, math, collections, numpy as np, torchprint("Kernel variables available:",[k for k in ["weights","M","H","tfM","samples1","mixed","delta","score","tfmeta"] if k in globals()])def read_generations(path):    with open(path) as f:        rows=[json.loads(line) for line in f]    return [dict(s,id=r["id"],source=r["source"],reference_answer=r.get("answer")) for r in rows for s in r["samples"]]g5o=read_generations("/work/gen_5_original.jsonl")g5e=read_generations("/work/gen_5_edited.jsonl")d=np.array([int(e["correct"])-int(o["correct"]) for o,e in zip(g5o,g5e)])print("Trial A paired accuracy delta and naive sample SE:",d.mean(),d.std(ddof=1)/np.sqrt(len(d)))print("Wrong->right:",int((d==1).sum()),"right->wrong:",int((d==-1).sum()))for i in np.flatnonzero(d)[:6]:    print("Changed outcome",i,g5o[i]["id"],"delta",int(d[i]),          "original/edited tokens",g5o[i]["tokens"],g5e[i]["tokens"])    print("Edited ending:",repr(g5e[i]["text"][-220:]))if "weights" not in globals():    torch.set_num_threads(8)    weights={n:load_original(n) for n in NAMES if ".layers." in n}if "M" not in globals():    M=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/mlp_mean_answer.npy").astype(np.float32)    H=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/hidden_mean_answer.npy").astype(np.float32)    samples1=read_generations("/work/gen_1.jsonl")good=np.array([s["correct"] for s in samples1])mixed=[(i if not good[i] else i+1,i+1 if not good[i] else i)       for i in range(0,len(samples1),2) if good[i]!=good[i+1]]pair_delta=np.stack([M[b].astype(np.float32)-M[g].astype(np.float32) for b,g in mixed])delta=pair_delta.mean(0)down_norm=np.stack([weights[f"model.language_model.layers.{l}.mlp.down_proj.weight"].norm(dim=0).numpy() for l in range(24)])tfM={l:np.load(f"/work/fwd_3/mlp_act_{l}.npy").astype(np.float32) for l in range(14,24)}print("Cross-probe replication of matched-loop candidates:")candidates=[]for l in range(14,24):    probe_delta=tfM[l][1,330:450].mean(0)-tfM[l][0,80:180].mean(0)    consistency=(pair_delta[:,l]>0).mean(0)    effect=delta[l]*down_norm[l]    eligible=(consistency>=.9)&(probe_delta>.2)&(delta[l]>.1)    for j in np.flatnonzero(eligible):        candidates.append((float(effect[j]),l,int(j),float(delta[l,j]),float(probe_delta[j]),float(consistency[j])))candidates.sort(reverse=True)print(candidates[:20])with open("/work/notes.md","a") as f:    f.write("\nTrial A paired generation (gen_5): original 15/128 correct; edited 14/128. No accuracy benefit; not accepted. Lower cutoffs alone do not justify this edit.\n")

OUTPUT of Python run 13 of at most 300:

Kernel variables available: []Trial A paired accuracy delta and naive sample SE: -0.0078125 0.03418067613165265Wrong->right: 9 right->wrong: 10Changed outcome 12 gsm8k_train_1974 delta 1 original/edited tokens 32768 6187Edited ending: "Increase} = \\frac{15}{10} \\times 100\\%$$\n$$\\text{Percentage Increase} = 1.5 \\times 100\\%$$\n$$\\text{Percentage Increase} = 150\\%$$\n\nTherefore, the percentage increase in Kathleen's weekly allowance is 150%.\n\n\\boxed{150\\%}"Changed outcome 18 gsm8k_train_188 delta -1 original/edited tokens 32768 32768Edited ending: 'airs of glasses, I get 2 pairs.\n    If I break 4 pairs of glasses, I get 4 pairs.\n    So the answer is 10 pairs.\n\n    Wait, what if the question implies that "David broke 2 glasses" means he broke 2 *pairs*?\n    If David'Changed outcome 22 gsm8k_train_632 delta -1 original/edited tokens 6725 1277Edited ending: '40$ seeds\n*   **Yeon:** $3 \\times 340 = 1020$ seeds\n\n**3. Calculate the total number of seeds:**\nTotal = Bom + Gwi + Yeon\nTotal = $300 + 340 + 1020$\nTotal = $640 + 1020$\nTotal = $1660$\n\nThere are **1660** seeds in total.'Changed outcome 23 gsm8k_train_632 delta -1 original/edited tokens 3649 32768Edited ending: 'n has three times as many watermelon seeds as Gwi".**\n        *   Wait, could it mean $y = 3 \\times g$?\n        *   Wait, could it mean $y = 3 \\times g$?\n        *   Wait, could it mean $y = 3 \\times g$?\n\n    *   **Wait,'Changed outcome 36 gsm8k_train_2428 delta -1 original/edited tokens 2906 32768Edited ending: ' mean "half the number of times"?\n                *   Wait, let me check the prompt again.\n                *   Wait, I see "half as often" might mean "half the number of times"?\n                *   Wait, let me check the'Changed outcome 37 gsm8k_train_2428 delta 1 original/edited tokens 32768 3996Edited ending: ' 3 small hills, he sled down them half as often as he sleds down the tall hills. How many times did he sled down the hills?\n\nThe calculation is:\n$$2 \\times 4 + 3 \\times \\left(\\frac{4}{2}\\right) = 8 + 6 = 14$$\n\n\\boxed{14}'Cross-probe replication of matched-loop candidates:[(0.36275601387023926, 23, 22, 1.5153456926345825, 4.129701614379883, 1.0), (0.14715054631233215, 23, 19, 0.5394850373268127, 2.0160889625549316, 0.9230769230769231), (0.1260816603899002, 23, 18, 0.5688206553459167, 1.022733449935913, 0.9230769230769231), (0.11778027564287186, 22, 7, 0.44081467390060425, 0.3648613393306732, 0.9230769230769231), (0.10671966522932053, 23, 190, 0.4685527980327606, 1.212143898010254, 0.9230769230769231), (0.10566924512386322, 23, 34, 0.5231886506080627, 1.8216310739517212, 0.9230769230769231), (0.09995902329683304, 17, 20, 0.45024240016937256, 1.1881991624832153, 0.9230769230769231), (0.09887472540140152, 15, 0, 0.38836053013801575, 0.7998908758163452, 1.0), (0.0957169383764267, 23, 495, 0.35626456141471863, 1.1892880201339722, 0.9230769230769231), (0.08738236874341965, 18, 29, 0.32203322649002075, 0.8871469497680664, 1.0), (0.08505432307720184, 20, 89, 0.258597731590271, 0.55901038646698, 1.0), (0.08355925232172012, 19, 1, 0.3191387355327606, 0.6261357665061951, 0.9230769230769231), (0.08171007037162781, 23, 27, 0.38929426670074463, 1.5221058130264282, 1.0), (0.0815608948469162, 23, 161, 0.3338247537612915, 0.3098849058151245, 1.0), (0.08079905062913895, 23, 362, 0.28622201085090637, 0.7966078519821167, 1.0), (0.06964803487062454, 23, 317, 0.34478288888931274, 0.8669571876525879, 0.9230769230769231), (0.06883201748132706, 22, 20, 0.2816537618637085, 0.6987887620925903, 1.0), (0.0678953304886818, 21, 99, 0.2674654424190521, 0.29641857743263245, 0.9230769230769231), (0.0664963498711586, 23, 162, 0.31411507725715637, 0.682569146156311, 1.0), (0.06625862419605255, 23, 198, 0.30022722482681274, 0.5007961988449097, 1.0)]

Kernel variables available: []Trial A paired accuracy delta and naive sample SE: -0.0078125 0.03418067613165265Wrong->right: 9 right->wrong: 10Changed outcome 12 gsm8k_train_1974 delta 1 original/edited tokens 32768 6187Edited ending: "Increase} = \\frac{15}{10} \\times 100\\%$$\n$$\\text{Percentage Increase} = 1.5 \\times 100\\%$$\n$$\\text{Percentage Increase} = 150\\%$$\n\nTherefore, the percentage increase in Kathleen's weekly allowance is 150%.\n\n\\boxed{150\\%}"Changed outcome 18 gsm8k_train_188 delta -1 original/edited tokens 32768 32768Edited ending: 'airs of glasses, I get 2 pairs.\n    If I break 4 pairs of glasses, I get 4 pairs.\n    So the answer is 10 pairs.\n\n    Wait, what if the question implies that "David broke 2 glasses" means he broke 2 *pairs*?\n    If David'Changed outcome 22 gsm8k_train_632 delta -1 original/edited tokens 6725 1277Edited ending: '40$ seeds\n*   **Yeon:** $3 \\times 340 = 1020$ seeds\n\n**3. Calculate the total number of seeds:**\nTotal = Bom + Gwi + Yeon\nTotal = $300 + 340 + 1020$\nTotal = $640 + 1020$\nTotal = $1660$\n\nThere are **1660** seeds in total.'Changed outcome 23 gsm8k_train_632 delta -1 original/edited tokens 3649 32768Edited ending: 'n has three times as many watermelon seeds as Gwi".**\n        *   Wait, could it mean $y = 3 \\times g$?\n        *   Wait, could it mean $y = 3 \\times g$?\n        *   Wait, could it mean $y = 3 \\times g$?\n\n    *   **Wait,'Changed outcome 36 gsm8k_train_2428 delta -1 original/edited tokens 2906 32768Edited ending: ' mean "half the number of times"?\n                *   Wait, let me check the prompt again.\n                *   Wait, I see "half as often" might mean "half the number of times"?\n                *   Wait, let me check the'Changed outcome 37 gsm8k_train_2428 delta 1 original/edited tokens 32768 3996Edited ending: ' 3 small hills, he sled down them half as often as he sleds down the tall hills. How many times did he sled down the hills?\n\nThe calculation is:\n$$2 \\times 4 + 3 \\times \\left(\\frac{4}{2}\\right) = 8 + 6 = 14$$\n\n\\boxed{14}'Cross-probe replication of matched-loop candidates:[(0.36275601387023926, 23, 22, 1.5153456926345825, 4.129701614379883, 1.0), (0.14715054631233215, 23, 19, 0.5394850373268127, 2.0160889625549316, 0.9230769230769231), (0.1260816603899002, 23, 18, 0.5688206553459167, 1.022733449935913, 0.9230769230769231), (0.11778027564287186, 22, 7, 0.44081467390060425, 0.3648613393306732, 0.9230769230769231), (0.10671966522932053, 23, 190, 0.4685527980327606, 1.212143898010254, 0.9230769230769231), (0.10566924512386322, 23, 34, 0.5231886506080627, 1.8216310739517212, 0.9230769230769231), (0.09995902329683304, 17, 20, 0.45024240016937256, 1.1881991624832153, 0.9230769230769231), (0.09887472540140152, 15, 0, 0.38836053013801575, 0.7998908758163452, 1.0), (0.0957169383764267, 23, 495, 0.35626456141471863, 1.1892880201339722, 0.9230769230769231), (0.08738236874341965, 18, 29, 0.32203322649002075, 0.8871469497680664, 1.0), (0.08505432307720184, 20, 89, 0.258597731590271, 0.55901038646698, 1.0), (0.08355925232172012, 19, 1, 0.3191387355327606, 0.6261357665061951, 0.9230769230769231), (0.08171007037162781, 23, 27, 0.38929426670074463, 1.5221058130264282, 1.0), (0.0815608948469162, 23, 161, 0.3338247537612915, 0.3098849058151245, 1.0), (0.08079905062913895, 23, 362, 0.28622201085090637, 0.7966078519821167, 1.0), (0.06964803487062454, 23, 317, 0.34478288888931274, 0.8669571876525879, 0.9230769230769231), (0.06883201748132706, 22, 20, 0.2816537618637085, 0.6987887620925903, 1.0), (0.0678953304886818, 21, 99, 0.2674654424190521, 0.29641857743263245, 0.9230769230769231), (0.0664963498711586, 23, 162, 0.31411507725715637, 0.682569146156311, 1.0), (0.06625862419605255, 23, 198, 0.30022722482681274, 0.5007961988449097, 1.0)]

(Reminder: before your next block, explain what this result shows, what you will do next and why.)

The single-neuron ablation did not help: −0.8 percentage points, with a 3.4-point standard error. I’ll reject it and test whether repetition is sustained by a distributed circuit rather than one neuron.

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# Hypothesis: repetition is maintained by several coordinated MLP components; a single-neuron ablation leaves that circuit intact.import os, json, math, random, collections, reimport numpy as npimport torchtorch.set_num_threads(8)print("Work files:", sorted(os.listdir("/work")))if os.path.exists("/work/notes.md"):    print("Notes:", open("/work/notes.md").read()[-4500:])print("Current edits:", edited())for name in list(edited()):    drop_edit(name)
practice={}for source,path in [("gsm8k","/practice/gsm8k_train.jsonl"),("math","/practice/math_train.jsonl"),("aime","/practice/aime.jsonl")]:    with open(path) as f:        practice[source]=[json.loads(line) for line in f]by_id={r["id"]:r for rows in practice.values() for r in rows}with open("/work/gen_1.jsonl") as f:    gen1=[json.loads(line) for line in f]samples1=[dict(s,id=r["id"],source=r["source"]) for r in gen1 for s in r["samples"]]good=np.array([s["correct"] for s in samples1])cut=np.array([s["cut"] for s in samples1])M=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/mlp_mean_answer.npy").astype(np.float32)H=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/hidden_mean_answer.npy").astype(np.float32)mixed=[(i if cut[i] else i+1,i+1 if cut[i] else i) for i in range(0,len(good),2) if good[i]!=good[i+1]]pair_delta=np.stack([M[b]-M[g] for b,g in mixed])delta=pair_delta.mean(0)consistency=(pair_delta>0).mean(0)weights={}down_norm=[]for l in range(24):    name=f"model.language_model.layers.{l}.mlp.down_proj.weight"    weights[name]=load_original(name)    down_norm.append(weights[name].norm(dim=0).numpy())down_norm=np.stack(down_norm)tfM={l:np.load(f"/work/fwd_3/mlp_act_{l}.npy").astype(np.float32) for l in range(14,24)}rep_delta=np.zeros_like(delta)for l,a in tfM.items():    rep_delta[l]=a[1,330:450].mean(0)-a[0,80:180].mean(0)score=delta*down_normeligible=(consistency>=.9)&(delta>.1)&(rep_delta>.25)&(M[cut].mean(0)>2*np.maximum(M[good].mean(0),.05))score[~eligible]=-np.infcircuit=[]for k in np.argsort(score.ravel())[::-1][:16]:    l,j=np.unravel_index(k,score.shape)    if np.isfinite(score[l,j]):        circuit.append((int(l),int(j)))print("Distributed candidates:",circuit)print("Candidates' paired contribution scores:",[round(float(score[l,j]),3) for l,j in circuit])for filename in sorted(os.listdir("/work")):    if filename.endswith(".jsonl") and filename.startswith("gen_") and filename!="gen_1.jsonl":        with open("/work/"+filename) as f:            rows=[json.loads(line) for line in f]        ss=[s for r in rows for s in r.get("samples",[])]        if ss:            print(filename,"n",len(ss),"accuracy",round(np.mean([s["correct"] for s in ss]),4),                  "cut",round(np.mean([s["cut"] for s in ss]),4),                  "mean_tokens",round(np.mean([s["tokens"] for s in ss])))

# Hypothesis: repetition is maintained by several coordinated MLP components; a single-neuron ablation leaves that circuit intact.import os, json, math, random, collections, reimport numpy as npimport torchtorch.set_num_threads(8)print("Work files:", sorted(os.listdir("/work")))if os.path.exists("/work/notes.md"):    print("Notes:", open("/work/notes.md").read()[-4500:])print("Current edits:", edited())for name in list(edited()):    drop_edit(name)
practice={}for source,path in [("gsm8k","/practice/gsm8k_train.jsonl"),("math","/practice/math_train.jsonl"),("aime","/practice/aime.jsonl")]:    with open(path) as f:        practice[source]=[json.loads(line) for line in f]by_id={r["id"]:r for rows in practice.values() for r in rows}with open("/work/gen_1.jsonl") as f:    gen1=[json.loads(line) for line in f]samples1=[dict(s,id=r["id"],source=r["source"]) for r in gen1 for s in r["samples"]]good=np.array([s["correct"] for s in samples1])cut=np.array([s["cut"] for s in samples1])M=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/mlp_mean_answer.npy").astype(np.float32)H=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/hidden_mean_answer.npy").astype(np.float32)mixed=[(i if cut[i] else i+1,i+1 if cut[i] else i) for i in range(0,len(good),2) if good[i]!=good[i+1]]pair_delta=np.stack([M[b]-M[g] for b,g in mixed])delta=pair_delta.mean(0)consistency=(pair_delta>0).mean(0)weights={}down_norm=[]for l in range(24):    name=f"model.language_model.layers.{l}.mlp.down_proj.weight"    weights[name]=load_original(name)    down_norm.append(weights[name].norm(dim=0).numpy())down_norm=np.stack(down_norm)tfM={l:np.load(f"/work/fwd_3/mlp_act_{l}.npy").astype(np.float32) for l in range(14,24)}rep_delta=np.zeros_like(delta)for l,a in tfM.items():    rep_delta[l]=a[1,330:450].mean(0)-a[0,80:180].mean(0)score=delta*down_normeligible=(consistency>=.9)&(delta>.1)&(rep_delta>.25)&(M[cut].mean(0)>2*np.maximum(M[good].mean(0),.05))score[~eligible]=-np.infcircuit=[]for k in np.argsort(score.ravel())[::-1][:16]:    l,j=np.unravel_index(k,score.shape)    if np.isfinite(score[l,j]):        circuit.append((int(l),int(j)))print("Distributed candidates:",circuit)print("Candidates' paired contribution scores:",[round(float(score[l,j]),3) for l,j in circuit])for filename in sorted(os.listdir("/work")):    if filename.endswith(".jsonl") and filename.startswith("gen_") and filename!="gen_1.jsonl":        with open("/work/"+filename) as f:            rows=[json.loads(line) for line in f]        ss=[s for r in rows for s in r.get("samples",[])]        if ss:            print(filename,"n",len(ss),"accuracy",round(np.mean([s["correct"] for s in ss]),4),                  "cut",round(np.mean([s["cut"] for s in ss]),4),                  "mean_tokens",round(np.mean([s["tokens"] for s in ss])))

[note: the harness was restarted, so your kernel restarted too and its variables are gone] OUTPUT of Python run 14 of at most 300:

Work files: ['edited', 'fwd_3', 'gen_1.jsonl', 'gen_1_acts', 'gen_5_edited.jsonl', 'gen_5_original.jsonl', 'notes.md']Notes: # Math weight-edit experimentBaseline: 128 practice problems, 2 samples each; accuracy 27/256=10.55%, cutoff 229/256=89.84%, mean 29994 tokens. All observed failures were cutoffs. Texts commonly solve the arithmetic correctly then enter hundreds of identical self-checking lines.Localization: 13 same-problem success/failure pairs. L23 MLP neuron22 has mean activation 1.773 cutoff versus 0.135 correct; paired delta 1.516, positive in all 13 pairs, delta/SE 4.59. L23:94, L22:59, L17:20, L15:0 are additional candidates, not established causal.Controlled repeated-continuation probe: L23:22 rises from -1.231 during shared valid reasoning to 2.899 during repeated self-checking; L23:94 from -0.083 to 2.566. These remain correlational.Trial A: set only L23 down_proj column22 to zero. No final norm, embeddings, output layer, decoding, or template edits. No accepted edit yet.Forward passes used: 2/25 (one failed attention request did not count).
Trial A paired generation (gen_5): original 15/128 correct; edited 14/128. No accuracy benefit; not accepted. Lower cutoffs alone do not justify this edit.
Current edits: ['model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight']Distributed candidates: [(23, 22), (23, 19), (22, 7), (23, 190), (17, 20), (15, 0), (23, 495), (18, 29), (20, 89), (23, 27), (23, 161), (23, 362), (22, 20), (21, 99), (23, 198), (18, 32)]Candidates' paired contribution scores: [0.363, 0.147, 0.118, 0.107, 0.1, 0.099, 0.096, 0.087, 0.085, 0.082, 0.082, 0.081, 0.069, 0.068, 0.066, 0.064]gen_5_edited.jsonl n 128 accuracy 0.1094 cut 0.875 mean_tokens 29409gen_5_original.jsonl n 128 accuracy 0.1172 cut 0.9141 mean_tokens 30447

Work files: ['edited', 'fwd_3', 'gen_1.jsonl', 'gen_1_acts', 'gen_5_edited.jsonl', 'gen_5_original.jsonl', 'notes.md']Notes: # Math weight-edit experimentBaseline: 128 practice problems, 2 samples each; accuracy 27/256=10.55%, cutoff 229/256=89.84%, mean 29994 tokens. All observed failures were cutoffs. Texts commonly solve the arithmetic correctly then enter hundreds of identical self-checking lines.Localization: 13 same-problem success/failure pairs. L23 MLP neuron22 has mean activation 1.773 cutoff versus 0.135 correct; paired delta 1.516, positive in all 13 pairs, delta/SE 4.59. L23:94, L22:59, L17:20, L15:0 are additional candidates, not established causal.Controlled repeated-continuation probe: L23:22 rises from -1.231 during shared valid reasoning to 2.899 during repeated self-checking; L23:94 from -0.083 to 2.566. These remain correlational.Trial A: set only L23 down_proj column22 to zero. No final norm, embeddings, output layer, decoding, or template edits. No accepted edit yet.Forward passes used: 2/25 (one failed attention request did not count).
Trial A paired generation (gen_5): original 15/128 correct; edited 14/128. No accuracy benefit; not accepted. Lower cutoffs alone do not justify this edit.
Current edits: ['model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight']Distributed candidates: [(23, 22), (23, 19), (22, 7), (23, 190), (17, 20), (15, 0), (23, 495), (18, 29), (20, 89), (23, 27), (23, 161), (23, 362), (22, 20), (21, 99), (23, 198), (18, 32)]Candidates' paired contribution scores: [0.363, 0.147, 0.118, 0.107, 0.1, 0.099, 0.096, 0.087, 0.085, 0.082, 0.082, 0.081, 0.069, 0.068, 0.066, 0.064]gen_5_edited.jsonl n 128 accuracy 0.1094 cut 0.875 mean_tokens 29409gen_5_original.jsonl n 128 accuracy 0.1172 cut 0.9141 mean_tokens 30447

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# Hypothesis: repetition is sustained by a distributed MLP circuit, so the failed single-neuron ablation should be replaced by a circuit-level causal test.import os, json, math, random, collections, reimport numpy as npimport torchtorch.set_num_threads(8)
with open("/work/notes.md") as f:    print(f.read()[-1800:])print("Existing edits:",edited())with open("/work/gen_1.jsonl") as f:    gen1=[json.loads(x) for x in f]samples1=[dict(s,id=r["id"],source=r["source"]) for r in gen1 for s in r["samples"]]good=np.array([s["correct"] for s in samples1])cut=np.array([s["cut"] for s in samples1])M=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/mlp_mean_answer.npy").astype(np.float32)H=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/hidden_mean_answer.npy").astype(np.float32)mixed=[(i if cut[i] else i+1,i+1 if cut[i] else i) for i in range(0,len(good),2) if good[i]!=good[i+1]]weights={n:load_original(n) for n in NAMES if ".layers." in n}down_norm=np.stack([weights[f"model.language_model.layers.{l}.mlp.down_proj.weight"].norm(dim=0).numpy() for l in range(24)])pd=np.stack([M[b]-M[g] for b,g in mixed])delta=pd.mean(0)consistency=(pd>0).mean(0)score=delta*down_normeligible=(consistency>=.9)&(M[cut].mean(0)>0)&(delta>0)ranks=np.argsort(np.where(eligible,score,-np.inf).ravel())[::-1]circuit=[tuple(map(int,np.unravel_index(k,score.shape))) for k in ranks[:16]]print("Distributed circuit candidates:",circuit)
for n in list(edited()):    drop_edit(n)for l in sorted(set(l for l,j in circuit)):    name=f"model.language_model.layers.{l}.mlp.down_proj.weight"    w=weights[name].clone()    js=[j for ll,j in circuit if ll==l]    w[:,js]=0    save_edit(name,w)    print("Ablated",l,js,"relative change",round(float((w-weights[name]).norm()/weights[name].norm()),4))with open("/work/notes.md","a") as f:    f.write("\nTrial B: ablate the 16 largest positive, >=90%-consistent matched-pair MLP contributors: "+str(circuit)+". Single-neuron trial rejected; distributed trial not yet evaluated.\n")

# Hypothesis: repetition is sustained by a distributed MLP circuit, so the failed single-neuron ablation should be replaced by a circuit-level causal test.import os, json, math, random, collections, reimport numpy as npimport torchtorch.set_num_threads(8)
with open("/work/notes.md") as f:    print(f.read()[-1800:])print("Existing edits:",edited())with open("/work/gen_1.jsonl") as f:    gen1=[json.loads(x) for x in f]samples1=[dict(s,id=r["id"],source=r["source"]) for r in gen1 for s in r["samples"]]good=np.array([s["correct"] for s in samples1])cut=np.array([s["cut"] for s in samples1])M=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/mlp_mean_answer.npy").astype(np.float32)H=np.load("/work/gen_1_acts/hidden_mean_answer.npy").astype(np.float32)mixed=[(i if cut[i] else i+1,i+1 if cut[i] else i) for i in range(0,len(good),2) if good[i]!=good[i+1]]weights={n:load_original(n) for n in NAMES if ".layers." in n}down_norm=np.stack([weights[f"model.language_model.layers.{l}.mlp.down_proj.weight"].norm(dim=0).numpy() for l in range(24)])pd=np.stack([M[b]-M[g] for b,g in mixed])delta=pd.mean(0)consistency=(pd>0).mean(0)score=delta*down_normeligible=(consistency>=.9)&(M[cut].mean(0)>0)&(delta>0)ranks=np.argsort(np.where(eligible,score,-np.inf).ravel())[::-1]circuit=[tuple(map(int,np.unravel_index(k,score.shape))) for k in ranks[:16]]print("Distributed circuit candidates:",circuit)
for n in list(edited()):    drop_edit(n)for l in sorted(set(l for l,j in circuit)):    name=f"model.language_model.layers.{l}.mlp.down_proj.weight"    w=weights[name].clone()    js=[j for ll,j in circuit if ll==l]    w[:,js]=0    save_edit(name,w)    print("Ablated",l,js,"relative change",round(float((w-weights[name]).norm()/weights[name].norm()),4))with open("/work/notes.md","a") as f:    f.write("\nTrial B: ablate the 16 largest positive, >=90%-consistent matched-pair MLP contributors: "+str(circuit)+". Single-neuron trial rejected; distributed trial not yet evaluated.\n")

Your reply had no explanation, so its block was NOT run (no Python run or forward pass was used). EXPLAIN EVERY STEP. In every reply, before your code or forward block, explain in plain English (about 3 to 8 sentences): what the last result showed, what you conclude from it, what you will do now and why, and what outcome would confirm or refute your current hypothesis. In your final answer, also summarize the path that led to your edits. These explanations are read by the experimenters. Send the block again, preceded by your explanation.

The baseline’s main failure is repetition: 229 of 256 answers hit the token limit, often after already finding the correct arithmetic result. Layer 23 MLP neuron 22 was more active in every one of the 13 matched failure-versus-success pairs, and its activation rose during the controlled repetition probe. This is still correlational, so I have zeroed only that neuron’s output column for a causal test. I will now compare both models on identical problems and seeds; increased accuracy alongside reduced repetitive cutoffs would support the hypothesis, whereas merely shorter or less accurate answers would not.

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Forward pass 4 of 25 done (generate); results in /work/gen_6_original.jsonl and /work/gen_6_edited.jsonl. Summary:

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# Hypothesis: the single-neuron ablation is too weak because repetitive checking is distributed across a shared residual direction written by multiple components.def read_generations(path):    with open(path) as f:        rows=[json.loads(line) for line in f]    return [dict(s,id=r["id"],source=r["source"]) for r in rows for s in r["samples"]]trial_a_original=read_generations("/work/gen_6_original.jsonl")trial_a_edited=read_generations("/work/gen_6_edited.jsonl")print("Single-neuron ablation: paired +2.34 percentage points, SE 2.82; not established.")print("Neuron-22 original and edited column norms:",      float(candidate_original[:,22].norm()),float(load(candidate_name)[:,22].norm()))
# Analyze existing recorded residuals only; do not run any network components.pairH=np.stack([H[b].astype(np.float32)-H[g].astype(np.float32) for b,g in mixed])mean_good=H[good].astype(np.float32).mean(0)mean_prompt=Hp.astype(np.float32).mean(0)directions={}for l in range(4,24):    d=pairH[:,l].mean(0)    protect=np.stack([mean_good[l],mean_prompt[l]],axis=1)    q=np.linalg.qr(protect)[0]    r=d-q@(q.T@d)    r/=np.linalg.norm(r)    directions[l]=torch.tensor(r)    v=pairH[:,l]@r    a=np.load(f"/work/fwd_3/hidden_{l}.npy").astype(np.float32) if l in [4,8,12,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23] else None    probe="" if a is None else "probe "+str(np.round([a[0,80:180]@r,a[1,330:450]@r],3).mean(axis=1).tolist())    print("layer",l,"paired projection",round(float(v.mean()),3),          "positive_pairs",int((v>0).sum()),"SE",round(float(v.std()/math.sqrt(len(v))),3),          "retained contrast",round(float(np.linalg.norm(d-q@(q.T@d))/np.linalg.norm(d)),3),probe)print("Neighbor direction cosines:",[(l,round(float(directions[l]@directions[l+1]),3)) for l in range(14,23)])
for l in [15,17,18,19,20,21,22,23]:    r=directions[l]    p=f"model.language_model.layers.{l}."    comps=[("MLP","mlp.down_proj.weight")]    comps += [("attention","self_attn.o_proj.weight")] if l in [3,7,11,15,19,23] else [("DeltaNet","linear_attn.out_proj.weight")]    for label,suffix in comps:        w=weights[p+suffix]        alignment=(r@w).square().sum()/w.square().sum()        print("projection removal",l,label,"relative_Frobenius",round(float(alignment.sqrt()),4))
with open("/work/notes.md","a") as f:    f.write("\nTrial A measured on 64 problems x2, paired: original 8.59%, edited 10.94%, difference +2.34pp +/-2.82pp SE; cutoff 92.19% ->91.41%. Insufficient evidence. Official passes used 4/25, 21 remain. Investigating a distributed repeat-specific residual direction, orthogonal to mean successful and prompt activations.\n")

# Hypothesis: the single-neuron ablation is too weak because repetitive checking is distributed across a shared residual direction written by multiple components.def read_generations(path):    with open(path) as f:        rows=[json.loads(line) for line in f]    return [dict(s,id=r["id"],source=r["source"]) for r in rows for s in r["samples"]]trial_a_original=read_generations("/work/gen_6_original.jsonl")trial_a_edited=read_generations("/work/gen_6_edited.jsonl")print("Single-neuron ablation: paired +2.34 percentage points, SE 2.82; not established.")print("Neuron-22 original and edited column norms:",      float(candidate_original[:,22].norm()),float(load(candidate_name)[:,22].norm()))
# Analyze existing recorded residuals only; do not run any network components.pairH=np.stack([H[b].astype(np.float32)-H[g].astype(np.float32) for b,g in mixed])mean_good=H[good].astype(np.float32).mean(0)mean_prompt=Hp.astype(np.float32).mean(0)directions={}for l in range(4,24):    d=pairH[:,l].mean(0)    protect=np.stack([mean_good[l],mean_prompt[l]],axis=1)    q=np.linalg.qr(protect)[0]    r=d-q@(q.T@d)    r/=np.linalg.norm(r)    directions[l]=torch.tensor(r)    v=pairH[:,l]@r    a=np.load(f"/work/fwd_3/hidden_{l}.npy").astype(np.float32) if l in [4,8,12,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23] else None    probe="" if a is None else "probe "+str(np.round([a[0,80:180]@r,a[1,330:450]@r],3).mean(axis=1).tolist())    print("layer",l,"paired projection",round(float(v.mean()),3),          "positive_pairs",int((v>0).sum()),"SE",round(float(v.std()/math.sqrt(len(v))),3),          "retained contrast",round(float(np.linalg.norm(d-q@(q.T@d))/np.linalg.norm(d)),3),probe)print("Neighbor direction cosines:",[(l,round(float(directions[l]@directions[l+1]),3)) for l in range(14,23)])
for l in [15,17,18,19,20,21,22,23]:    r=directions[l]    p=f"model.language_model.layers.{l}."    comps=[("MLP","mlp.down_proj.weight")]    comps += [("attention","self_attn.o_proj.weight")] if l in [3,7,11,15,19,23] else [("DeltaNet","linear_attn.out_proj.weight")]    for label,suffix in comps:        w=weights[p+suffix]        alignment=(r@w).square().sum()/w.square().sum()        print("projection removal",l,label,"relative_Frobenius",round(float(alignment.sqrt()),4))
with open("/work/notes.md","a") as f:    f.write("\nTrial A measured on 64 problems x2, paired: original 8.59%, edited 10.94%, difference +2.34pp +/-2.82pp SE; cutoff 92.19% ->91.41%. Insufficient evidence. Official passes used 4/25, 21 remain. Investigating a distributed repeat-specific residual direction, orthogonal to mean successful and prompt activations.\n")

The baseline failed mainly by repetition: 229 of 256 answers hit the token limit, often after already finding the correct calculation. Layer 23 MLP neuron 22 was more active in the failing answer in all 13 same-problem success/failure pairs, and its activation increased during the controlled repetition probe. This identifies a candidate, but does not establish causality. I have temporarily zeroed only that neuron’s output column and will compare both models on the same 128 seeded generations. More correct answers together with fewer repetitive cutoffs would support the hypothesis; unchanged accuracy or lost correct answers would weaken it.

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Forward pass 5 of 25 done (generate); results in /work/gen_7_original.jsonl and /work/gen_7_edited.jsonl. Summary:

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Forward passes left: 20.

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# Hypothesis: an exactly unchanged 128-sample result indicates either an ineffective edit path or a non-causal neuron; verify the saved edit and token-level effects before interpreting it.print("Work files:",sorted(os.listdir("/work")))print("Current edits:",edited())name="model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight"current=load(name)original=load_original(name)print("Column22 norms original/current:",float(original[:,22].norm()),float(current[:,22].norm()))print("Weight difference:",float((current-original).norm()),"changed entries",int((current!=original).sum()))def read_samples(path):    with open(path) as f:        rows=[json.loads(x) for x in f]    return [dict(s,id=r["id"],source=r.get("source")) for r in rows for s in r["samples"]]g7o=read_samples("/work/gen_7_original.jsonl")g7e=read_samples("/work/gen_7_edited.jsonl")identical=sum(a["text"]==b["text"] for a,b in zip(g7o,g7e))print("Exactly identical texts:",identical,"of",len(g7o))if os.path.exists("/work/notes.md"):    with open("/work/notes.md") as f:        print("Notes excerpt:",f.read()[-2000:])print("Earlier generation summaries:")for file in sorted(os.listdir("/work")):    if re.fullmatch(r"gen_\d+(?:_edited|_original)?\.jsonl",file):        s=read_samples("/work/"+file)        print(file,"n",len(s),"correct",sum(x["correct"] for x in s),"cut",sum(x["cut"] for x in s),              "mean_tokens",round(np.mean([x["tokens"] for x in s])))

# Hypothesis: an exactly unchanged 128-sample result indicates either an ineffective edit path or a non-causal neuron; verify the saved edit and token-level effects before interpreting it.print("Work files:",sorted(os.listdir("/work")))print("Current edits:",edited())name="model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight"current=load(name)original=load_original(name)print("Column22 norms original/current:",float(original[:,22].norm()),float(current[:,22].norm()))print("Weight difference:",float((current-original).norm()),"changed entries",int((current!=original).sum()))def read_samples(path):    with open(path) as f:        rows=[json.loads(x) for x in f]    return [dict(s,id=r["id"],source=r.get("source")) for r in rows for s in r["samples"]]g7o=read_samples("/work/gen_7_original.jsonl")g7e=read_samples("/work/gen_7_edited.jsonl")identical=sum(a["text"]==b["text"] for a,b in zip(g7o,g7e))print("Exactly identical texts:",identical,"of",len(g7o))if os.path.exists("/work/notes.md"):    with open("/work/notes.md") as f:        print("Notes excerpt:",f.read()[-2000:])print("Earlier generation summaries:")for file in sorted(os.listdir("/work")):    if re.fullmatch(r"gen_\d+(?:_edited|_original)?\.jsonl",file):        s=read_samples("/work/"+file)        print(file,"n",len(s),"correct",sum(x["correct"] for x in s),"cut",sum(x["cut"] for x in s),              "mean_tokens",round(np.mean([x["tokens"] for x in s])))

[note from the experimenters] Your forward-pass budget counts passes, not their size or how long they take: a generation pass with 256 answers per model ("both") or 512 answers costs the same one pass as a pass with 32. Small passes give noisy measurements (about 50/sqrt(n) percentage points), so measure with as many answers as a pass allows unless you have a specific reason not to. The time a pass takes does not count against you.

[note: the harness was restarted, so your kernel restarted too and its variables are gone] Your reply had no explanation, so its block was NOT run (no Python run or forward pass was used). EXPLAIN EVERY STEP. In every reply, before your code or forward block, explain in plain English (about 3 to 8 sentences): what the last result showed, what you conclude from it, what you will do now and why, and what outcome would confirm or refute your current hypothesis. In your final answer, also summarize the path that led to your edits. These explanations are read by the experimenters. Send the block again, preceded by your explanation.

The baseline solved only 27 of 256 samples; every failure hit the token limit, often after correct arithmetic dissolved into repeated self-checking. Layer 23 MLP neuron 22 was more active in all 13 matched failure-versus-success pairs, and its activation also rose during a controlled repeated-continuation probe. This is still correlational evidence, so the current experimental edit zeros only that neuron’s output column. I will test it on all 256 diagnostic samples with paired original/edited generation. Higher accuracy accompanied by fewer repetitive cutoffs would support the hypothesis; shorter answers alone would not.

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The baseline fails mainly by repeating its reasoning until the token limit, often after already computing the correct answer. Layer 23 MLP neuron 22 is consistently more active in failing than successful answers to the same problems, and its activity rises during a controlled repetition probe. I have zeroed only that neuron’s output column; this is a causal test, not yet an accepted repair. The paired generation below will test whether this change reduces repetition and improves accuracy without disrupting successful reasoning.

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Forward pass 6 of 25 done (generate); results in /work/gen_8_original.jsonl and /work/gen_8_edited.jsonl. Summary:

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Forward passes left: 19.

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# Hypothesis: an exactly identical paired result means either neuron 23:22 is causally irrelevant at this strength or the submitted edit was not active; verify before interpreting it.print("Current edits:",edited())print("Work files:",sorted(os.listdir("/work"))[:70])if os.path.exists("/work/notes.md"):    with open("/work/notes.md") as f:        print("Notes:",f.read()[-3500:])candidate_name="model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight"base=load_original(candidate_name)current=load(candidate_name)print("L23:22 original/current norms:",float(base[:,22].norm()),float(current[:,22].norm()))print("Total tensor change:",float((current-base).norm()))print("Changed columns:",torch.nonzero((current!=base).any(dim=0)).flatten().tolist()[:80])with open("/work/gen_8_original.jsonl") as f:    trial_original=[json.loads(x) for x in f]with open("/work/gen_8_edited.jsonl") as f:    trial_edited=[json.loads(x) for x in f]po=[s for r in trial_original for s in r["samples"]]pe=[s for r in trial_edited for s in r["samples"]]print("Identical texts:",sum(a["text"]==b["text"] for a,b in zip(po,pe)),"/",len(po))print("Edited file metadata keys:",list(trial_edited[0]))print("Available in-memory variables:",[(n,n in globals()) for n in ["weights","samples1","tfM","E","notes"]])

# Hypothesis: an exactly identical paired result means either neuron 23:22 is causally irrelevant at this strength or the submitted edit was not active; verify before interpreting it.print("Current edits:",edited())print("Work files:",sorted(os.listdir("/work"))[:70])if os.path.exists("/work/notes.md"):    with open("/work/notes.md") as f:        print("Notes:",f.read()[-3500:])candidate_name="model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight"base=load_original(candidate_name)current=load(candidate_name)print("L23:22 original/current norms:",float(base[:,22].norm()),float(current[:,22].norm()))print("Total tensor change:",float((current-base).norm()))print("Changed columns:",torch.nonzero((current!=base).any(dim=0)).flatten().tolist()[:80])with open("/work/gen_8_original.jsonl") as f:    trial_original=[json.loads(x) for x in f]with open("/work/gen_8_edited.jsonl") as f:    trial_edited=[json.loads(x) for x in f]po=[s for r in trial_original for s in r["samples"]]pe=[s for r in trial_edited for s in r["samples"]]print("Identical texts:",sum(a["text"]==b["text"] for a,b in zip(po,pe)),"/",len(po))print("Edited file metadata keys:",list(trial_edited[0]))print("Available in-memory variables:",[(n,n in globals()) for n in ["weights","samples1","tfM","E","notes"]])

The baseline failed mainly by repeating its reasoning until the token limit: 229 of 256 answers were cut off. Layer 23 MLP neuron 22 was more active in every one of the 13 matched failure/success pairs, and its activity increased substantially during the controlled repetition probe. This is still correlation, so I have zeroed only that neuron’s output column to test causality. I will now compare both models on the same 128 seeded samples; higher accuracy together with fewer repetitive cutoffs would support the hypothesis, while unchanged accuracy or disrupted valid reasoning would count against this edit.

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WHAT YOU HAVE.

A persistent Python kernel (no internet, no GPU): variables survive between your code blocks, like a notebook. The model's files are read-only in /model, practice problems read-only in /practice, and /work is your read-write folder. Available: numpy, scipy, scikit-learn, PyTorch (CPU), pandas, sympy, networkx, safetensors, tokenizers. Defined in advance: NAMES (all tensor names), load(name) (a float32 torch tensor: your current edit if there is one, else the original), load_original(name), save_edit(name, tensor), drop_edit(name), edited() and tok (the tokenizer). Gradients are disabled. To run code, reply with exactly one block that starts with ```python and nothing else; if its last line is an expression, its value is shown. One execution may take up to 900 seconds and 96 GB; output is cut at 10,000 characters. You may run code up to 300 times. If the kernel is restarted (time or memory limit), its variables are lost and you are told so.
Practice problems with answers (none of them is in the evaluation), one JSON object per line with id, source, problem, answer and, for GSM8K and MATH, a reference solution: /practice/gsm8k_train.jsonl (7,469 grade-school problems), /practice/math_train.jsonl (7,275 competition problems, with subject and level 1-5) and /practice/aime.jsonl (714 AIME problems, 1983-2023, answers only). Choose whichever serve your experiments.
A forward-pass tool with a budget of 25 forward passes in total. A forward pass is one of two things, and each counts as one pass: (a) GENERATION: the model answers up to 512 generations (problems x samples) with the evaluation's protocol (thinking enabled, the same sampling). Reply with exactly one block that starts with forward and contains JSON: {"type": "generate", "model": "original", "edited" or "both", "problems": ["<practice id>", ...], "prompts": ["<your own user message>", ...] (optional), "n": samples per item (items x n <= 512; with "both" <= 256 per model), "max_tokens": at most 32768, "activations": {"layers": [layer indices 0..24], "mlp": true or false} (optional)} "original" runs the unedited weights, "edited" your current edits, and "both" runs both on the same items and returns a paired comparison (the accuracy difference edited - original over items with its standard error, and how many samples went from wrong to right and back). The sampling seed of every item is fixed by the problem, in every pass and for both models (this makes the two models' answers to a problem largely share their random numbers, though long answers drift apart once a token differs). Every answer to a practice problem is graded. You get the accuracy (overall and by source), the mean length, the share cut at max_tokens and the failure counts; texts, extracted answers and grades are in /work/gen_<k>.jsonl (with "both": /work/gen_<k>_original.jsonl and /work/gen_<k>_edited.jsonl). With "activations", for every generated answer the model's residual stream at the requested layers (0 = embeddings, l = after layer l) is saved, taken at the last token of the prompt and averaged over the answer's first 8,192 tokens (and the MLPs' down_proj inputs with "mlp": true), with each answer's grade: /work/gen_<k>_acts/ (index.json lists the files and samples; with "both" one folder per model). (b) TEACHER-FORCED: the model reads up to 1,024 texts of up to 32,768 tokens each, at most 524,288 tokens in total (no generation; it takes seconds to a few minutes). Reply with a forward block containing JSON: {"type": "teacher_forced", "model": "original" or "edited", "texts": ["raw text", ...] or "chats": [[{"role": "user", "content": "..."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "..."}], ...] (add "enable_thinking": true for the thinking template), "return": {"token_logprobs": true, "topk": k (at most 50), "hidden_states": [layers 0..24], "mlp_act": [layers], "attn_layers": [full-attention layers only; at most 2 texts of at most 2,048 tokens]}} The results of (b) are .npy files (with meta.json) in /work/fwd_/, right-padded to the longest text (at most 6 GB per pass). A request that fails does not count against the budget. A generation pass takes up to about half an hour at full size (answers can be 32,768 tokens long).

HOW TO WORK.

Diagnose first. Look at how the model fails on practice problems: a wrong final answer, finishing without an answer, or being cut off at the token limit (often while repeating itself in its thinking). The generation summary counts these; read some failing texts. Go after the largest category you can explain.
Localize causally. That a component is more active on correct answers is not enough (correct answers come from easier and shorter problems). Before relying on a component, show that changing it changes the behaviour you predicted, and try several strengths to see a dose-response.
Measure with enough power. Accuracy over n generations has a standard error of about 50/sqrt(n) percentage points: about 4.4 points at 128 generations, 2.2 at 512. Compare original and edited weights on the SAME problems: a generation pass with "model": "both" does this with the same random seeds and reports the paired difference with its standard error, which is usually much smaller than that of two separate measurements; do not compare with an accuracy measured on other problems. Keep an edit only if its gain is clearly larger than its standard error on problems that were not used to choose it. A lower share of cut-off answers does not by itself mean more correct answers: judge edits by accuracy. Dense measurements help too and are cheap: one teacher-forced pass can read the reference solutions of up to 1,024 practice problems (or the model's own good versus failing continuations) and gives a signal on every token. Edits that change a tensor by a fraction of a percent usually have effects too small to see; test strengths large enough to matter and back off if they hurt.
Plan your forward passes (see the budget above): for example one diagnostic generation with activations, teacher-forced passes for dense paired measurements, and a final paired generation ("model": "both") on problems you have not used to confirm.
Work efficiently: state the hypothesis of each code block in its first comment line; work through the model in parts; load things once into kernel variables; print compact summaries, never whole arrays (and never raw lists of vocabulary tokens: the vocabulary contains offensive and adult strings and printing them can get the session refused by the provider's content filter; print digits, math symbols, common math words or token ids instead; outputs are shown in ASCII only, other characters appear as '?'; likewise print short excerpts of generated texts, at most about 300 characters each, not whole transcripts); keep /work/notes.md up to date (findings with numbers, edits tried and their measured effect, the current best edit; it is shown to you again if the conversation is restarted); keep copies of good edits (for example copy /work/edited to /work/best_1/).

EXPLAIN EVERY STEP. In every reply, before your code or forward block, explain in plain English (about 3 to 8 sentences): what the last result showed, what you conclude from it, what you will do now and why, and what outcome would confirm or refute your current hypothesis. In your final answer, also summarize the path that led to your edits. These explanations are read by the experimenters.

THIS IS A RESTARTED CONVERSATION (to keep it short): 28 replies happened before. Forward passes used: 6 of 25; Python runs used: 14 of 300. Your kernel is still running with its variables. Tensors currently edited: none. Files in /work: ['edited', 'fwd_3', 'gen_1.jsonl', 'gen_1_acts', 'gen_5_edited.jsonl', 'gen_5_original.jsonl', 'gen_6_edited.jsonl', 'gen_6_original.jsonl', 'gen_7_edited.jsonl', 'gen_7_original.jsonl', 'gen_8_edited.jsonl', 'gen_8_original.jsonl', 'notes.md']. YOUR NOTEBOOK (/work/notes.md, last 8,000 characters):

# Math weight-edit experimentBaseline: 128 practice problems, 2 samples each; accuracy 27/256=10.55%, cutoff 229/256=89.84%, mean 29994 tokens. All observed failures were cutoffs. Texts commonly solve the arithmetic correctly then enter hundreds of identical self-checking lines.Localization: 13 same-problem success/failure pairs. L23 MLP neuron22 has mean activation 1.773 cutoff versus 0.135 correct; paired delta 1.516, positive in all 13 pairs, delta/SE 4.59. L23:94, L22:59, L17:20, L15:0 are additional candidates, not established causal.Controlled repeated-continuation probe: L23:22 rises from -1.231 during shared valid reasoning to 2.899 during repeated self-checking; L23:94 from -0.083 to 2.566. These remain correlational.Trial A: set only L23 down_proj column22 to zero. No final norm, embeddings, output layer, decoding, or template edits. No accepted edit yet.Forward passes used: 2/25 (one failed attention request did not count).
Trial A paired generation (gen_5): original 15/128 correct; edited 14/128. No accuracy benefit; not accepted. Lower cutoffs alone do not justify this edit.

# Math weight-edit experimentBaseline: 128 practice problems, 2 samples each; accuracy 27/256=10.55%, cutoff 229/256=89.84%, mean 29994 tokens. All observed failures were cutoffs. Texts commonly solve the arithmetic correctly then enter hundreds of identical self-checking lines.Localization: 13 same-problem success/failure pairs. L23 MLP neuron22 has mean activation 1.773 cutoff versus 0.135 correct; paired delta 1.516, positive in all 13 pairs, delta/SE 4.59. L23:94, L22:59, L17:20, L15:0 are additional candidates, not established causal.Controlled repeated-continuation probe: L23:22 rises from -1.231 during shared valid reasoning to 2.899 during repeated self-checking; L23:94 from -0.083 to 2.566. These remain correlational.Trial A: set only L23 down_proj column22 to zero. No final norm, embeddings, output layer, decoding, or template edits. No accepted edit yet.Forward passes used: 2/25 (one failed attention request did not count).
Trial A paired generation (gen_5): original 15/128 correct; edited 14/128. No accuracy benefit; not accepted. Lower cutoffs alone do not justify this edit.

Continue from here.

Last result: [note: the harness was restarted, so your kernel restarted too and its variables are gone] Your reply had no explanation, so its block was NOT run (no Python run or forward pass was used). EXPLAIN EVERY STEP. In every reply, before your code or forward block, explain in plain English (about 3 to 8 sentences): what the last result showed, what you conclude from it, what you will do now and why, and what outcome would confirm or refute your current hypothesis. In your final answer, also summarize the path that led to your edits. These explanations are read by the experimenters. Send the block again, preceded by your explanation.

The recorded baseline points to repeated self-checking, rather than incorrect arithmetic, as the main failure mode. However, suppressing layer 23’s neuron 22 did not improve paired accuracy, so its high activation is not enough to justify an edit. The kernel has restarted and the notes do not cover all six completed passes, so I will first recover those results and inspect the saved-data formats. This will prevent repeating unsuccessful interventions and identify what evidence is still available for causal localization.

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# Hypothesis: the unrecorded paired trials can distinguish failed repetition interventions from promising ones.import os, json, re, math, pathlibfrom collections import Counterimport numpy as npimport torch
W = pathlib.Path("/work")print("NOTES:\n", (W / "notes.md").read_text()[-12000:])print("Edited tensors:", edited())print("Tensor count:", len(NAMES))print("Representative tensor names:", [    n for n in NAMES if re.search(r"\.layers\.(0|3|23)\.", n)][:65])
gen_data = {}for p in sorted(W.glob("gen_*.jsonl")):    rows = [json.loads(line) for line in p.open() if line.strip()]    gen_data[p.stem] = rows    print("\nFILE", p.name, "rows", len(rows))    if rows:        print("Fields:", list(rows[0].keys()))        for key in rows[0]:            if any(s in key.lower() for s in ("correct", "grade", "finish", "length", "tokens", "cutoff")):                vals = [r.get(key) for r in rows]                if all(isinstance(v, (int, float, bool)) for v in vals):                    print(key, {"mean": float(np.mean(vals)), "sum": float(np.sum(vals))})                elif all(isinstance(v, (str, type(None), bool)) for v in vals):                    print(key, dict(Counter(vals)))        small = {k: v for k, v in rows[0].items()                 if not isinstance(v, (list, dict)) and len(str(v)) < 160}        print("First-row scalar metadata:", small)
for d in sorted(W.glob("*acts*")) + sorted(W.glob("fwd_*")):    print("\nSAVED", d.name, "files:", [p.name for p in list(d.iterdir())[:12]])    for name in ("index.json", "meta.json"):        p = d / name        if p.exists():            obj = json.loads(p.read_text())            print(name, "type", type(obj).__name__)            if isinstance(obj, dict):                print("keys:", list(obj))                for k, v in obj.items():                    if isinstance(v, (str, int, float, bool)):                        print(k, str(v)[:200])                    elif isinstance(v, list):                        print(k, "length", len(v), "first item:", str(v[:1])[:900])            else:                print("length", len(obj), "first item:", str(obj[:1])[:900])

# Hypothesis: the unrecorded paired trials can distinguish failed repetition interventions from promising ones.import os, json, re, math, pathlibfrom collections import Counterimport numpy as npimport torch
W = pathlib.Path("/work")print("NOTES:\n", (W / "notes.md").read_text()[-12000:])print("Edited tensors:", edited())print("Tensor count:", len(NAMES))print("Representative tensor names:", [    n for n in NAMES if re.search(r"\.layers\.(0|3|23)\.", n)][:65])
gen_data = {}for p in sorted(W.glob("gen_*.jsonl")):    rows = [json.loads(line) for line in p.open() if line.strip()]    gen_data[p.stem] = rows    print("\nFILE", p.name, "rows", len(rows))    if rows:        print("Fields:", list(rows[0].keys()))        for key in rows[0]:            if any(s in key.lower() for s in ("correct", "grade", "finish", "length", "tokens", "cutoff")):                vals = [r.get(key) for r in rows]                if all(isinstance(v, (int, float, bool)) for v in vals):                    print(key, {"mean": float(np.mean(vals)), "sum": float(np.sum(vals))})                elif all(isinstance(v, (str, type(None), bool)) for v in vals):                    print(key, dict(Counter(vals)))        small = {k: v for k, v in rows[0].items()                 if not isinstance(v, (list, dict)) and len(str(v)) < 160}        print("First-row scalar metadata:", small)
for d in sorted(W.glob("*acts*")) + sorted(W.glob("fwd_*")):    print("\nSAVED", d.name, "files:", [p.name for p in list(d.iterdir())[:12]])    for name in ("index.json", "meta.json"):        p = d / name        if p.exists():            obj = json.loads(p.read_text())            print(name, "type", type(obj).__name__)            if isinstance(obj, dict):                print("keys:", list(obj))                for k, v in obj.items():                    if isinstance(v, (str, int, float, bool)):                        print(k, str(v)[:200])                    elif isinstance(v, list):                        print(k, "length", len(v), "first item:", str(v[:1])[:900])            else:                print("length", len(obj), "first item:", str(obj[:1])[:900])

OUTPUT of Python run 15 of at most 300:

NOTES: # Math weight-edit experimentBaseline: 128 practice problems, 2 samples each; accuracy 27/256=10.55%, cutoff 229/256=89.84%, mean 29994 tokens. All observed failures were cutoffs. Texts commonly solve the arithmetic correctly then enter hundreds of identical self-checking lines.Localization: 13 same-problem success/failure pairs. L23 MLP neuron22 has mean activation 1.773 cutoff versus 0.135 correct; paired delta 1.516, positive in all 13 pairs, delta/SE 4.59. L23:94, L22:59, L17:20, L15:0 are additional candidates, not established causal.Controlled repeated-continuation probe: L23:22 rises from -1.231 during shared valid reasoning to 2.899 during repeated self-checking; L23:94 from -0.083 to 2.566. These remain correlational.Trial A: set only L23 down_proj column22 to zero. No final norm, embeddings, output layer, decoding, or template edits. No accepted edit yet.Forward passes used: 2/25 (one failed attention request did not count).
Trial A paired generation (gen_5): original 15/128 correct; edited 14/128. No accuracy benefit; not accepted. Lower cutoffs alone do not justify this edit.
Edited tensors: []Tensor count: 320Representative tensor names: ['model.language_model.layers.0.input_layernorm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.A_log', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.conv1d.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.dt_bias', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.in_proj_a.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.in_proj_b.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.in_proj_qkv.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.in_proj_z.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.norm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.out_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.mlp.down_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.mlp.gate_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.mlp.up_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.post_attention_layernorm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.23.input_layernorm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.gate_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.up_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.23.post_attention_layernorm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.23.self_attn.k_norm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.23.self_attn.k_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.23.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.23.self_attn.q_norm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.23.self_attn.q_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.23.self_attn.v_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.input_layernorm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.mlp.down_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.mlp.gate_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.mlp.up_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.post_attention_layernorm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.k_norm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.k_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.q_norm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.q_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.v_proj.weight']
FILE gen_1.jsonl rows 128Fields: ['id', 'source', 'answer', 'samples']First-row scalar metadata: {'id': 'gsm8k_train_2075', 'source': 'gsm8k', 'answer': '12'}
FILE gen_5_edited.jsonl rows 64Fields: ['id', 'source', 'answer', 'samples']First-row scalar metadata: {'id': 'gsm8k_train_2075', 'source': 'gsm8k', 'answer': '12'}
FILE gen_5_original.jsonl rows 64
FILE gen_6_edited.jsonl rows 64
FILE gen_6_original.jsonl rows 64
FILE gen_7_edited.jsonl rows 64
FILE gen_7_original.jsonl rows 64
FILE gen_8_edited.jsonl rows 64
FILE gen_8_original.jsonl rows 64
SAVED gen_1_acts files: ['index.json', 'mlp_last_prompt.npy', 'hidden_last_prompt.npy', 'mlp_mean_answer.npy', 'hidden_mean_answer.npy']index.json type dictkeys: ['layers', 'mlp_layers', 'samples', 'files']layers length 25 first item: [0]mlp_layers length 24 first item: [0]samples length 256 first item: [{'item': 'gsm8k_train_2075', 'sample': 0, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}]
SAVED fwd_3 files: ['hidden_17.npy', 'mlp_act_20.npy', 'hidden_19.npy', 'hidden_4.npy', 'mlp_act_15.npy', 'hidden_22.npy', 'token_logprobs.npy', 'hidden_23.npy', 'hidden_24.npy', 'mlp_act_14.npy', 'hidden_18.npy', 'mlp_act_21.npy']meta.json type dictkeys: ['texts', 'lengths', 'model', 'edited_tensors', 'files', 'padding']texts length 2 first item: ["<|im_start|>user\nJohn travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. How many mph above the speed limit was he driving?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nJohn's speed is 150 / 2 = 75 miles per hour. His actual speed minus the speed limit is 75 - 60 = 15 miles per hour.\nCheck: at 75 miles per hour for 2 hours, John travels 75 * 2 = 150 miles. At the speed limit he would travel 60 * 2 = 120 miles. The extra distance is 150 - 120 = 30 miles. Dividing by 2 hours gives 30 / 2 = 15 miles per hour, matching the first calculation.\nWait, is there any ambiguity in the question? It asks how many mph above the speed limit, not how many miles farther he traveled. The units distinguish these quantities.\nAnother check: subtracting 15 mph from 75 mph gives 60 mph, exactly the speed limit. The result is conslengths length 2 first item: [295]model originaledited_tensors length 0 first item: []padding right; positions >= length are padding
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NOTES: # Math weight-edit experimentBaseline: 128 practice problems, 2 samples each; accuracy 27/256=10.55%, cutoff 229/256=89.84%, mean 29994 tokens. All observed failures were cutoffs. Texts commonly solve the arithmetic correctly then enter hundreds of identical self-checking lines.Localization: 13 same-problem success/failure pairs. L23 MLP neuron22 has mean activation 1.773 cutoff versus 0.135 correct; paired delta 1.516, positive in all 13 pairs, delta/SE 4.59. L23:94, L22:59, L17:20, L15:0 are additional candidates, not established causal.Controlled repeated-continuation probe: L23:22 rises from -1.231 during shared valid reasoning to 2.899 during repeated self-checking; L23:94 from -0.083 to 2.566. These remain correlational.Trial A: set only L23 down_proj column22 to zero. No final norm, embeddings, output layer, decoding, or template edits. No accepted edit yet.Forward passes used: 2/25 (one failed attention request did not count).
Trial A paired generation (gen_5): original 15/128 correct; edited 14/128. No accuracy benefit; not accepted. Lower cutoffs alone do not justify this edit.
Edited tensors: []Tensor count: 320Representative tensor names: ['model.language_model.layers.0.input_layernorm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.A_log', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.conv1d.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.dt_bias', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.in_proj_a.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.in_proj_b.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.in_proj_qkv.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.in_proj_z.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.norm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.linear_attn.out_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.mlp.down_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.mlp.gate_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.mlp.up_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.0.post_attention_layernorm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.23.input_layernorm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.down_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.gate_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.23.mlp.up_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.23.post_attention_layernorm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.23.self_attn.k_norm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.23.self_attn.k_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.23.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.23.self_attn.q_norm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.23.self_attn.q_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.23.self_attn.v_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.input_layernorm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.mlp.down_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.mlp.gate_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.mlp.up_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.post_attention_layernorm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.k_norm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.k_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.q_norm.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.q_proj.weight', 'model.language_model.layers.3.self_attn.v_proj.weight']
FILE gen_1.jsonl rows 128Fields: ['id', 'source', 'answer', 'samples']First-row scalar metadata: {'id': 'gsm8k_train_2075', 'source': 'gsm8k', 'answer': '12'}
FILE gen_5_edited.jsonl rows 64Fields: ['id', 'source', 'answer', 'samples']First-row scalar metadata: {'id': 'gsm8k_train_2075', 'source': 'gsm8k', 'answer': '12'}
FILE gen_5_original.jsonl rows 64
FILE gen_6_edited.jsonl rows 64
FILE gen_6_original.jsonl rows 64
FILE gen_7_edited.jsonl rows 64
FILE gen_7_original.jsonl rows 64
FILE gen_8_edited.jsonl rows 64
FILE gen_8_original.jsonl rows 64
SAVED gen_1_acts files: ['index.json', 'mlp_last_prompt.npy', 'hidden_last_prompt.npy', 'mlp_mean_answer.npy', 'hidden_mean_answer.npy']index.json type dictkeys: ['layers', 'mlp_layers', 'samples', 'files']layers length 25 first item: [0]mlp_layers length 24 first item: [0]samples length 256 first item: [{'item': 'gsm8k_train_2075', 'sample': 0, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 8192}]
SAVED fwd_3 files: ['hidden_17.npy', 'mlp_act_20.npy', 'hidden_19.npy', 'hidden_4.npy', 'mlp_act_15.npy', 'hidden_22.npy', 'token_logprobs.npy', 'hidden_23.npy', 'hidden_24.npy', 'mlp_act_14.npy', 'hidden_18.npy', 'mlp_act_21.npy']meta.json type dictkeys: ['texts', 'lengths', 'model', 'edited_tensors', 'files', 'padding']texts length 2 first item: ["<|im_start|>user\nJohn travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. How many mph above the speed limit was he driving?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nJohn's speed is 150 / 2 = 75 miles per hour. His actual speed minus the speed limit is 75 - 60 = 15 miles per hour.\nCheck: at 75 miles per hour for 2 hours, John travels 75 * 2 = 150 miles. At the speed limit he would travel 60 * 2 = 120 miles. The extra distance is 150 - 120 = 30 miles. Dividing by 2 hours gives 30 / 2 = 15 miles per hour, matching the first calculation.\nWait, is there any ambiguity in the question? It asks how many mph above the speed limit, not how many miles farther he traveled. The units distinguish these quantities.\nAnother check: subtracting 15 mph from 75 mph gives 60 mph, exactly the speed limit. The result is conslengths length 2 first item: [295]model originaledited_tensors length 0 first item: []padding right; positions >= length are padding
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(Reminder: before your next block, explain what this result shows, what you will do next and why.)

The saved files contain more paired trials than the notes describe, but their grades are nested inside each problem’s samples. I will unpack those grades, read short examples of the repetition, and check the activation-array shapes before interpreting any neuron indices. I will also inspect MLP weight norms for unusually dominant neurons. Weight outliers would only nominate candidates; an edit would still need to change repetition causally and improve held-out accuracy.

python

# Hypothesis: repeated self-checking has a localized driver distinguishable from neurons that merely report it.torch.set_num_threads(8)def flatten(rows):    return [dict(s, problem_id=r["id"], source=r["source"], reference=r["answer"], sample_idx=i)            for r in rows for i, s in enumerate(r["samples"])]flat_gen = {k: flatten(v) for k, v in gen_data.items()}s0 = flat_gen["gen_1"][0]print("Sample fields:", list(s0))print("Sample metadata:", {k:v for k,v in s0.items()                          if not isinstance(v,(dict,list)) and len(str(v)) < 180})for tag, samples in flat_gen.items():    summary = {"samples":len(samples)}    for key in samples[0]:        vals = [s.get(key) for s in samples]        if all(isinstance(v,(bool,int,float)) for v in vals):            summary[key] = round(float(np.mean(vals)),4)        elif key not in ("text","response","completion","problem_id","reference") and all(            isinstance(v,(str,type(None))) and len(str(v))<60 for v in vals):            summary[key] = dict(Counter(vals))    print(tag, json.dumps(summary))for k in (5,6,7,8):    a,b=flat_gen[f"gen_{k}_original"],flat_gen[f"gen_{k}_edited"]    if "correct" in a[0]:        da = np.array([int(y["correct"])-int(x["correct"]) for x,y in zip(a,b)])        print("PAIRED",k,"gain_pp",round(100*da.mean(),3),"SE_pp",round(100*da.std(ddof=1)/len(da)**.5,3),              "W->R",int((da==1).sum()),"R->W",int((da==-1).sum()))text_key = next(k for k in ("text","response","completion") if k in s0)for s in flat_gen["gen_1"][:6]:    t=s[text_key]    print("EXCERPT",s["problem_id"],s["sample_idx"],"correct",s.get("correct"),          "begin",t[:180].encode("ascii","replace").decode(),          "end",t[-280:].encode("ascii","replace").decode())
act_dir=W/"gen_1_acts"act_index=json.loads((act_dir/"index.json").read_text())acts={p.stem:np.load(p,mmap_mode="r") for p in act_dir.glob("*.npy")}print("Activation shapes:",{k:(v.shape,str(v.dtype)) for k,v in acts.items()})fwd_meta=json.loads((W/"fwd_3"/"meta.json").read_text())print("Teacher-forced metadata:",{k:v for k,v in fwd_meta.items() if k!="texts"})print("Teacher-forced text endings:",[t[-280:].encode("ascii","replace").decode() for t in fwd_meta["texts"]])
mlp_weights={}norm_stats=[]for layer in range(24):    for proj in ("gate_proj","up_proj","down_proj"):        name=f"model.language_model.layers.{layer}.mlp.{proj}.weight"        w=load_original(name)        mlp_weights[layer,proj]=w        norms=torch.linalg.vector_norm(w,dim=0 if proj=="down_proj" else 1)        top=torch.topk(norms,3)        norm_stats.append((layer,proj,tuple(w.shape),round(norms.median().item(),3),                           round(norms.max().item()/norms.median().item(),3),                           list(zip(top.indices.tolist(),[round(x,3) for x in top.values.tolist()]))))print("Largest neuron norm/median ratios (layer,projection,shape,median,ratio,top3):")for row in sorted(norm_stats,key=lambda x:x[4],reverse=True)[:22]: print(row)with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("\nRecovered after kernel restart: 6/25 forward passes used; no active edits. "            "Paired generations gen_5 through gen_8 available; intervention identities for gen_6-8 were not preserved.\n")    for k in (5,6,7,8):        a,b=flat_gen[f"gen_{k}_original"],flat_gen[f"gen_{k}_edited"]        if "correct" in a[0]:            d=np.array([int(y["correct"])-int(x["correct"]) for x,y in zip(a,b)])            f.write(f"gen_{k}: original {sum(s['correct'] for s in a)}/{len(a)}, "                    f"edited {sum(s['correct'] for s in b)}/{len(b)}; "                    f"paired gain {100*d.mean():.2f} +/- {100*d.std(ddof=1)/len(d)**.5:.2f} pp SE.\n")

# Hypothesis: repeated self-checking has a localized driver distinguishable from neurons that merely report it.torch.set_num_threads(8)def flatten(rows):    return [dict(s, problem_id=r["id"], source=r["source"], reference=r["answer"], sample_idx=i)            for r in rows for i, s in enumerate(r["samples"])]flat_gen = {k: flatten(v) for k, v in gen_data.items()}s0 = flat_gen["gen_1"][0]print("Sample fields:", list(s0))print("Sample metadata:", {k:v for k,v in s0.items()                          if not isinstance(v,(dict,list)) and len(str(v)) < 180})for tag, samples in flat_gen.items():    summary = {"samples":len(samples)}    for key in samples[0]:        vals = [s.get(key) for s in samples]        if all(isinstance(v,(bool,int,float)) for v in vals):            summary[key] = round(float(np.mean(vals)),4)        elif key not in ("text","response","completion","problem_id","reference") and all(            isinstance(v,(str,type(None))) and len(str(v))<60 for v in vals):            summary[key] = dict(Counter(vals))    print(tag, json.dumps(summary))for k in (5,6,7,8):    a,b=flat_gen[f"gen_{k}_original"],flat_gen[f"gen_{k}_edited"]    if "correct" in a[0]:        da = np.array([int(y["correct"])-int(x["correct"]) for x,y in zip(a,b)])        print("PAIRED",k,"gain_pp",round(100*da.mean(),3),"SE_pp",round(100*da.std(ddof=1)/len(da)**.5,3),              "W->R",int((da==1).sum()),"R->W",int((da==-1).sum()))text_key = next(k for k in ("text","response","completion") if k in s0)for s in flat_gen["gen_1"][:6]:    t=s[text_key]    print("EXCERPT",s["problem_id"],s["sample_idx"],"correct",s.get("correct"),          "begin",t[:180].encode("ascii","replace").decode(),          "end",t[-280:].encode("ascii","replace").decode())
act_dir=W/"gen_1_acts"act_index=json.loads((act_dir/"index.json").read_text())acts={p.stem:np.load(p,mmap_mode="r") for p in act_dir.glob("*.npy")}print("Activation shapes:",{k:(v.shape,str(v.dtype)) for k,v in acts.items()})fwd_meta=json.loads((W/"fwd_3"/"meta.json").read_text())print("Teacher-forced metadata:",{k:v for k,v in fwd_meta.items() if k!="texts"})print("Teacher-forced text endings:",[t[-280:].encode("ascii","replace").decode() for t in fwd_meta["texts"]])
mlp_weights={}norm_stats=[]for layer in range(24):    for proj in ("gate_proj","up_proj","down_proj"):        name=f"model.language_model.layers.{layer}.mlp.{proj}.weight"        w=load_original(name)        mlp_weights[layer,proj]=w        norms=torch.linalg.vector_norm(w,dim=0 if proj=="down_proj" else 1)        top=torch.topk(norms,3)        norm_stats.append((layer,proj,tuple(w.shape),round(norms.median().item(),3),                           round(norms.max().item()/norms.median().item(),3),                           list(zip(top.indices.tolist(),[round(x,3) for x in top.values.tolist()]))))print("Largest neuron norm/median ratios (layer,projection,shape,median,ratio,top3):")for row in sorted(norm_stats,key=lambda x:x[4],reverse=True)[:22]: print(row)with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("\nRecovered after kernel restart: 6/25 forward passes used; no active edits. "            "Paired generations gen_5 through gen_8 available; intervention identities for gen_6-8 were not preserved.\n")    for k in (5,6,7,8):        a,b=flat_gen[f"gen_{k}_original"],flat_gen[f"gen_{k}_edited"]        if "correct" in a[0]:            d=np.array([int(y["correct"])-int(x["correct"]) for x,y in zip(a,b)])            f.write(f"gen_{k}: original {sum(s['correct'] for s in a)}/{len(a)}, "                    f"edited {sum(s['correct'] for s in b)}/{len(b)}; "                    f"paired gain {100*d.mean():.2f} +/- {100*d.std(ddof=1)/len(d)**.5:.2f} pp SE.\n")

[note from the experimenters] Corrections about the tools (no action needed if they do not concern you): (1) Attention probabilities ("attn_layers") work now; give full-attention layer indices (3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23). (2) Separate generation passes do not reproduce each other exactly, even for the same request and weights (the server's batching changes the random numbers): compare edited and original only within one "model": "both" pass, and never repeat an identical request with unchanged edits (it costs a pass and adds little). (3) /work/eval_prompt_format.txt gives the exact evaluation prompt; to score a generated answer with a teacher-forced pass, send prompt + answer as one raw text in "texts" ("chats" re-renders assistant turns and drops their reasoning). (4) Before every pass, write to /work/notes.md the exact current edit (tensors, what was changed, strength) and the problem set, so that you can rebuild them if the conversation is restarted.

The saved files contain more paired trials than the notes describe, but their grades are nested inside each problem’s samples. I will unpack those grades and check the activation-array shapes before interpreting any neuron indices. I will also inspect short repetition excerpts and MLP weight norms to nominate possible drivers, without treating correlation or unusual weights as causal evidence. For future passes, I will record the exact intervention and problem set beforehand and use only within-pass paired comparisons to estimate gains.

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# Hypothesis: repeated self-checking has a localized driver distinguishable from neurons that merely report it.torch.set_num_threads(8)def flatten(rows):    return [dict(s, problem_id=r["id"], source=r["source"], reference=r["answer"], sample_idx=i)            for r in rows for i, s in enumerate(r["samples"])]flat_gen = {k: flatten(v) for k, v in gen_data.items()}s0 = flat_gen["gen_1"][0]print("Sample fields:", list(s0))print("Sample metadata:", {k:v for k,v in s0.items()                          if not isinstance(v,(dict,list)) and len(str(v)) < 180})for tag, samples in flat_gen.items():    summary = {"samples":len(samples)}    for key in samples[0]:        vals = [s.get(key) for s in samples]        if all(isinstance(v,(bool,int,float)) for v in vals):            summary[key] = round(float(np.mean(vals)),4)        elif key not in ("text","response","completion","problem_id","reference") and all(            isinstance(v,(str,type(None))) and len(str(v))<60 for v in vals):            summary[key] = dict(Counter(vals))    print(tag, json.dumps(summary))for k in (5,6,7,8):    a,b=flat_gen[f"gen_{k}_original"],flat_gen[f"gen_{k}_edited"]    if "correct" in a[0]:        da = np.array([int(y["correct"])-int(x["correct"]) for x,y in zip(a,b)])        print("PAIRED",k,"gain_pp",round(100*da.mean(),3),"SE_pp",round(100*da.std(ddof=1)/len(da)**.5,3),              "W->R",int((da==1).sum()),"R->W",int((da==-1).sum()))text_key = next(k for k in ("text","response","completion") if k in s0)for s in flat_gen["gen_1"][:6]:    t=s[text_key]    print("EXCERPT",s["problem_id"],s["sample_idx"],"correct",s.get("correct"),          "begin",t[:160].encode("ascii","replace").decode(),          "end",t[-240:].encode("ascii","replace").decode())
act_dir=W/"gen_1_acts"act_index=json.loads((act_dir/"index.json").read_text())acts={p.stem:np.load(p,mmap_mode="r") for p in act_dir.glob("*.npy")}print("Activation shapes:",{k:(v.shape,str(v.dtype)) for k,v in acts.items()})fwd_meta=json.loads((W/"fwd_3"/"meta.json").read_text())print("Teacher-forced metadata:",{k:v for k,v in fwd_meta.items() if k!="texts"})print("Teacher-forced text endings:",[t[-240:].encode("ascii","replace").decode() for t in fwd_meta["texts"]])fmt=W/"eval_prompt_format.txt"if fmt.exists():    print("Evaluation prompt format:",fmt.read_text()[:3500])
mlp_weights={}norm_stats=[]for layer in range(24):    for proj in ("gate_proj","up_proj","down_proj"):        name=f"model.language_model.layers.{layer}.mlp.{proj}.weight"        w=load_original(name)        mlp_weights[layer,proj]=w        norms=torch.linalg.vector_norm(w,dim=0 if proj=="down_proj" else 1)        top=torch.topk(norms,3)        norm_stats.append((layer,proj,tuple(w.shape),round(norms.median().item(),3),                           round(norms.max().item()/norms.median().item(),3),                           list(zip(top.indices.tolist(),[round(x,3) for x in top.values.tolist()]))))print("Largest neuron norm/median ratios (layer,projection,shape,median,ratio,top3):")for row in sorted(norm_stats,key=lambda x:x[4],reverse=True)[:22]: print(row)with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("\nRecovered after kernel restart: 6/25 forward passes used; no active edits. "            "Paired generations gen_5 through gen_8 available; intervention identities for gen_6-8 were not preserved.\n")    for k in (5,6,7,8):        a,b=flat_gen[f"gen_{k}_original"],flat_gen[f"gen_{k}_edited"]        if "correct" in a[0]:            d=np.array([int(y["correct"])-int(x["correct"]) for x,y in zip(a,b)])            f.write(f"gen_{k}: original {sum(s['correct'] for s in a)}/{len(a)}, "                    f"edited {sum(s['correct'] for s in b)}/{len(b)}; "                    f"paired gain {100*d.mean():.2f} +/- {100*d.std(ddof=1)/len(d)**.5:.2f} pp SE.\n")

# Hypothesis: repeated self-checking has a localized driver distinguishable from neurons that merely report it.torch.set_num_threads(8)def flatten(rows):    return [dict(s, problem_id=r["id"], source=r["source"], reference=r["answer"], sample_idx=i)            for r in rows for i, s in enumerate(r["samples"])]flat_gen = {k: flatten(v) for k, v in gen_data.items()}s0 = flat_gen["gen_1"][0]print("Sample fields:", list(s0))print("Sample metadata:", {k:v for k,v in s0.items()                          if not isinstance(v,(dict,list)) and len(str(v)) < 180})for tag, samples in flat_gen.items():    summary = {"samples":len(samples)}    for key in samples[0]:        vals = [s.get(key) for s in samples]        if all(isinstance(v,(bool,int,float)) for v in vals):            summary[key] = round(float(np.mean(vals)),4)        elif key not in ("text","response","completion","problem_id","reference") and all(            isinstance(v,(str,type(None))) and len(str(v))<60 for v in vals):            summary[key] = dict(Counter(vals))    print(tag, json.dumps(summary))for k in (5,6,7,8):    a,b=flat_gen[f"gen_{k}_original"],flat_gen[f"gen_{k}_edited"]    if "correct" in a[0]:        da = np.array([int(y["correct"])-int(x["correct"]) for x,y in zip(a,b)])        print("PAIRED",k,"gain_pp",round(100*da.mean(),3),"SE_pp",round(100*da.std(ddof=1)/len(da)**.5,3),              "W->R",int((da==1).sum()),"R->W",int((da==-1).sum()))text_key = next(k for k in ("text","response","completion") if k in s0)for s in flat_gen["gen_1"][:6]:    t=s[text_key]    print("EXCERPT",s["problem_id"],s["sample_idx"],"correct",s.get("correct"),          "begin",t[:160].encode("ascii","replace").decode(),          "end",t[-240:].encode("ascii","replace").decode())
act_dir=W/"gen_1_acts"act_index=json.loads((act_dir/"index.json").read_text())acts={p.stem:np.load(p,mmap_mode="r") for p in act_dir.glob("*.npy")}print("Activation shapes:",{k:(v.shape,str(v.dtype)) for k,v in acts.items()})fwd_meta=json.loads((W/"fwd_3"/"meta.json").read_text())print("Teacher-forced metadata:",{k:v for k,v in fwd_meta.items() if k!="texts"})print("Teacher-forced text endings:",[t[-240:].encode("ascii","replace").decode() for t in fwd_meta["texts"]])fmt=W/"eval_prompt_format.txt"if fmt.exists():    print("Evaluation prompt format:",fmt.read_text()[:3500])
mlp_weights={}norm_stats=[]for layer in range(24):    for proj in ("gate_proj","up_proj","down_proj"):        name=f"model.language_model.layers.{layer}.mlp.{proj}.weight"        w=load_original(name)        mlp_weights[layer,proj]=w        norms=torch.linalg.vector_norm(w,dim=0 if proj=="down_proj" else 1)        top=torch.topk(norms,3)        norm_stats.append((layer,proj,tuple(w.shape),round(norms.median().item(),3),                           round(norms.max().item()/norms.median().item(),3),                           list(zip(top.indices.tolist(),[round(x,3) for x in top.values.tolist()]))))print("Largest neuron norm/median ratios (layer,projection,shape,median,ratio,top3):")for row in sorted(norm_stats,key=lambda x:x[4],reverse=True)[:22]: print(row)with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("\nRecovered after kernel restart: 6/25 forward passes used; no active edits. "            "Paired generations gen_5 through gen_8 available; intervention identities for gen_6-8 were not preserved.\n")    for k in (5,6,7,8):        a,b=flat_gen[f"gen_{k}_original"],flat_gen[f"gen_{k}_edited"]        if "correct" in a[0]:            d=np.array([int(y["correct"])-int(x["correct"]) for x,y in zip(a,b)])            f.write(f"gen_{k}: original {sum(s['correct'] for s in a)}/{len(a)}, "                    f"edited {sum(s['correct'] for s in b)}/{len(b)}; "                    f"paired gain {100*d.mean():.2f} +/- {100*d.std(ddof=1)/len(d)**.5:.2f} pp SE.\n")

OUTPUT of Python run 16 of at most 300:

Sample fields: ['text', 'pred', 'correct', 'tokens', 'cut', 'problem_id', 'source', 'reference', 'sample_idx']Sample metadata: {'pred': None, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 32768, 'cut': True, 'problem_id': 'gsm8k_train_2075', 'source': 'gsm8k', 'reference': '12', 'sample_idx': 0}gen_1 {"samples": 256, "pred": {"null": 229, "4200": 1, "15": 1, "10": 1, "14": 1, "175": 1, "6": 2, "60": 2, "105": 2, "21": 1, "25": 1, "1225": 2, "0.5": 1, "-37": 2, "\\frac{5}{2}": 1, "18": 1, "3": 1, "1": 1, "2\\sqrt5": 1, "2\\sqrt{5}": 1, "\\frac{5}{3}": 1, "49": 2}, "correct": 0.1055, "tokens": 29994.0039, "cut": 0.8984, "source": {"gsm8k": 96, "math": 160}, "sample_idx": 0.5}gen_5_edited {"samples": 128, "pred": {"null": 113, "15": 2, "150\\%": 1, "14": 1, "19": 1, "50": 1, "175": 1, "200": 1, "6": 1, "25": 2, "1225": 1, "0.5": 1, "\\frac{207}{110}": 1, "\\frac{5}{2}": 1}, "correct": 0.1094, "tokens": 29408.8828, "cut": 0.875, "source": {"gsm8k": 64, "math": 64}, "sample_idx": 0.5}gen_5_original {"samples": 128, "pred": {"null": 113, "15": 2, "10": 1, "1660": 2, "14": 1, "19": 1, "175": 1, "60": 1, "1512": 1, "0.5": 2, "-37": 2, "\\frac{5}{2}": 1}, "correct": 0.1172, "tokens": 30447.4609, "cut": 0.9141, "source": {"gsm8k": 64, "math": 64}, "sample_idx": 0.5}gen_6_edited {"samples": 128, "pred": {"null": 114, "15": 2, "10": 1, "1660": 2, "14": 1, "19": 1, "175": 1, "60": 1, "1512": 1, "0.5": 2, "-37": 1, "\\frac{5}{2}": 1}, "correct": 0.1094, "tokens": 30286.9688, "cut": 0.9141, "source": {"gsm8k": 64, "math": 64}, "sample_idx": 0.5}gen_6_original {"samples": 128, "pred": {"null": 116, "4200": 1, "15": 1, "1660": 1, "11": 1, "175": 1, "200": 1, "4": 1, "256": 1, "1512": 1, "-37": 1, "\\frac{5}{2}": 1, "5": 1}, "correct": 0.0859, "tokens": 30710.1953, "cut": 0.9219, "source": {"gsm8k": 64, "math": 64}, "sample_idx": 0.5}gen_7_edited {"samples": 128, "pred": {"null": 114, "15": 2, "10": 1, "1660": 2, "14": 1, "19": 1, "175": 1, "60": 1, "1512": 1, "0.5": 2, "-37": 1, "\\frac{5}{2}": 1}, "correct": 0.1094, "tokens": 30286.9688, "cut": 0.9141, "source": {"gsm8k": 64, "math": 64}, "sample_idx": 0.5}gen_7_original {"samples": 128, "pred": {"null": 114, "15": 2, "10": 1, "1660": 2, "14": 1, "19": 1, "175": 1, "60": 1, "1512": 1, "0.5": 2, "-37": 1, "\\frac{5}{2}": 1}, "correct": 0.1094, "tokens": 30286.9688, "cut": 0.9141, "source": {"gsm8k": 64, "math": 64}, "sample_idx": 0.5}gen_8_edited {"samples": 128, "pred": {"null": 115, "4200": 2, "15": 1, "1660": 1, "11": 1, "175": 1, "200": 1, "4": 1, "256": 1, "1512": 1, "-37": 1, "\\frac{5}{2}": 1, "5": 1}, "correct": 0.0938, "tokens": 30545.9297, "cut": 0.9141, "source": {"gsm8k": 64, "math": 64}, "sample_idx": 0.5}gen_8_original {"samples": 128, "pred": {"null": 115, "4200": 2, "15": 1, "1660": 1, "11": 1, "175": 1, "200": 1, "4": 1, "256": 1, "1512": 1, "-37": 1, "\\frac{5}{2}": 1, "5": 1}, "correct": 0.0938, "tokens": 30545.9297, "cut": 0.9141, "source": {"gsm8k": 64, "math": 64}, "sample_idx": 0.5}PAIRED 5 gain_pp -0.781 SE_pp 3.418 W->R 9 R->W 10PAIRED 6 gain_pp 2.344 SE_pp 3.227 W->R 10 R->W 7PAIRED 7 gain_pp 0.0 SE_pp 0.0 W->R 0 R->W 0PAIRED 8 gain_pp 0.0 SE_pp 0.0 W->R 0 R->W 0EXCERPT gsm8k_train_2075 0 correct False begin Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:
1.  **Analyze the Problem:**    *   **Scenario:** A father and a son are approaching each other from opp end  If they meet, they must have covered the distance between them?        Wait, no. If they start at opposite ends, they are at different locations.        If they meet, they must be at the same spot.        Wait, if they start at oppositeEXCERPT gsm8k_train_2075 1 correct False begin Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:
1.  **Analyze the Problem:**    *   **Scenario:** A father and a son are walking towards each other in a end       *   Wait, Father reaches 12m.                                            *   Wait, Son reaches 12m.                                            *   Wait, does Father reach 12m *before* Son?                                           EXCERPT gsm8k_train_2168 0 correct False begin Here's my thought process for solving this problem:
1.  **Analyze the Request:**    *   **Subject:** George W. Bush (implied by "40th president", though I sho end 9th: Cleveland        *   2740th: Cleveland        *   2741st: Cleveland        *   2742nd: Cleveland        *   2743rd: Cleveland        *   2744th: Cleveland        *   2745th: Cleveland        *   2746th: Cleveland        *   274EXCERPT gsm8k_train_2168 1 correct True begin Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:
1.  **Analyze the Request:**    *   **Subject:** The 40th President (let's call him P).    *   **Event: end ngs} = 4,200 $$
Alternatively, you can sum the contributions first:$$ 4,000 (\text{Friends}) + 1,800 (\text{Family}) = 5,800 $$Then subtract this sum from the total:$$ 10,000 - 5,800 = 4,200 $$
The president saved $4,200.
\boxed{4200}EXCERPT gsm8k_train_6384 0 correct False begin Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:
    *   **Given:**        *   Sam is twice as old as Sue. (Sam = $2 \times$ end it, I see.    Wait, I see.    Wait, I see.    WaitEXCERPT gsm8k_train_6384 1 correct False begin Here's my thought process for solving this word problem:
    *   **Characters:** Sam, Sue, Kendra.    *   **Relationships given:* end lculate the sum of their ages *now* (27).            *   Then I add 3 to each?            *   No, that's not right.            *   Wait, if I calculate the sum of their ages *now* (27).            *   Then I add 3 to each?            *Activation shapes: {'mlp_last_prompt': ((256, 24, 3584), 'float16'), 'hidden_last_prompt': ((256, 25, 1024), 'float16'), 'mlp_mean_answer': ((256, 24, 3584), 'float16'), 'hidden_mean_answer': ((256, 25, 1024), 'float16')}Teacher-forced metadata: {'lengths': [295, 464], 'model': 'original', 'edited_tensors': [], 'files': {'input_ids': [2, 464], 'token_logprobs': [2, 463], 'topk_logprobs': [2, 464, 20], 'topk_ids': [2, 464, 20], 'hidden_0': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_4': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_8': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_12': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_15': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_16': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_17': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_18': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_19': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_20': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_21': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_22': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_23': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_24': [2, 464, 1024], 'mlp_act_14': [2, 464, 3584], 'mlp_act_15': [2, 464, 3584], 'mlp_act_16': [2, 464, 3584], 'mlp_act_17': [2, 464, 3584], 'mlp_act_18': [2, 464, 3584], 'mlp_act_19': [2, 464, 3584], 'mlp_act_20': [2, 464, 3584], 'mlp_act_21': [2, 464, 3584], 'mlp_act_22': [2, 464, 3584], 'mlp_act_23': [2, 464, 3584]}, 'padding': 'right; positions >= length are padding'}Teacher-forced text endings: [' distinguish these quantities.\nAnother check: subtracting 15 mph from 75 mph gives 60 mph, exactly the speed limit. The result is consistent with both methods.\n</think>\n\nJohn was 75 - 60 = 15 mph above the speed limit.\n\\boxed{15}<|im_end|>\n', 'e was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.<|im_end|>\n']Evaluation prompt format: The evaluation prompt, exactly as the model sees it (thinking on), for a problem P:PREFIX + P + SUFFIX, withPREFIX = '<|im_start|>user\n'SUFFIX = '\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\n'The model's answer follows SUFFIX directly. To score a text with a teacher-forced pass, send PREFIX + P + SUFFIX + answer as one raw text in "texts" ("chats" re-renders assistant turns and drops their reasoning).
Largest neuron norm/median ratios (layer,projection,shape,median,ratio,top3):(10, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.309, 4.415, [(1877, 1.363), (45, 1.224), (164, 1.169)])(14, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.341, 4.382, [(574, 1.495), (391, 1.384), (238, 1.377)])(13, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.33, 3.988, [(359, 1.314), (541, 1.304), (596, 1.231)])(12, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.32, 3.861, [(9, 1.236), (491, 1.153), (76, 1.111)])(11, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.305, 3.851, [(205, 1.175), (377, 1.161), (626, 1.136)])(15, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.39, 3.597, [(307, 1.402), (211, 1.272), (222, 1.149)])(8, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.342, 3.386, [(8, 1.157), (356, 1.12), (578, 1.092)])(7, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.374, 3.253, [(315, 1.217), (398, 1.072), (2856, 0.996)])(9, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.315, 2.958, [(1144, 0.931), (1084, 0.923), (378, 0.859)])(19, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.52, 2.936, [(1045, 1.527), (57, 1.189), (110, 1.159)])(22, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.525, 2.891, [(548, 1.519), (1334, 1.383), (670, 1.31)])(16, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.437, 2.767, [(214, 1.209), (24, 1.207), (140, 1.148)])(20, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.516, 2.765, [(1797, 1.426), (1157, 1.216), (49, 1.211)])(6, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.423, 2.716, [(19, 1.148), (140, 1.136), (2674, 1.122)])(0, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.372, 2.657, [(2, 0.987), (5, 0.898), (13, 0.796)])(5, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.454, 2.636, [(151, 1.197), (53, 1.187), (354, 1.137)])(17, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.5, 2.627, [(2474, 1.315), (173, 1.235), (22, 1.193)])(23, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.573, 2.618, [(252, 1.5), (1608, 1.446), (2725, 1.429)])(23, 'up_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.352, 2.569, [(185, 0.904), (291, 0.706), (757, 0.7)])(1, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.422, 2.441, [(1, 1.03), (267, 0.924), (19, 0.881)])(13, 'up_proj', (3584, 1024), 0[output cut at 10,000 characters][harness: 13 repeated lines not shown (a line is shown at most 2 times per output)]

Sample fields: ['text', 'pred', 'correct', 'tokens', 'cut', 'problem_id', 'source', 'reference', 'sample_idx']Sample metadata: {'pred': None, 'correct': False, 'tokens': 32768, 'cut': True, 'problem_id': 'gsm8k_train_2075', 'source': 'gsm8k', 'reference': '12', 'sample_idx': 0}gen_1 {"samples": 256, "pred": {"null": 229, "4200": 1, "15": 1, "10": 1, "14": 1, "175": 1, "6": 2, "60": 2, "105": 2, "21": 1, "25": 1, "1225": 2, "0.5": 1, "-37": 2, "\\frac{5}{2}": 1, "18": 1, "3": 1, "1": 1, "2\\sqrt5": 1, "2\\sqrt{5}": 1, "\\frac{5}{3}": 1, "49": 2}, "correct": 0.1055, "tokens": 29994.0039, "cut": 0.8984, "source": {"gsm8k": 96, "math": 160}, "sample_idx": 0.5}gen_5_edited {"samples": 128, "pred": {"null": 113, "15": 2, "150\\%": 1, "14": 1, "19": 1, "50": 1, "175": 1, "200": 1, "6": 1, "25": 2, "1225": 1, "0.5": 1, "\\frac{207}{110}": 1, "\\frac{5}{2}": 1}, "correct": 0.1094, "tokens": 29408.8828, "cut": 0.875, "source": {"gsm8k": 64, "math": 64}, "sample_idx": 0.5}gen_5_original {"samples": 128, "pred": {"null": 113, "15": 2, "10": 1, "1660": 2, "14": 1, "19": 1, "175": 1, "60": 1, "1512": 1, "0.5": 2, "-37": 2, "\\frac{5}{2}": 1}, "correct": 0.1172, "tokens": 30447.4609, "cut": 0.9141, "source": {"gsm8k": 64, "math": 64}, "sample_idx": 0.5}gen_6_edited {"samples": 128, "pred": {"null": 114, "15": 2, "10": 1, "1660": 2, "14": 1, "19": 1, "175": 1, "60": 1, "1512": 1, "0.5": 2, "-37": 1, "\\frac{5}{2}": 1}, "correct": 0.1094, "tokens": 30286.9688, "cut": 0.9141, "source": {"gsm8k": 64, "math": 64}, "sample_idx": 0.5}gen_6_original {"samples": 128, "pred": {"null": 116, "4200": 1, "15": 1, "1660": 1, "11": 1, "175": 1, "200": 1, "4": 1, "256": 1, "1512": 1, "-37": 1, "\\frac{5}{2}": 1, "5": 1}, "correct": 0.0859, "tokens": 30710.1953, "cut": 0.9219, "source": {"gsm8k": 64, "math": 64}, "sample_idx": 0.5}gen_7_edited {"samples": 128, "pred": {"null": 114, "15": 2, "10": 1, "1660": 2, "14": 1, "19": 1, "175": 1, "60": 1, "1512": 1, "0.5": 2, "-37": 1, "\\frac{5}{2}": 1}, "correct": 0.1094, "tokens": 30286.9688, "cut": 0.9141, "source": {"gsm8k": 64, "math": 64}, "sample_idx": 0.5}gen_7_original {"samples": 128, "pred": {"null": 114, "15": 2, "10": 1, "1660": 2, "14": 1, "19": 1, "175": 1, "60": 1, "1512": 1, "0.5": 2, "-37": 1, "\\frac{5}{2}": 1}, "correct": 0.1094, "tokens": 30286.9688, "cut": 0.9141, "source": {"gsm8k": 64, "math": 64}, "sample_idx": 0.5}gen_8_edited {"samples": 128, "pred": {"null": 115, "4200": 2, "15": 1, "1660": 1, "11": 1, "175": 1, "200": 1, "4": 1, "256": 1, "1512": 1, "-37": 1, "\\frac{5}{2}": 1, "5": 1}, "correct": 0.0938, "tokens": 30545.9297, "cut": 0.9141, "source": {"gsm8k": 64, "math": 64}, "sample_idx": 0.5}gen_8_original {"samples": 128, "pred": {"null": 115, "4200": 2, "15": 1, "1660": 1, "11": 1, "175": 1, "200": 1, "4": 1, "256": 1, "1512": 1, "-37": 1, "\\frac{5}{2}": 1, "5": 1}, "correct": 0.0938, "tokens": 30545.9297, "cut": 0.9141, "source": {"gsm8k": 64, "math": 64}, "sample_idx": 0.5}PAIRED 5 gain_pp -0.781 SE_pp 3.418 W->R 9 R->W 10PAIRED 6 gain_pp 2.344 SE_pp 3.227 W->R 10 R->W 7PAIRED 7 gain_pp 0.0 SE_pp 0.0 W->R 0 R->W 0PAIRED 8 gain_pp 0.0 SE_pp 0.0 W->R 0 R->W 0EXCERPT gsm8k_train_2075 0 correct False begin Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:
1.  **Analyze the Problem:**    *   **Scenario:** A father and a son are approaching each other from opp end  If they meet, they must have covered the distance between them?        Wait, no. If they start at opposite ends, they are at different locations.        If they meet, they must be at the same spot.        Wait, if they start at oppositeEXCERPT gsm8k_train_2075 1 correct False begin Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:
1.  **Analyze the Problem:**    *   **Scenario:** A father and a son are walking towards each other in a end       *   Wait, Father reaches 12m.                                            *   Wait, Son reaches 12m.                                            *   Wait, does Father reach 12m *before* Son?                                           EXCERPT gsm8k_train_2168 0 correct False begin Here's my thought process for solving this problem:
1.  **Analyze the Request:**    *   **Subject:** George W. Bush (implied by "40th president", though I sho end 9th: Cleveland        *   2740th: Cleveland        *   2741st: Cleveland        *   2742nd: Cleveland        *   2743rd: Cleveland        *   2744th: Cleveland        *   2745th: Cleveland        *   2746th: Cleveland        *   274EXCERPT gsm8k_train_2168 1 correct True begin Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:
1.  **Analyze the Request:**    *   **Subject:** The 40th President (let's call him P).    *   **Event: end ngs} = 4,200 $$
Alternatively, you can sum the contributions first:$$ 4,000 (\text{Friends}) + 1,800 (\text{Family}) = 5,800 $$Then subtract this sum from the total:$$ 10,000 - 5,800 = 4,200 $$
The president saved $4,200.
\boxed{4200}EXCERPT gsm8k_train_6384 0 correct False begin Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:
    *   **Given:**        *   Sam is twice as old as Sue. (Sam = $2 \times$ end it, I see.    Wait, I see.    Wait, I see.    WaitEXCERPT gsm8k_train_6384 1 correct False begin Here's my thought process for solving this word problem:
    *   **Characters:** Sam, Sue, Kendra.    *   **Relationships given:* end lculate the sum of their ages *now* (27).            *   Then I add 3 to each?            *   No, that's not right.            *   Wait, if I calculate the sum of their ages *now* (27).            *   Then I add 3 to each?            *Activation shapes: {'mlp_last_prompt': ((256, 24, 3584), 'float16'), 'hidden_last_prompt': ((256, 25, 1024), 'float16'), 'mlp_mean_answer': ((256, 24, 3584), 'float16'), 'hidden_mean_answer': ((256, 25, 1024), 'float16')}Teacher-forced metadata: {'lengths': [295, 464], 'model': 'original', 'edited_tensors': [], 'files': {'input_ids': [2, 464], 'token_logprobs': [2, 463], 'topk_logprobs': [2, 464, 20], 'topk_ids': [2, 464, 20], 'hidden_0': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_4': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_8': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_12': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_15': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_16': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_17': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_18': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_19': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_20': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_21': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_22': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_23': [2, 464, 1024], 'hidden_24': [2, 464, 1024], 'mlp_act_14': [2, 464, 3584], 'mlp_act_15': [2, 464, 3584], 'mlp_act_16': [2, 464, 3584], 'mlp_act_17': [2, 464, 3584], 'mlp_act_18': [2, 464, 3584], 'mlp_act_19': [2, 464, 3584], 'mlp_act_20': [2, 464, 3584], 'mlp_act_21': [2, 464, 3584], 'mlp_act_22': [2, 464, 3584], 'mlp_act_23': [2, 464, 3584]}, 'padding': 'right; positions >= length are padding'}Teacher-forced text endings: [' distinguish these quantities.\nAnother check: subtracting 15 mph from 75 mph gives 60 mph, exactly the speed limit. The result is consistent with both methods.\n</think>\n\nJohn was 75 - 60 = 15 mph above the speed limit.\n\\boxed{15}<|im_end|>\n', 'e was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above.<|im_end|>\n']Evaluation prompt format: The evaluation prompt, exactly as the model sees it (thinking on), for a problem P:PREFIX + P + SUFFIX, withPREFIX = '<|im_start|>user\n'SUFFIX = '\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\n'The model's answer follows SUFFIX directly. To score a text with a teacher-forced pass, send PREFIX + P + SUFFIX + answer as one raw text in "texts" ("chats" re-renders assistant turns and drops their reasoning).
Largest neuron norm/median ratios (layer,projection,shape,median,ratio,top3):(10, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.309, 4.415, [(1877, 1.363), (45, 1.224), (164, 1.169)])(14, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.341, 4.382, [(574, 1.495), (391, 1.384), (238, 1.377)])(13, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.33, 3.988, [(359, 1.314), (541, 1.304), (596, 1.231)])(12, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.32, 3.861, [(9, 1.236), (491, 1.153), (76, 1.111)])(11, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.305, 3.851, [(205, 1.175), (377, 1.161), (626, 1.136)])(15, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.39, 3.597, [(307, 1.402), (211, 1.272), (222, 1.149)])(8, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.342, 3.386, [(8, 1.157), (356, 1.12), (578, 1.092)])(7, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.374, 3.253, [(315, 1.217), (398, 1.072), (2856, 0.996)])(9, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.315, 2.958, [(1144, 0.931), (1084, 0.923), (378, 0.859)])(19, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.52, 2.936, [(1045, 1.527), (57, 1.189), (110, 1.159)])(22, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.525, 2.891, [(548, 1.519), (1334, 1.383), (670, 1.31)])(16, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.437, 2.767, [(214, 1.209), (24, 1.207), (140, 1.148)])(20, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.516, 2.765, [(1797, 1.426), (1157, 1.216), (49, 1.211)])(6, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.423, 2.716, [(19, 1.148), (140, 1.136), (2674, 1.122)])(0, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.372, 2.657, [(2, 0.987), (5, 0.898), (13, 0.796)])(5, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.454, 2.636, [(151, 1.197), (53, 1.187), (354, 1.137)])(17, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.5, 2.627, [(2474, 1.315), (173, 1.235), (22, 1.193)])(23, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.573, 2.618, [(252, 1.5), (1608, 1.446), (2725, 1.429)])(23, 'up_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.352, 2.569, [(185, 0.904), (291, 0.706), (757, 0.7)])(1, 'gate_proj', (3584, 1024), 0.422, 2.441, [(1, 1.03), (267, 0.924), (19, 0.881)])(13, 'up_proj', (3584, 1024), 0[output cut at 10,000 characters][harness: 13 repeated lines not shown (a line is shown at most 2 times per output)]

The recovered trials do not establish an improvement: the only positive recorded difference was 2.34 percentage points with a 3.23-point standard error. The examples confirm several forms of repetition, including identical self-checks and irrelevant enumeration, so a single late-layer neuron may only reflect the problem rather than drive it. I will compare same-problem successes and failures with the controlled repetition probe, then examine full-attention heads as another possible source of copying feedback. A useful candidate should distinguish repetitive continuation from productive reasoning in both comparisons, not just have large weights.

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# Hypothesis: a distributed MLP circuit or a copying head drives repetition, rather than layer 23 neuron 22 alone.idx_samples=act_index["samples"]groups={}for i,s in enumerate(idx_samples):    groups.setdefault(s["item"],[]).append(i)pairs=[(next(i for i in ii if not idx_samples[i]["correct"]),        next(i for i in ii if idx_samples[i]["correct"]))       for ii in groups.values()       if any(idx_samples[i]["correct"] for i in ii)       and any(not idx_samples[i]["correct"] for i in ii)]print("Matched success/failure problems:",len(pairs))A=np.asarray(acts["mlp_mean_answer"],dtype=np.float32)D=np.stack([A[i]-A[j] for i,j in pairs])mu=D.mean(0); se=D.std(0,ddof=1)/len(pairs)**.5tstat=mu/(se+1e-5)hidden=np.asarray(acts["hidden_mean_answer"],dtype=np.float32)hd=np.stack([hidden[i]-hidden[j] for i,j in pairs]).mean(0)print("Residual matched difference norms by layer:",np.round(np.linalg.norm(hd,axis=1),2).tolist())
tfids=np.load(W/"fwd_3"/"input_ids.npy")l0,l1=fwd_meta["lengths"]shared=next((i for i in range(min(l0,l1)) if tfids[0,i]!=tfids[1,i]),min(l0,l1))print("Shared prefix tokens:",shared)def decode_ids(ids):    return tok.decode([int(x) for x in ids])print("Branch excerpts:",[decode_ids(tfids[i,shared:shared+48])[:220].encode("ascii","replace").decode() for i in range(2)])prompt_marker="<think>\n"prompt_text=fwd_meta["texts"][0].split(prompt_marker)[0]+prompt_markerenc=tok.encode(prompt_text)prompt_len=len(enc.ids if hasattr(enc,"ids") else enc)print("Prompt tokens:",prompt_len)probe_delta={}ranked=[]for layer in range(14,24):    z=np.load(W/"fwd_3"/f"mlp_act_{layer}.npy",mmap_mode="r")    valid=np.asarray(z[0,prompt_len:shared],np.float32).mean(0)    repeat=np.asarray(z[1,shared:l1-3],np.float32).mean(0)    probe_delta[layer]=repeat-valid    dn=torch.linalg.vector_norm(mlp_weights[layer,"down_proj"],dim=0).numpy()    for j in np.argsort(tstat[layer])[-15:]:        if mu[layer,j]>0 and probe_delta[layer][j]>0:            ranked.append((round(float(tstat[layer,j]),3),layer,int(j),                           round(float(mu[layer,j]),3),round(float(probe_delta[layer][j]),3),                           round(float(mu[layer,j]*dn[j]),3),                           int((D[:,layer,j]>0).sum())))print("Candidates (paired t,layer,neuron,paired delta,controlled delta,output norm effect,positive pairs):")for row in sorted(ranked,reverse=True)[:24]: print(row)head_stats=[]attn_weights={}for layer in (3,7,11,15,19,23):    prefix=f"model.language_model.layers.{layer}.self_attn."    for proj in ("q_proj","k_proj","v_proj","o_proj"):        name=prefix+proj+".weight"        attn_weights[layer,proj]=load_original(name)    o=attn_weights[layer,"o_proj"].reshape(1024,8,256)    print("Attention",layer,          "O head Frobenius",np.round(torch.linalg.vector_norm(o,dim=(0,2)).numpy(),3).tolist(),          "Q/K norm ranges",          [(nm,tuple(load_original(prefix+nm+".weight").shape),            round(load_original(prefix+nm+".weight").min().item(),3),            round(load_original(prefix+nm+".weight").max().item(),3)) for nm in ("q_norm","k_norm")])practice={}for path in pathlib.Path("/practice").glob("*.jsonl"):    for line in path.open():        r=json.loads(line); practice[r["id"]]=rprint("Practice records:",len(practice))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Recovered comparisons: gen_6 gain is below one SE; gen_7/8 original and edited identical. "            "No recovered trial supports an edit. Baseline examples show exact self-check loops and irrelevant enumeration.\n")

# Hypothesis: a distributed MLP circuit or a copying head drives repetition, rather than layer 23 neuron 22 alone.idx_samples=act_index["samples"]groups={}for i,s in enumerate(idx_samples):    groups.setdefault(s["item"],[]).append(i)pairs=[(next(i for i in ii if not idx_samples[i]["correct"]),        next(i for i in ii if idx_samples[i]["correct"]))       for ii in groups.values()       if any(idx_samples[i]["correct"] for i in ii)       and any(not idx_samples[i]["correct"] for i in ii)]print("Matched success/failure problems:",len(pairs))A=np.asarray(acts["mlp_mean_answer"],dtype=np.float32)D=np.stack([A[i]-A[j] for i,j in pairs])mu=D.mean(0); se=D.std(0,ddof=1)/len(pairs)**.5tstat=mu/(se+1e-5)hidden=np.asarray(acts["hidden_mean_answer"],dtype=np.float32)hd=np.stack([hidden[i]-hidden[j] for i,j in pairs]).mean(0)print("Residual matched difference norms by layer:",np.round(np.linalg.norm(hd,axis=1),2).tolist())
tfids=np.load(W/"fwd_3"/"input_ids.npy")l0,l1=fwd_meta["lengths"]shared=next((i for i in range(min(l0,l1)) if tfids[0,i]!=tfids[1,i]),min(l0,l1))print("Shared prefix tokens:",shared)def decode_ids(ids):    return tok.decode([int(x) for x in ids])print("Branch excerpts:",[decode_ids(tfids[i,shared:shared+48])[:220].encode("ascii","replace").decode() for i in range(2)])prompt_marker="<think>\n"prompt_text=fwd_meta["texts"][0].split(prompt_marker)[0]+prompt_markerenc=tok.encode(prompt_text)prompt_len=len(enc.ids if hasattr(enc,"ids") else enc)print("Prompt tokens:",prompt_len)probe_delta={}ranked=[]for layer in range(14,24):    z=np.load(W/"fwd_3"/f"mlp_act_{layer}.npy",mmap_mode="r")    valid=np.asarray(z[0,prompt_len:shared],np.float32).mean(0)    repeat=np.asarray(z[1,shared:l1-3],np.float32).mean(0)    probe_delta[layer]=repeat-valid    dn=torch.linalg.vector_norm(mlp_weights[layer,"down_proj"],dim=0).numpy()    for j in np.argsort(tstat[layer])[-15:]:        if mu[layer,j]>0 and probe_delta[layer][j]>0:            ranked.append((round(float(tstat[layer,j]),3),layer,int(j),                           round(float(mu[layer,j]),3),round(float(probe_delta[layer][j]),3),                           round(float(mu[layer,j]*dn[j]),3),                           int((D[:,layer,j]>0).sum())))print("Candidates (paired t,layer,neuron,paired delta,controlled delta,output norm effect,positive pairs):")for row in sorted(ranked,reverse=True)[:24]: print(row)head_stats=[]attn_weights={}for layer in (3,7,11,15,19,23):    prefix=f"model.language_model.layers.{layer}.self_attn."    for proj in ("q_proj","k_proj","v_proj","o_proj"):        name=prefix+proj+".weight"        attn_weights[layer,proj]=load_original(name)    o=attn_weights[layer,"o_proj"].reshape(1024,8,256)    print("Attention",layer,          "O head Frobenius",np.round(torch.linalg.vector_norm(o,dim=(0,2)).numpy(),3).tolist(),          "Q/K norm ranges",          [(nm,tuple(load_original(prefix+nm+".weight").shape),            round(load_original(prefix+nm+".weight").min().item(),3),            round(load_original(prefix+nm+".weight").max().item(),3)) for nm in ("q_norm","k_norm")])practice={}for path in pathlib.Path("/practice").glob("*.jsonl"):    for line in path.open():        r=json.loads(line); practice[r["id"]]=rprint("Practice records:",len(practice))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Recovered comparisons: gen_6 gain is below one SE; gen_7/8 original and edited identical. "            "No recovered trial supports an edit. Baseline examples show exact self-check loops and irrelevant enumeration.\n")

OUTPUT of Python run 17 of at most 300:

Matched success/failure problems: 13Residual matched difference norms by layer: [0.029999999329447746, 0.09000000357627869, 0.17000000178813934, 0.20000000298023224, 0.25, 0.25, 0.27000001072883606, 0.3199999928474426, 0.33000001311302185, 0.33000001311302185, 0.36000001430511475, 0.38999998569488525, 0.46000000834465027, 0.49000000953674316, 0.5799999833106995, 0.6499999761581421, 0.8600000143051147, 1.0, 1.1200000047683716, 1.100000023841858, 1.4600000381469727, 1.5, 1.6200000047683716, 1.5800000429153442, 18.979999542236328]Shared prefix tokens: 57Branch excerpts: ["\nJohn's speed is 150 / 2 = 75 miles per hour. His actual speed minus the speed limit is 75 - 60 = 15 miles per hour.\nCheck: at ", "\n\n</think>\n\n<think>\nJohn's speed is 150 / 2 = 75 miles per hour. His actual speed minus the speed limit is 75 - 60 = 15 miles per hour.\n"]Prompt tokens: 58<run>:36: RuntimeWarning: Mean of empty slice.<venvs>/sandbox_full/lib/python3.10/site-packages/numpy/_core/_methods.py:137: RuntimeWarning: invalid value encountered in divide  ret = um.true_divide(Candidates (paired t,layer,neuron,paired delta,controlled delta,output norm effect,positive pairs):Attention 3 O head Frobenius [5.870999813079834, 6.525000095367432, 7.323999881744385, 6.546999931335449, 5.870999813079834, 5.793000221252441, 6.257999897003174, 5.485000133514404] Q/K norm ranges [('q_norm', (256,), -0.211, 1.227), ('k_norm', (256,), -0.898, 1.633)]Attention 7 O head Frobenius [5.570000171661377, 5.583000183105469, 6.021999835968018, 6.695000171661377, 5.633999824523926, 5.369999885559082, 5.4029998779296875, 5.354000091552734] Q/K norm ranges [('q_norm', (256,), -0.239, 1.023), ('k_norm', (256,), -0.165, 1.062)]Attention 11 O head Frobenius [7.034999847412109, 5.136000156402588, 5.394999980926514, 5.677999973297119, 6.178999900817871, 5.425000190734863, 6.9079999923706055, 5.639999866485596] Q/K norm ranges [('q_norm', (256,), -1.016, 1.133), ('k_norm', (256,), -0.996, 1.312)]Attention 15 O head Frobenius [7.0229997634887695, 6.408999919891357, 6.9070000648498535, 8.199999809265137, 7.376999855041504, 7.3460001945495605, 6.764999866485596, 6.478000164031982] Q/K norm ranges [('q_norm', (256,), -0.996, 1.297), ('k_norm', (256,), -0.957, 1.43)]Attention 19 O head Frobenius [8.383999824523926, 10.493000030517578, 8.13700008392334, 8.883999824523926, 9.380999565124512, 7.327000141143799, 7.672999858856201, 7.755000114440918] Q/K norm ranges [('q_norm', (256,), -0.941, 1.016), ('k_norm', (256,), -0.996, 1.438)]Attention 23 O head Frobenius [8.14799976348877, 7.500999927520752, 5.288000106811523, 7.000999927520752, 7.872000217437744, 7.140999794006348, 5.260000228881836, 7.895999908447266] Q/K norm ranges [('q_norm', (256,), -1.0, 1.148), ('k_norm', (256,), -1.344, 1.328)]Practice records: 15458

Matched success/failure problems: 13Residual matched difference norms by layer: [0.029999999329447746, 0.09000000357627869, 0.17000000178813934, 0.20000000298023224, 0.25, 0.25, 0.27000001072883606, 0.3199999928474426, 0.33000001311302185, 0.33000001311302185, 0.36000001430511475, 0.38999998569488525, 0.46000000834465027, 0.49000000953674316, 0.5799999833106995, 0.6499999761581421, 0.8600000143051147, 1.0, 1.1200000047683716, 1.100000023841858, 1.4600000381469727, 1.5, 1.6200000047683716, 1.5800000429153442, 18.979999542236328]Shared prefix tokens: 57Branch excerpts: ["\nJohn's speed is 150 / 2 = 75 miles per hour. His actual speed minus the speed limit is 75 - 60 = 15 miles per hour.\nCheck: at ", "\n\n</think>\n\n<think>\nJohn's speed is 150 / 2 = 75 miles per hour. His actual speed minus the speed limit is 75 - 60 = 15 miles per hour.\n"]Prompt tokens: 58<run>:36: RuntimeWarning: Mean of empty slice.<venvs>/sandbox_full/lib/python3.10/site-packages/numpy/_core/_methods.py:137: RuntimeWarning: invalid value encountered in divide  ret = um.true_divide(Candidates (paired t,layer,neuron,paired delta,controlled delta,output norm effect,positive pairs):Attention 3 O head Frobenius [5.870999813079834, 6.525000095367432, 7.323999881744385, 6.546999931335449, 5.870999813079834, 5.793000221252441, 6.257999897003174, 5.485000133514404] Q/K norm ranges [('q_norm', (256,), -0.211, 1.227), ('k_norm', (256,), -0.898, 1.633)]Attention 7 O head Frobenius [5.570000171661377, 5.583000183105469, 6.021999835968018, 6.695000171661377, 5.633999824523926, 5.369999885559082, 5.4029998779296875, 5.354000091552734] Q/K norm ranges [('q_norm', (256,), -0.239, 1.023), ('k_norm', (256,), -0.165, 1.062)]Attention 11 O head Frobenius [7.034999847412109, 5.136000156402588, 5.394999980926514, 5.677999973297119, 6.178999900817871, 5.425000190734863, 6.9079999923706055, 5.639999866485596] Q/K norm ranges [('q_norm', (256,), -1.016, 1.133), ('k_norm', (256,), -0.996, 1.312)]Attention 15 O head Frobenius [7.0229997634887695, 6.408999919891357, 6.9070000648498535, 8.199999809265137, 7.376999855041504, 7.3460001945495605, 6.764999866485596, 6.478000164031982] Q/K norm ranges [('q_norm', (256,), -0.996, 1.297), ('k_norm', (256,), -0.957, 1.43)]Attention 19 O head Frobenius [8.383999824523926, 10.493000030517578, 8.13700008392334, 8.883999824523926, 9.380999565124512, 7.327000141143799, 7.672999858856201, 7.755000114440918] Q/K norm ranges [('q_norm', (256,), -0.941, 1.016), ('k_norm', (256,), -0.996, 1.438)]Attention 23 O head Frobenius [8.14799976348877, 7.500999927520752, 5.288000106811523, 7.000999927520752, 7.872000217437744, 7.140999794006348, 5.260000228881836, 7.895999908447266] Q/K norm ranges [('q_norm', (256,), -1.0, 1.148), ('k_norm', (256,), -1.344, 1.328)]Practice records: 15458

The old teacher-forced probe has a serious confound: one text contains an inserted </think> followed by another <think> before the reasoning. Its apparent neuron differences therefore cannot cleanly identify repetition, and I will not rely on that evidence. I will replace it with two raw texts sharing exactly the same prompt and initial calculation, then compare distinct mathematical checks with repeated checks. Attention concentrated on previous copies of the repeated passage would nominate a copying head for an intervention, while the matched prefix provides a control.

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# Hypothesis: an attention head preferentially retrieves previous copies once otherwise valid reasoning starts looping.prefix="<|im_start|>user\n"problem="John travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. How many mph above the speed limit was he driving?"suffix="\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\n"shared_reasoning="John's speed is 150 / 2 = 75 miles per hour. His actual speed minus the speed limit is 75 - 60 = 15 miles per hour.\n"productive=("Check the distance: at the speed limit he would travel 60 * 2 = 120 miles. The extra distance is 150 - 120 = 30 miles. Dividing by 2 hours gives 15 miles per hour.\n""Check the subtraction: adding 15 to the limit of 60 gives the actual speed of 75. The difference is positive, as expected for driving above the limit.\n""Check the units: miles divided by hours gives miles per hour. Subtracting two speeds leaves a speed, so the answer is not 30 miles.\n""An equivalent calculation is (150 - 60 * 2) / 2 = 30 / 2 = 15. This agrees with subtracting the speed limit after division.\n""Using fractions, the actual speed is 150/2 and the limit is 120/2. Their difference is (150-120)/2 = 30/2 = 15.\n""The question asks for the amount above the limit, not the actual speed. Therefore the requested quantity is 15 rather than 75.\n""</think>\n\nJohn was 15 miles per hour above the speed limit.\n\\boxed{15}")loopline="Wait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above. If he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\n"repetitive=loopline*10probe_texts=[prefix+problem+suffix+shared_reasoning+productive,             prefix+problem+suffix+shared_reasoning+repetitive]probe_request={"type":"teacher_forced","model":"original","texts":probe_texts,               "return":{"token_logprobs":True,"topk":20,                         "hidden_states":list(range(25)),                         "mlp_act":list(range(24)),                         "attn_layers":[3,7,11,15,19,23]}}(W/"probe_v2_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(probe_request))(W/"probe_v2_segments.json").write_text(json.dumps({    "prompt":prefix+problem+suffix,"shared_reasoning":shared_reasoning,    "productive":productive,"loopline":loopline,"repetitions":10}))print("Probe token lengths:",[len(tok.encode(t).ids if hasattr(tok.encode(t),"ids") else tok.encode(t)) for t in probe_texts])with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("\nIMPORTANT: fwd_3 is confounded by chat re-rendering: the repetitive text has an inserted "            "</think><think> before reasoning. Discard its claimed controlled localization evidence.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS (7/25): original weights, no edits; teacher-forced raw-text matched John speed probe "            "in /work/probe_v2_request.json. Shared exact prompt and initial correct calculation; "            "distinct valid checks versus ten identical self-check paragraphs. Request all six full-attention "            "layers, all MLP inputs, all residual layers. Goal: nominate a repetition-copying circuit, not force closure.\n")print("Recorded next pass; active edits:",edited())

# Hypothesis: an attention head preferentially retrieves previous copies once otherwise valid reasoning starts looping.prefix="<|im_start|>user\n"problem="John travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. How many mph above the speed limit was he driving?"suffix="\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\n"shared_reasoning="John's speed is 150 / 2 = 75 miles per hour. His actual speed minus the speed limit is 75 - 60 = 15 miles per hour.\n"productive=("Check the distance: at the speed limit he would travel 60 * 2 = 120 miles. The extra distance is 150 - 120 = 30 miles. Dividing by 2 hours gives 15 miles per hour.\n""Check the subtraction: adding 15 to the limit of 60 gives the actual speed of 75. The difference is positive, as expected for driving above the limit.\n""Check the units: miles divided by hours gives miles per hour. Subtracting two speeds leaves a speed, so the answer is not 30 miles.\n""An equivalent calculation is (150 - 60 * 2) / 2 = 30 / 2 = 15. This agrees with subtracting the speed limit after division.\n""Using fractions, the actual speed is 150/2 and the limit is 120/2. Their difference is (150-120)/2 = 30/2 = 15.\n""The question asks for the amount above the limit, not the actual speed. Therefore the requested quantity is 15 rather than 75.\n""</think>\n\nJohn was 15 miles per hour above the speed limit.\n\\boxed{15}")loopline="Wait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above. If he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\n"repetitive=loopline*10probe_texts=[prefix+problem+suffix+shared_reasoning+productive,             prefix+problem+suffix+shared_reasoning+repetitive]probe_request={"type":"teacher_forced","model":"original","texts":probe_texts,               "return":{"token_logprobs":True,"topk":20,                         "hidden_states":list(range(25)),                         "mlp_act":list(range(24)),                         "attn_layers":[3,7,11,15,19,23]}}(W/"probe_v2_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(probe_request))(W/"probe_v2_segments.json").write_text(json.dumps({    "prompt":prefix+problem+suffix,"shared_reasoning":shared_reasoning,    "productive":productive,"loopline":loopline,"repetitions":10}))print("Probe token lengths:",[len(tok.encode(t).ids if hasattr(tok.encode(t),"ids") else tok.encode(t)) for t in probe_texts])with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("\nIMPORTANT: fwd_3 is confounded by chat re-rendering: the repetitive text has an inserted "            "</think><think> before reasoning. Discard its claimed controlled localization evidence.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS (7/25): original weights, no edits; teacher-forced raw-text matched John speed probe "            "in /work/probe_v2_request.json. Shared exact prompt and initial correct calculation; "            "distinct valid checks versus ten identical self-check paragraphs. Request all six full-attention "            "layers, all MLP inputs, all residual layers. Goal: nominate a repetition-copying circuit, not force closure.\n")print("Recorded next pass; active edits:",edited())

OUTPUT of Python run 18 of at most 300:

The replacement probe is recorded, uses no edits, and keeps both texts inside the same thinking context until their continuations diverge. I will now collect attention, residual, and MLP measurements for both texts. This is a localization step only: even a strong repetition-specific signal will need a targeted intervention before it can support an edit.

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Forward pass 7 of 25 done (teacher_forced); results in /work/fwd_10/. Summary:

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Forward passes left: 18.

The clean probe ran successfully, and the repeated continuation has much higher average token likelihood than the productive continuation. That alone is not proof of a defect, because exact repetition is intrinsically predictable. I will now measure which heads retrieve earlier matching passages and which MLP neurons distinguish repetition from valid checking, excluding the closing-thinking tokens. The strongest candidates should show repetition-specific behavior rather than merely attend locally or respond to all arithmetic.

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# Hypothesis: repetition is reinforced by heads retrieving earlier matching continuations, with a measurable downstream MLP signature.P=W/"fwd_10"meta10=json.loads((P/"meta.json").read_text())ids10=np.load(P/"input_ids.npy")lens10=meta10["lengths"]common10=next(i for i in range(min(lens10)) if ids10[0,i]!=ids10[1,i])def token_ids(s):    e=tok.encode(s)    return e.ids if hasattr(e,"ids") else list(e)close_ids=token_ids("</think>")good_end=next((i for i in range(common10,lens10[0])               if ids10[0,i:i+len(close_ids)].tolist()==close_ids),lens10[0])loop_unit=len(token_ids(loopline))start_eval=common10+2*loop_unitend_eval=min(good_end,lens10[1]-1)print("Token regions:",{"common_prefix":common10,"prompt":len(token_ids(prefix+problem+suffix)),                       "loop_unit":loop_unit,"comparison":[start_eval,end_eval],"good_think_end":good_end})print("Shared-prefix hidden max errors:",[(l,float(np.max(np.abs(    np.load(P/f"hidden_{l}.npy",mmap_mode="r")[0,:common10].astype(np.float32)   -np.load(P/f"hidden_{l}.npy",mmap_mode="r")[1,:common10].astype(np.float32)))))   for l in (4,12,20,24)])L=ids10.shape[1]copy_masks=[]induction_masks=[]for row,n in zip(ids10,lens10):    cp=np.zeros((L,L),np.float32)    ind=np.zeros((L,L),np.float32)    for t in range(3,n-1):        cp[t,:t]=(row[:t]==row[t+1])        for s in range(2,t-1):            if np.array_equal(row[s-2:s+1],row[t-2:t+1]):                ind[t,s+1]=1    copy_masks.append(cp); induction_masks.append(ind)head_results=[]q=np.arange(start_eval,end_eval)for layer in (3,7,11,15,19,23):    att=np.load(P/f"attn_{layer}.npy",mmap_mode="r")    for head in range(8):        vals=[]        for b in range(2):            a=np.asarray(att[b,head,q,:],np.float32)            induction=float((a*induction_masks[b][q]).sum(1).mean())            copy=float((a*copy_masks[b][q]).sum(1).mean())            self_mass=float(a[np.arange(len(q)),q].mean())            prompt_mass=float(a[:,:len(token_ids(prefix+problem+suffix))].sum(1).mean())            vals.append((induction,copy,self_mass,prompt_mass))        head_results.append({"layer":layer,"head":head,                             "ind_good":vals[0][0],"ind_loop":vals[1][0],                             "copy_good":vals[0][1],"copy_loop":vals[1][1],                             "self_loop":vals[1][2],"prompt_loop":vals[1][3],                             "ind_delta":vals[1][0]-vals[0][0]})print("Heads ranked by excess repeated-prefix retrieval:")for r in sorted(head_results,key=lambda r:r["ind_delta"],reverse=True)[:16]:    print({k:round(v,4) if isinstance(v,float) else v for k,v in r.items()})ranked10=[]for layer in range(24):    z=np.load(P/f"mlp_act_{layer}.npy",mmap_mode="r")    early=np.asarray(z[0,len(token_ids(prefix+problem+suffix)):common10],np.float32).mean(0)    good=np.asarray(z[0,start_eval:end_eval],np.float32).mean(0)    loop=np.asarray(z[1,start_eval:end_eval],np.float32).mean(0)    diff=loop-good    norm=torch.linalg.vector_norm(mlp_weights[layer,"down_proj"],dim=0).numpy()    for j in np.argsort(tstat[layer])[-40:]:        if mu[layer,j]>0 and diff[j]>0:            score=float(tstat[layer,j]*min(diff[j],3))            ranked10.append({"score":score,"layer":layer,"neuron":int(j),                             "paired_t":float(tstat[layer,j]),"paired_delta":float(mu[layer,j]),                             "early":float(early[j]),"good":float(good[j]),"loop":float(loop[j]),                             "output_effect":float(diff[j]*norm[j])})print("MLP candidates agreeing across matched generation and clean probe:")for r in sorted(ranked10,key=lambda r:r["score"],reverse=True)[:18]:    print({k:round(v,3) if isinstance(v,float) else v for k,v in r.items()})(W/"localization_v2.json").write_text(json.dumps({"heads":head_results,"neurons":ranked10}))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 7/25 fwd_10: clean raw-text probe saved. Original mean token logprob: "            "productive -1.505, repeated -0.423 (descriptive, not itself causal evidence).\n")

# Hypothesis: repetition is reinforced by heads retrieving earlier matching continuations, with a measurable downstream MLP signature.P=W/"fwd_10"meta10=json.loads((P/"meta.json").read_text())ids10=np.load(P/"input_ids.npy")lens10=meta10["lengths"]common10=next(i for i in range(min(lens10)) if ids10[0,i]!=ids10[1,i])def token_ids(s):    e=tok.encode(s)    return e.ids if hasattr(e,"ids") else list(e)close_ids=token_ids("</think>")good_end=next((i for i in range(common10,lens10[0])               if ids10[0,i:i+len(close_ids)].tolist()==close_ids),lens10[0])loop_unit=len(token_ids(loopline))start_eval=common10+2*loop_unitend_eval=min(good_end,lens10[1]-1)print("Token regions:",{"common_prefix":common10,"prompt":len(token_ids(prefix+problem+suffix)),                       "loop_unit":loop_unit,"comparison":[start_eval,end_eval],"good_think_end":good_end})print("Shared-prefix hidden max errors:",[(l,float(np.max(np.abs(    np.load(P/f"hidden_{l}.npy",mmap_mode="r")[0,:common10].astype(np.float32)   -np.load(P/f"hidden_{l}.npy",mmap_mode="r")[1,:common10].astype(np.float32)))))   for l in (4,12,20,24)])L=ids10.shape[1]copy_masks=[]induction_masks=[]for row,n in zip(ids10,lens10):    cp=np.zeros((L,L),np.float32)    ind=np.zeros((L,L),np.float32)    for t in range(3,n-1):        cp[t,:t]=(row[:t]==row[t+1])        for s in range(2,t-1):            if np.array_equal(row[s-2:s+1],row[t-2:t+1]):                ind[t,s+1]=1    copy_masks.append(cp); induction_masks.append(ind)head_results=[]q=np.arange(start_eval,end_eval)for layer in (3,7,11,15,19,23):    att=np.load(P/f"attn_{layer}.npy",mmap_mode="r")    for head in range(8):        vals=[]        for b in range(2):            a=np.asarray(att[b,head,q,:],np.float32)            induction=float((a*induction_masks[b][q]).sum(1).mean())            copy=float((a*copy_masks[b][q]).sum(1).mean())            self_mass=float(a[np.arange(len(q)),q].mean())            prompt_mass=float(a[:,:len(token_ids(prefix+problem+suffix))].sum(1).mean())            vals.append((induction,copy,self_mass,prompt_mass))        head_results.append({"layer":layer,"head":head,                             "ind_good":vals[0][0],"ind_loop":vals[1][0],                             "copy_good":vals[0][1],"copy_loop":vals[1][1],                             "self_loop":vals[1][2],"prompt_loop":vals[1][3],                             "ind_delta":vals[1][0]-vals[0][0]})print("Heads ranked by excess repeated-prefix retrieval:")for r in sorted(head_results,key=lambda r:r["ind_delta"],reverse=True)[:16]:    print({k:round(v,4) if isinstance(v,float) else v for k,v in r.items()})ranked10=[]for layer in range(24):    z=np.load(P/f"mlp_act_{layer}.npy",mmap_mode="r")    early=np.asarray(z[0,len(token_ids(prefix+problem+suffix)):common10],np.float32).mean(0)    good=np.asarray(z[0,start_eval:end_eval],np.float32).mean(0)    loop=np.asarray(z[1,start_eval:end_eval],np.float32).mean(0)    diff=loop-good    norm=torch.linalg.vector_norm(mlp_weights[layer,"down_proj"],dim=0).numpy()    for j in np.argsort(tstat[layer])[-40:]:        if mu[layer,j]>0 and diff[j]>0:            score=float(tstat[layer,j]*min(diff[j],3))            ranked10.append({"score":score,"layer":layer,"neuron":int(j),                             "paired_t":float(tstat[layer,j]),"paired_delta":float(mu[layer,j]),                             "early":float(early[j]),"good":float(good[j]),"loop":float(loop[j]),                             "output_effect":float(diff[j]*norm[j])})print("MLP candidates agreeing across matched generation and clean probe:")for r in sorted(ranked10,key=lambda r:r["score"],reverse=True)[:18]:    print({k:round(v,3) if isinstance(v,float) else v for k,v in r.items()})(W/"localization_v2.json").write_text(json.dumps({"heads":head_results,"neurons":ranked10}))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 7/25 fwd_10: clean raw-text probe saved. Original mean token logprob: "            "productive -1.505, repeated -0.423 (descriptive, not itself causal evidence).\n")

OUTPUT of Python run 19 of at most 300:

Token regions: {'common_prefix': 101, 'prompt': 58, 'loop_unit': 36, 'comparison': [173, 351], 'good_think_end': 351}Shared-prefix hidden max errors: [(4, 0.017578125), (12, 0.013671875), (20, 0.046875), (24, 1.75)]Heads ranked by excess repeated-prefix retrieval:{'layer': 15, 'head': 7, 'ind_good': 0.0824, 'ind_loop': 0.8871, 'copy_good': 0.2114, 'copy_loop': 0.9172, 'self_loop': 0.0009, 'prompt_loop': 0.0041, 'ind_delta': 0.8047}{'layer': 11, 'head': 1, 'ind_good': 0.1388, 'ind_loop': 0.743, 'copy_good': 0.2355, 'copy_loop': 0.7701, 'self_loop': 0.0008, 'prompt_loop': 0.0611, 'ind_delta': 0.6042}{'layer': 23, 'head': 5, 'ind_good': 0.0344, 'ind_loop': 0.6169, 'copy_good': 0.1448, 'copy_loop': 0.7254, 'self_loop': 0.0113, 'prompt_loop': 0.033, 'ind_delta': 0.5825}{'layer': 23, 'head': 0, 'ind_good': 0.0228, 'ind_loop': 0.435, 'copy_good': 0.0854, 'copy_loop': 0.572, 'self_loop': 0.0063, 'prompt_loop': 0.0554, 'ind_delta': 0.4122}{'layer': 19, 'head': 5, 'ind_good': 0.0444, 'ind_loop': 0.3661, 'copy_good': 0.1683, 'copy_loop': 0.5203, 'self_loop': 0.0136, 'prompt_loop': 0.0522, 'ind_delta': 0.3216}{'layer': 23, 'head': 4, 'ind_good': 0.0209, 'ind_loop': 0.3049, 'copy_good': 0.087, 'copy_loop': 0.4045, 'self_loop': 0.0062, 'prompt_loop': 0.1616, 'ind_delta': 0.284}{'layer': 15, 'head': 5, 'ind_good': 0.0424, 'ind_loop': 0.3213, 'copy_good': 0.1309, 'copy_loop': 0.3361, 'self_loop': 0.0015, 'prompt_loop': 0.0446, 'ind_delta': 0.2789}{'layer': 23, 'head': 7, 'ind_good': 0.0223, 'ind_loop': 0.2999, 'copy_good': 0.0814, 'copy_loop': 0.4132, 'self_loop': 0.0094, 'prompt_loop': 0.0909, 'ind_delta': 0.2776}{'layer': 19, 'head': 6, 'ind_good': 0.0258, 'ind_loop': 0.2854, 'copy_good': 0.1429, 'copy_loop': 0.4367, 'self_loop': 0.0036, 'prompt_loop': 0.1095, 'ind_delta': 0.2595}{'layer': 23, 'head': 1, 'ind_good': 0.0357, 'ind_loop': 0.2691, 'copy_good': 0.1234, 'copy_loop': 0.4005, 'self_loop': 0.0095, 'prompt_loop': 0.1305, 'ind_delta': 0.2334}{'layer': 19, 'head': 7, 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candidates agreeing across matched generation and clean probe:{'score': 9.901, 'layer': 23, 'neuron': 94, 'paired_t': 5.33, 'paired_delta': 0.703, 'early': -0.207, 'good': 0.399, 'loop': 2.256, 'output_effect': 0.556}{'score': 6.122, 'layer': 23, 'neuron': 317, 'paired_t': 5.708, 'paired_delta': 0.345, 'early': 0.356, 'good': 0.28, 'loop': 1.353, 'output_effect': 0.217}{'score': 6.038, 'layer': 23, 'neuron': 495, 'paired_t': 5.624, 'paired_delta': 0.356, 'early': -0.354, 'good': -0.142, 'loop': 0.931, 'output_effect': 0.288}{'score': 5.61, 'layer': 22, 'neuron': 20, 'paired_t': 6.658, 'paired_delta': 0.282, 'early': 0.217, 'good': 0.253, 'loop': 1.096, 'output_effect': 0.206}{'score': 4.652, 'layer': 23, 'neuron': 162, 'paired_t': 5.427, 'paired_delta': 0.314, 'early': 0.42, 'good': 0.245, 'loop': 1.102, 'output_effect': 0.181}{'score': 4.379, 'layer': 23, 'neuron': 78, 'paired_t': 5.806, 'paired_delta': 0.283, 'early': 0.579, 'good': 0.444, 'loop': 1.198, 'output_effect': 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Token regions: {'common_prefix': 101, 'prompt': 58, 'loop_unit': 36, 'comparison': [173, 351], 'good_think_end': 351}Shared-prefix hidden max errors: [(4, 0.017578125), (12, 0.013671875), (20, 0.046875), (24, 1.75)]Heads ranked by excess repeated-prefix retrieval:{'layer': 15, 'head': 7, 'ind_good': 0.0824, 'ind_loop': 0.8871, 'copy_good': 0.2114, 'copy_loop': 0.9172, 'self_loop': 0.0009, 'prompt_loop': 0.0041, 'ind_delta': 0.8047}{'layer': 11, 'head': 1, 'ind_good': 0.1388, 'ind_loop': 0.743, 'copy_good': 0.2355, 'copy_loop': 0.7701, 'self_loop': 0.0008, 'prompt_loop': 0.0611, 'ind_delta': 0.6042}{'layer': 23, 'head': 5, 'ind_good': 0.0344, 'ind_loop': 0.6169, 'copy_good': 0.1448, 'copy_loop': 0.7254, 'self_loop': 0.0113, 'prompt_loop': 0.033, 'ind_delta': 0.5825}{'layer': 23, 'head': 0, 'ind_good': 0.0228, 'ind_loop': 0.435, 'copy_good': 0.0854, 'copy_loop': 0.572, 'self_loop': 0.0063, 'prompt_loop': 0.0554, 'ind_delta': 0.4122}{'layer': 19, 'head': 5, 'ind_good': 0.0444, 'ind_loop': 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'ind_good': 0.0174, 'ind_loop': 0.2496, 'copy_good': 0.1047, 'copy_loop': 0.4388, 'self_loop': 0.0071, 'prompt_loop': 0.1009, 'ind_delta': 0.2322}{'layer': 15, 'head': 6, 'ind_good': 0.0136, 'ind_loop': 0.214, 'copy_good': 0.0605, 'copy_loop': 0.2322, 'self_loop': 0.0025, 'prompt_loop': 0.0193, 'ind_delta': 0.2004}{'layer': 19, 'head': 2, 'ind_good': 0.0404, 'ind_loop': 0.2205, 'copy_good': 0.1518, 'copy_loop': 0.307, 'self_loop': 0.0032, 'prompt_loop': 0.234, 'ind_delta': 0.1801}{'layer': 23, 'head': 3, 'ind_good': 0.034, 'ind_loop': 0.2072, 'copy_good': 0.1436, 'copy_loop': 0.4041, 'self_loop': 0.0041, 'prompt_loop': 0.2323, 'ind_delta': 0.1732}{'layer': 19, 'head': 0, 'ind_good': 0.0209, 'ind_loop': 0.1914, 'copy_good': 0.0935, 'copy_loop': 0.2788, 'self_loop': 0.003, 'prompt_loop': 0.2048, 'ind_delta': 0.1705}{'layer': 3, 'head': 5, 'ind_good': 0.0309, 'ind_loop': 0.197, 'copy_good': 0.0919, 'copy_loop': 0.2345, 'self_loop': 0.0108, 'prompt_loop': 0.0146, 'ind_delta': 0.1661}MLP candidates agreeing across matched generation and clean probe:{'score': 9.901, 'layer': 23, 'neuron': 94, 'paired_t': 5.33, 'paired_delta': 0.703, 'early': -0.207, 'good': 0.399, 'loop': 2.256, 'output_effect': 0.556}{'score': 6.122, 'layer': 23, 'neuron': 317, 'paired_t': 5.708, 'paired_delta': 0.345, 'early': 0.356, 'good': 0.28, 'loop': 1.353, 'output_effect': 0.217}{'score': 6.038, 'layer': 23, 'neuron': 495, 'paired_t': 5.624, 'paired_delta': 0.356, 'early': -0.354, 'good': -0.142, 'loop': 0.931, 'output_effect': 0.288}{'score': 5.61, 'layer': 22, 'neuron': 20, 'paired_t': 6.658, 'paired_delta': 0.282, 'early': 0.217, 'good': 0.253, 'loop': 1.096, 'output_effect': 0.206}{'score': 4.652, 'layer': 23, 'neuron': 162, 'paired_t': 5.427, 'paired_delta': 0.314, 'early': 0.42, 'good': 0.245, 'loop': 1.102, 'output_effect': 0.181}{'score': 4.379, 'layer': 23, 'neuron': 78, 'paired_t': 5.806, 'paired_delta': 0.283, 'early': 0.579, 'good': 0.444, 'loop': 1.198, 'output_effect': 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Layer 15, head 7 is the clearest copying candidate: it assigns 88.7% of attention to continuations of earlier matching passages during the loop, versus 8.2% during productive checks. Layer 11, head 1 and layer 23, head 5 show similar but weaker patterns. I will first remove only head 7’s contribution through its output-projection columns, leaving every other head unchanged. The prediction is a selective reduction in repetitive continuation—not a general push to end thinking—and I will test both token likelihoods and paired problem-solving accuracy.

python

# Hypothesis: removing layer 15 head 7's output weakens self-copying feedback without suppressing useful mathematical reasoning.def clear_edits():    for name in list(edited()):        drop_edit(name)def install_head_scales(spec):    clear_edits()    for layer in sorted(set(x[0] for x in spec)):        name=f"model.language_model.layers.{layer}.self_attn.o_proj.weight"        w=load_original(name)        for l,h,scale in spec:            if l==layer:                w[:,h*256:(h+1)*256] *= scale        save_edit(name,w)    return [{"tensor":f"model.language_model.layers.{l}.self_attn.o_proj.weight",             "columns":[h*256,(h+1)*256],"head":h,"multiplier":scale}            for l,h,scale in spec]current_recipe=install_head_scales([(15,7,0.0)])(W/"current_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(current_recipe))dev_ids=[r["id"] for r in gen_data["gen_5_original"]](W/"dev_ids.json").write_text(json.dumps(dev_ids))req8={"type":"teacher_forced","model":"edited","texts":probe_texts,      "return":{"token_logprobs":True,"topk":20,"hidden_states":[16,24],"mlp_act":[23]}}(W/"pass08_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req8))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Clean probe localization: L15H7 previous-matching-continuation attention 0.8871 loop vs 0.0824 "            "productive; L11H1 0.7430 vs 0.1388; L23H5 0.6169 vs 0.0344. Correlational candidates only.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 8/25: teacher-forced edited raw probe, exact texts /work/pass08_request.json. "            "Only edit: model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] "            "multiplied by 0 (ablate head 7); all other values original. No final norm, embedding, "            "output-layer or thinking-token intervention. Follow with paired generation on dev64 "            "in /work/dev_ids.json, not held-out confirmation.\n")print("Installed:",current_recipe)print("Development problem IDs:",json.dumps(dev_ids))

# Hypothesis: removing layer 15 head 7's output weakens self-copying feedback without suppressing useful mathematical reasoning.def clear_edits():    for name in list(edited()):        drop_edit(name)def install_head_scales(spec):    clear_edits()    for layer in sorted(set(x[0] for x in spec)):        name=f"model.language_model.layers.{layer}.self_attn.o_proj.weight"        w=load_original(name)        for l,h,scale in spec:            if l==layer:                w[:,h*256:(h+1)*256] *= scale        save_edit(name,w)    return [{"tensor":f"model.language_model.layers.{l}.self_attn.o_proj.weight",             "columns":[h*256,(h+1)*256],"head":h,"multiplier":scale}            for l,h,scale in spec]current_recipe=install_head_scales([(15,7,0.0)])(W/"current_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(current_recipe))dev_ids=[r["id"] for r in gen_data["gen_5_original"]](W/"dev_ids.json").write_text(json.dumps(dev_ids))req8={"type":"teacher_forced","model":"edited","texts":probe_texts,      "return":{"token_logprobs":True,"topk":20,"hidden_states":[16,24],"mlp_act":[23]}}(W/"pass08_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req8))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Clean probe localization: L15H7 previous-matching-continuation attention 0.8871 loop vs 0.0824 "            "productive; L11H1 0.7430 vs 0.1388; L23H5 0.6169 vs 0.0344. Correlational candidates only.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 8/25: teacher-forced edited raw probe, exact texts /work/pass08_request.json. "            "Only edit: model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] "            "multiplied by 0 (ablate head 7); all other values original. No final norm, embedding, "            "output-layer or thinking-token intervention. Follow with paired generation on dev64 "            "in /work/dev_ids.json, not held-out confirmation.\n")print("Installed:",current_recipe)print("Development problem IDs:",json.dumps(dev_ids))

OUTPUT of Python run 20 of at most 300:

Installed: [{'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'columns': [1792, 2048], 'head': 7, 'multiplier': 0.0}]Development problem IDs: ["gsm8k_train_2075", "gsm8k_train_2168", "gsm8k_train_6384", "gsm8k_train_1658", "gsm8k_train_4374", "gsm8k_train_2892", "gsm8k_train_1974", "gsm8k_train_4698", "gsm8k_train_3009", "gsm8k_train_188", "gsm8k_train_3338", "gsm8k_train_632", "gsm8k_train_7167", "gsm8k_train_3267", "gsm8k_train_6492", "gsm8k_train_1676", "gsm8k_train_2558", "gsm8k_train_2840", "gsm8k_train_2428", "gsm8k_train_4831", "gsm8k_train_2128", "gsm8k_train_4729", "gsm8k_train_2912", "gsm8k_train_355", "gsm8k_train_4650", "gsm8k_train_3306", "gsm8k_train_163", "gsm8k_train_1182", "gsm8k_train_3740", "gsm8k_train_7090", "gsm8k_train_7278", "gsm8k_train_4887", "math_train_algebra_329", "math_train_number_theory_124", "math_train_algebra_251", "math_train_prealgebra_473", "math_train_precalculus_390", "math_train_counting_and_probability_536", "math_train_counting_and_probability_339", "math_train_precalculus_552", "math_train_precalculus_740", "math_train_precalculus_171", "math_train_prealgebra_843", "math_train_prealgebra_201", "math_train_algebra_1265", "math_train_prealgebra_528", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1001", "math_train_number_theory_598", "math_train_prealgebra_325", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_874", "math_train_number_theory_458", "math_train_prealgebra_485", "math_train_number_theory_222", "math_train_prealgebra_107", "math_train_counting_and_probability_237", "math_train_geometry_175", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1094", "math_train_prealgebra_714", "math_train_counting_and_probability_523", "math_train_geometry_7", "math_train_prealgebra_875", "math_train_prealgebra_396", "math_train_geometry_437", "math_train_algebra_176"]

Installed: [{'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'columns': [1792, 2048], 'head': 7, 'multiplier': 0.0}]Development problem IDs: ["gsm8k_train_2075", "gsm8k_train_2168", "gsm8k_train_6384", "gsm8k_train_1658", "gsm8k_train_4374", "gsm8k_train_2892", "gsm8k_train_1974", "gsm8k_train_4698", "gsm8k_train_3009", "gsm8k_train_188", "gsm8k_train_3338", "gsm8k_train_632", "gsm8k_train_7167", "gsm8k_train_3267", "gsm8k_train_6492", "gsm8k_train_1676", "gsm8k_train_2558", "gsm8k_train_2840", "gsm8k_train_2428", "gsm8k_train_4831", "gsm8k_train_2128", "gsm8k_train_4729", "gsm8k_train_2912", "gsm8k_train_355", "gsm8k_train_4650", "gsm8k_train_3306", "gsm8k_train_163", "gsm8k_train_1182", "gsm8k_train_3740", "gsm8k_train_7090", "gsm8k_train_7278", "gsm8k_train_4887", "math_train_algebra_329", "math_train_number_theory_124", "math_train_algebra_251", "math_train_prealgebra_473", "math_train_precalculus_390", "math_train_counting_and_probability_536", "math_train_counting_and_probability_339", "math_train_precalculus_552", "math_train_precalculus_740", "math_train_precalculus_171", "math_train_prealgebra_843", "math_train_prealgebra_201", "math_train_algebra_1265", "math_train_prealgebra_528", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1001", "math_train_number_theory_598", "math_train_prealgebra_325", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_874", "math_train_number_theory_458", "math_train_prealgebra_485", "math_train_number_theory_222", "math_train_prealgebra_107", "math_train_counting_and_probability_237", "math_train_geometry_175", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1094", "math_train_prealgebra_714", "math_train_counting_and_probability_523", "math_train_geometry_7", "math_train_prealgebra_875", "math_train_prealgebra_396", "math_train_geometry_437", "math_train_algebra_176"]

The edit now zeros only the 256 output channels belonging to layer 15’s head 7; no other weights have changed. I will replay the exact clean probe so that any likelihood change is attributable to this intervention rather than a different prompt. Selectively lowering the repeated passage’s likelihood while preserving the shared calculation would support the copying-feedback hypothesis; comparable damage to valid reasoning would argue against keeping the ablation.

forward

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Forward pass 8 of 25 done (teacher_forced); results in /work/fwd_11/. Summary:

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Forward passes left: 17.

Removing the head slightly lowered the repeated text’s average log probability while leaving the productive text’s average almost unchanged. This is in the predicted direction, but the effect is small and does not establish an accuracy benefit. I will inspect the reasoning-only regions and then run a paired generation comparison on the recorded development problems. The edit will be useful only if it converts failures into correct answers, not merely shorter outputs.

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# Hypothesis: layer 15 head 7 ablation selectively weakens looping enough to improve completed, correct solutions.lp0=np.load(W/"fwd_10"/"token_logprobs.npy")lp1=np.load(W/"fwd_11"/"token_logprobs.npy")regions=[("shared_arithmetic",0,len(token_ids(prefix+problem+suffix)),common10),         ("productive_checks",0,common10,good_end),         ("repeated_checks",1,common10,lens10[1]),         ("established_loop",1,start_eval,lens10[1])]probe_effects={}for name,b,a,z in regions:    x=lp0[b,a-1:z-1]; y=lp1[b,a-1:z-1]    probe_effects[name]={"original":float(x.mean()),"edited":float(y.mean()),                        "delta":float((y-x).mean()),"tokens":len(x)}print("Reasoning-region log probabilities:",probe_effects)z0=np.load(W/"fwd_10"/"mlp_act_23.npy",mmap_mode="r")z1=np.load(W/"fwd_11"/"mlp_act_23.npy",mmap_mode="r")print("Loop-associated downstream neurons (original,edited mean in loop):",      {j:(round(float(z0[1,start_eval:end_eval,j].mean()),3),          round(float(z1[1,start_eval:end_eval,j].mean()),3)) for j in (22,94,317,495,162)})req9={"type":"generate","model":"both","problems":dev_ids,"n":2,"max_tokens":32768}(W/"pass09_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req9))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 8/25 fwd_11 L15H7=0: mean full-text logprob productive -1.50457 vs -1.50525 "            "original, repeated -0.44999 vs -0.42348 original. Reasoning-only regions: "            +json.dumps(probe_effects)+". Small selective effect; not accuracy evidence.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 9/25: paired generation original vs edited; exact request /work/pass09_request.json. "            "64 development IDs /work/dev_ids.json, n=2, max_tokens=[REDACTED] Exact edit unchanged: "            "L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] *=0, all else original.\n")print("Recorded paired development pass; active edits:",edited())

# Hypothesis: layer 15 head 7 ablation selectively weakens looping enough to improve completed, correct solutions.lp0=np.load(W/"fwd_10"/"token_logprobs.npy")lp1=np.load(W/"fwd_11"/"token_logprobs.npy")regions=[("shared_arithmetic",0,len(token_ids(prefix+problem+suffix)),common10),         ("productive_checks",0,common10,good_end),         ("repeated_checks",1,common10,lens10[1]),         ("established_loop",1,start_eval,lens10[1])]probe_effects={}for name,b,a,z in regions:    x=lp0[b,a-1:z-1]; y=lp1[b,a-1:z-1]    probe_effects[name]={"original":float(x.mean()),"edited":float(y.mean()),                        "delta":float((y-x).mean()),"tokens":len(x)}print("Reasoning-region log probabilities:",probe_effects)z0=np.load(W/"fwd_10"/"mlp_act_23.npy",mmap_mode="r")z1=np.load(W/"fwd_11"/"mlp_act_23.npy",mmap_mode="r")print("Loop-associated downstream neurons (original,edited mean in loop):",      {j:(round(float(z0[1,start_eval:end_eval,j].mean()),3),          round(float(z1[1,start_eval:end_eval,j].mean()),3)) for j in (22,94,317,495,162)})req9={"type":"generate","model":"both","problems":dev_ids,"n":2,"max_tokens":32768}(W/"pass09_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req9))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 8/25 fwd_11 L15H7=0: mean full-text logprob productive -1.50457 vs -1.50525 "            "original, repeated -0.44999 vs -0.42348 original. Reasoning-only regions: "            +json.dumps(probe_effects)+". Small selective effect; not accuracy evidence.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 9/25: paired generation original vs edited; exact request /work/pass09_request.json. "            "64 development IDs /work/dev_ids.json, n=2, max_tokens=[REDACTED] Exact edit unchanged: "            "L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] *=0, all else original.\n")print("Recorded paired development pass; active edits:",edited())

OUTPUT of Python run 21 of at most 300:

Reasoning-region log probabilities: {'shared_arithmetic': {'original': -1.2768008708953857, 'edited': -1.251708984375, 'delta': 0.025091953575611115, 'tokens': 43}, 'productive_checks': {'original': -1.5127465724945068, 'edited': -1.5048948526382446, 'delta': 0.00785169005393982, 'tokens': 250}, 'repeated_checks': {'original': -0.10948657244443893, 'edited': -0.14125174283981323, 'delta': -0.031765166670084, 'tokens': 360}, 'established_loop': {'original': -0.01298285461962223, 'edited': -0.030172891914844513, 'delta': -0.01719004102051258, 'tokens': 288}}Loop-associated downstream neurons (original,edited mean in loop): {22: (3.051, 1.494), 94: (2.256, 1.476), 317: (1.353, 1.298), 495: (0.932, 0.795), 162: (1.102, 1.343)}Recorded paired development pass; active edits: ['model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight']

Reasoning-region log probabilities: {'shared_arithmetic': {'original': -1.2768008708953857, 'edited': -1.251708984375, 'delta': 0.025091953575611115, 'tokens': 43}, 'productive_checks': {'original': -1.5127465724945068, 'edited': -1.5048948526382446, 'delta': 0.00785169005393982, 'tokens': 250}, 'repeated_checks': {'original': -0.10948657244443893, 'edited': -0.14125174283981323, 'delta': -0.031765166670084, 'tokens': 360}, 'established_loop': {'original': -0.01298285461962223, 'edited': -0.030172891914844513, 'delta': -0.01719004102051258, 'tokens': 288}}Loop-associated downstream neurons (original,edited mean in loop): {22: (3.051, 1.494), 94: (2.256, 1.476), 317: (1.353, 1.298), 495: (0.932, 0.795), 162: (1.102, 1.343)}Recorded paired development pass; active edits: ['model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight']

The reasoning-only comparison is selective: log probability increased by 0.025 nats per token for the shared calculation and 0.008 for productive checks, but decreased by 0.032 for repeated checks. The intervention also reduced the loop activation of layer 23’s neuron 22 from 3.05 to 1.49, consistent with that neuron being downstream of the copying mechanism. I will now test whether this causal change produces more correct answers on the same problems and seeds within a paired pass. A reduction in repetition without an accuracy gain would not justify retaining it.

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The generation worker failed during engine initialization, so this attempt produced no accuracy evidence and did not consume a pass. I will verify that the saved edit has the expected shape, finite values, and changes confined to the intended head. If those checks pass, I will retry the same paired experiment once; this is an infrastructure retry, not a repeat measurement of a completed trial.

python

# Hypothesis: the failed generation was an engine-startup issue rather than an invalid weight edit.name="model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight"original_w=load_original(name)edited_w=load(name)delta=edited_w-original_wchanged_cols=torch.any(delta!=0,dim=0).nonzero().flatten()print({"shape":tuple(edited_w.shape),"finite":bool(torch.isfinite(edited_w).all()),       "changed_columns":len(changed_cols),       "first_changed":int(changed_cols.min()),"last_changed":int(changed_cols.max()),       "relative_Frobenius_change":float(torch.linalg.vector_norm(delta)/torch.linalg.vector_norm(original_w)),       "target_block_zero":bool((edited_w[:,1792:2048]==0).all())})assert torch.isfinite(edited_w).all()assert torch.equal(edited_w[:,:1792],original_w[:,:1792])assert (edited_w[:,1792:2048]==0).all()with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Attempted pass 9 generation failed at vLLM engine initialization and was not counted. "            "Edit integrity checked: finite, same shape, only L15H7 output columns changed. "            "NEXT: one infrastructure retry of /work/pass09_request.json: both, dev64, n=2, 32768 tokens; "            "L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] zero, all else original. Passes still 8/25.\n")

# Hypothesis: the failed generation was an engine-startup issue rather than an invalid weight edit.name="model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight"original_w=load_original(name)edited_w=load(name)delta=edited_w-original_wchanged_cols=torch.any(delta!=0,dim=0).nonzero().flatten()print({"shape":tuple(edited_w.shape),"finite":bool(torch.isfinite(edited_w).all()),       "changed_columns":len(changed_cols),       "first_changed":int(changed_cols.min()),"last_changed":int(changed_cols.max()),       "relative_Frobenius_change":float(torch.linalg.vector_norm(delta)/torch.linalg.vector_norm(original_w)),       "target_block_zero":bool((edited_w[:,1792:2048]==0).all())})assert torch.isfinite(edited_w).all()assert torch.equal(edited_w[:,:1792],original_w[:,:1792])assert (edited_w[:,1792:2048]==0).all()with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Attempted pass 9 generation failed at vLLM engine initialization and was not counted. "            "Edit integrity checked: finite, same shape, only L15H7 output columns changed. "            "NEXT: one infrastructure retry of /work/pass09_request.json: both, dev64, n=2, 32768 tokens; "            "L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] zero, all else original. Passes still 8/25.\n")

OUTPUT of Python run 22 of at most 300:

{'shape': (1024, 2048), 'finite': True, 'changed_columns': 256, 'first_changed': 1792, 'last_changed': 2047, 'relative_Frobenius_change': 0.3232928216457367, 'target_block_zero': True}

{'shape': (1024, 2048), 'finite': True, 'changed_columns': 256, 'first_changed': 1792, 'last_changed': 2047, 'relative_Frobenius_change': 0.3232928216457367, 'target_block_zero': True}

The integrity checks passed: the tensor is finite, its shape is unchanged, and only columns 1792–2047 differ from the original. The edit therefore matches the intended single-head ablation. I will retry the recorded paired generation request and judge it by accuracy, with repetition and length serving only as explanatory measurements.

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The paired generation failed a second time at engine startup, so I still have no accuracy evidence for the head edit. I will stop retrying the identical request and check whether a local diagnostic log exposes the cause. Meanwhile, teacher-forced evaluation is working, so I will prepare a half-strength intervention to test dose-response on the same controlled texts. I will not accept any edit solely on those likelihood measurements if paired generation remains unavailable.

python

# Hypothesis: halving the copying head produces an intermediate, selective repetition effect; generation failures are infrastructural.logs=[]for root in (W,pathlib.Path("/tmp")):    if root.exists():        for p in root.iterdir():            if p.is_file() and any(s in p.name.lower() for s in ("vllm","worker","stderr","error","log")):                logs.append(p)print("Top-level possible diagnostic logs:",[str(p) for p in logs[:15]])for p in logs[:3]:    try:        tail=p.read_text(errors="replace")[-1800:]        lines=[line for line in tail.splitlines() if any(s in line.lower() for s in                    ("error","failed","memory","cuda","exception","traceback"))]        print(p.name, "\n".join(lines)[-1000:].encode("ascii","replace").decode())    except Exception as e:        print(p.name,type(e).__name__)current_recipe=install_head_scales([(15,7,0.5)])(W/"current_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(current_recipe))req9tf={"type":"teacher_forced","model":"edited","texts":probe_texts,        "return":{"token_logprobs":True,"topk":20,"hidden_states":[16,24],"mlp_act":[23]}}(W/"pass09_teacher_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req9tf))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Second dev64 paired-generation attempt also failed at engine initialization; not counted. "            "No accuracy evidence for head edits exists. Do not accept based on teacher-forced likelihood alone.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 9/25 (teacher-forced instead): exact raw probe /work/pass09_teacher_request.json. "            "Only edit L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] *=0.5 (head 7 half strength), "            "all other values original. Compare with original fwd_10 and full ablation fwd_11 for dose-response.\n")print("Installed half-strength intervention:",current_recipe)

# Hypothesis: halving the copying head produces an intermediate, selective repetition effect; generation failures are infrastructural.logs=[]for root in (W,pathlib.Path("/tmp")):    if root.exists():        for p in root.iterdir():            if p.is_file() and any(s in p.name.lower() for s in ("vllm","worker","stderr","error","log")):                logs.append(p)print("Top-level possible diagnostic logs:",[str(p) for p in logs[:15]])for p in logs[:3]:    try:        tail=p.read_text(errors="replace")[-1800:]        lines=[line for line in tail.splitlines() if any(s in line.lower() for s in                    ("error","failed","memory","cuda","exception","traceback"))]        print(p.name, "\n".join(lines)[-1000:].encode("ascii","replace").decode())    except Exception as e:        print(p.name,type(e).__name__)current_recipe=install_head_scales([(15,7,0.5)])(W/"current_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(current_recipe))req9tf={"type":"teacher_forced","model":"edited","texts":probe_texts,        "return":{"token_logprobs":True,"topk":20,"hidden_states":[16,24],"mlp_act":[23]}}(W/"pass09_teacher_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req9tf))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Second dev64 paired-generation attempt also failed at engine initialization; not counted. "            "No accuracy evidence for head edits exists. Do not accept based on teacher-forced likelihood alone.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 9/25 (teacher-forced instead): exact raw probe /work/pass09_teacher_request.json. "            "Only edit L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] *=0.5 (head 7 half strength), "            "all other values original. Compare with original fwd_10 and full ablation fwd_11 for dose-response.\n")print("Installed half-strength intervention:",current_recipe)

OUTPUT of Python run 23 of at most 300:

Top-level possible diagnostic logs: []Installed half-strength intervention: [{'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'columns': [1792, 2048], 'head': 7, 'multiplier': 0.5}]

Top-level possible diagnostic logs: []Installed half-strength intervention: [{'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'columns': [1792, 2048], 'head': 7, 'multiplier': 0.5}]

No accessible startup log was found, and the current edit now retains half of layer 15 head 7’s original output. I will measure it on the same two raw texts used for the original model and full ablation. An intermediate reduction in repeated-token likelihood, with little effect on productive calculations, would strengthen the causal interpretation; an inconsistent response would weaken it.

forward

{"type":"teacher_forced","model":"edited","texts":["<|im_start|>user\nJohn travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. How many mph above the speed limit was he driving?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nJohn's speed is 150 / 2 = 75 miles per hour. His actual speed minus the speed limit is 75 - 60 = 15 miles per hour.\nCheck the distance: at the speed limit he would travel 60 * 2 = 120 miles. The extra distance is 150 - 120 = 30 miles. Dividing by 2 hours gives 15 miles per hour.\nCheck the subtraction: adding 15 to the limit of 60 gives the actual speed of 75. The difference is positive, as expected for driving above the limit.\nCheck the units: miles divided by hours gives miles per hour. Subtracting two speeds leaves a speed, so the answer is not 30 miles.\nAn equivalent calculation is (150 - 60 * 2) / 2 = 30 / 2 = 15. This agrees with subtracting the speed limit after division.\nUsing fractions, the actual speed is 150/2 and the limit is 120/2. Their difference is (150-120)/2 = 30/2 = 15.\nThe question asks for the amount above the limit, not the actual speed. Therefore the requested quantity is 15 rather than 75.\n</think>\n\nJohn was 15 miles per hour above the speed limit.\n\\boxed{15}","<|im_start|>user\nJohn travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. How many mph above the speed limit was he driving?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nJohn's speed is 150 / 2 = 75 miles per hour. His actual speed minus the speed limit is 75 - 60 = 15 miles per hour.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above. If he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above. If he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above. If he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above. If he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above. If he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above. If he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above. If he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above. If he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above. If he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above. If he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\n"],"return":{"token_logprobs":true,"topk":20,"hidden_states":[16,24],"mlp_act":[23]}}

{"type":"teacher_forced","model":"edited","texts":["<|im_start|>user\nJohn travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. How many mph above the speed limit was he driving?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nJohn's speed is 150 / 2 = 75 miles per hour. His actual speed minus the speed limit is 75 - 60 = 15 miles per hour.\nCheck the distance: at the speed limit he would travel 60 * 2 = 120 miles. The extra distance is 150 - 120 = 30 miles. Dividing by 2 hours gives 15 miles per hour.\nCheck the subtraction: adding 15 to the limit of 60 gives the actual speed of 75. The difference is positive, as expected for driving above the limit.\nCheck the units: miles divided by hours gives miles per hour. Subtracting two speeds leaves a speed, so the answer is not 30 miles.\nAn equivalent calculation is (150 - 60 * 2) / 2 = 30 / 2 = 15. This agrees with subtracting the speed limit after division.\nUsing fractions, the actual speed is 150/2 and the limit is 120/2. Their difference is (150-120)/2 = 30/2 = 15.\nThe question asks for the amount above the limit, not the actual speed. Therefore the requested quantity is 15 rather than 75.\n</think>\n\nJohn was 15 miles per hour above the speed limit.\n\\boxed{15}","<|im_start|>user\nJohn travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. How many mph above the speed limit was he driving?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nJohn's speed is 150 / 2 = 75 miles per hour. His actual speed minus the speed limit is 75 - 60 = 15 miles per hour.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above. If he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above. If he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above. If he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above. If he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above. If he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above. If he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above. If he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above. If he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above. If he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\nWait, if he was driving 75 mph, he was 15 mph above. If he was driving 60 mph, he was 0 mph above.\n"],"return":{"token_logprobs":true,"topk":20,"hidden_states":[16,24],"mlp_act":[23]}}

Forward pass 9 of 25 done (teacher_forced); results in /work/fwd_14/. Summary:

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Forward passes left: 16.

The half-strength edit produces an intermediate likelihood change, between the original model and full ablation, which supports a dose-response rather than an arbitrary perturbation. This remains evidence about repetition, not mathematical accuracy. I will summarize the three conditions and try a smaller paired generation batch while retaining the full 32,768-token limit. If generation works, the result will screen the half-strength edit; any final claim will still require larger, untouched problem sets.

python

# Hypothesis: copying-head suppression has a graded effect and may improve accuracy without changing the evaluation protocol.def probe_region_metrics(folder):    lp=np.load(W/folder/"token_logprobs.npy")    out={}    for name,b,a,z in regions:        out[name]=float(lp[b,a-1:z-1].mean())    return outdose_results={1.0:probe_region_metrics("fwd_10"),              0.5:probe_region_metrics("fwd_14"),              0.0:probe_region_metrics("fwd_11")}print("Dose-response, mean logprob by retained head strength:")for strength,vals in dose_results.items():    print(strength,{k:round(v,5) for k,v in vals.items()})(W/"head15_7_dose.json").write_text(json.dumps(dose_results))req10={"type":"generate","model":"both","problems":dev_ids,"n":1,"max_tokens":32768}(W/"pass10_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req10))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 9/25 fwd_14: L15H7=0.5, mean full-text logprob productive -1.50511, repeated -0.43328. "            "Dose-response regions saved /work/head15_7_dose.json; repetition suppression intermediate "            "between original and ablation. No accepted edit yet.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 10/25 attempt: smaller paired generation, both, dev64 /work/dev_ids.json, n=1, "            "max_tokens=[REDACTED] exact /work/pass10_request.json. Only edit L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight "            "columns [1792:2048] *=0.5. This is development screening, not held-out confirmation.\n")print("Current recipe:",json.loads((W/"current_recipe.json").read_text()))

# Hypothesis: copying-head suppression has a graded effect and may improve accuracy without changing the evaluation protocol.def probe_region_metrics(folder):    lp=np.load(W/folder/"token_logprobs.npy")    out={}    for name,b,a,z in regions:        out[name]=float(lp[b,a-1:z-1].mean())    return outdose_results={1.0:probe_region_metrics("fwd_10"),              0.5:probe_region_metrics("fwd_14"),              0.0:probe_region_metrics("fwd_11")}print("Dose-response, mean logprob by retained head strength:")for strength,vals in dose_results.items():    print(strength,{k:round(v,5) for k,v in vals.items()})(W/"head15_7_dose.json").write_text(json.dumps(dose_results))req10={"type":"generate","model":"both","problems":dev_ids,"n":1,"max_tokens":32768}(W/"pass10_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req10))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 9/25 fwd_14: L15H7=0.5, mean full-text logprob productive -1.50511, repeated -0.43328. "            "Dose-response regions saved /work/head15_7_dose.json; repetition suppression intermediate "            "between original and ablation. No accepted edit yet.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 10/25 attempt: smaller paired generation, both, dev64 /work/dev_ids.json, n=1, "            "max_tokens=[REDACTED] exact /work/pass10_request.json. Only edit L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight "            "columns [1792:2048] *=0.5. This is development screening, not held-out confirmation.\n")print("Current recipe:",json.loads((W/"current_recipe.json").read_text()))

OUTPUT of Python run 24 of at most 300:

Dose-response, mean logprob by retained head strength:1.0 {'shared_arithmetic': -1.2768, 'productive_checks': -1.51275, 'repeated_checks': -0.10949, 'established_loop': -0.01298}0.5 {'shared_arithmetic': -1.27403, 'productive_checks': -1.50691, 'repeated_checks': -0.11833, 'established_loop': -0.01632}0.0 {'shared_arithmetic': -1.25171, 'productive_checks': -1.50489, 'repeated_checks': -0.14125, 'established_loop': -0.03017}Current recipe: [{'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'columns': [1792, 2048], 'head': 7, 'multiplier': 0.5}]

Dose-response, mean logprob by retained head strength:1.0 {'shared_arithmetic': -1.2768, 'productive_checks': -1.51275, 'repeated_checks': -0.10949, 'established_loop': -0.01298}0.5 {'shared_arithmetic': -1.27403, 'productive_checks': -1.50691, 'repeated_checks': -0.11833, 'established_loop': -0.01632}0.0 {'shared_arithmetic': -1.25171, 'productive_checks': -1.50489, 'repeated_checks': -0.14125, 'established_loop': -0.03017}Current recipe: [{'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'columns': [1792, 2048], 'head': 7, 'multiplier': 0.5}]

The measured response is monotonic: established-loop log probability changes from −0.013 at full strength to −0.016 at half strength and −0.030 after ablation. Productive-check likelihood is essentially preserved in both edited conditions. I will now test the half-strength edit against the original on 64 paired problems, with the usual thinking prompt and full token allowance. This smaller batch is a preliminary accuracy check, not enough by itself to establish a modest gain.

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Forward pass 10 of 25 done (generate); results in /work/gen_15_original.jsonl and /work/gen_15_edited.jsonl. Summary:

{ "ok": true, "type": "generate", "model": "both", "files": {  "original": "/work/gen_15_original.jsonl",  "edited": "/work/gen_15_edited.jsonl" }, "activations": null, "original": {  "generations": 64,  "graded": 64,  "accuracy": 0.140625,  "accuracy_by_source": {   "gsm8k": 0.1875,   "math": 0.0938  },  "mean_tokens": 29502,  "cut_share": 0.875,  "failures": {   "wrong_answer": 0,   "no_answer_finished": 0,   "cut_at_max_tokens": 55  } }, "edited": {  "generations": 64,  "graded": 64,  "accuracy": 0.21875,  "accuracy_by_source": {   "gsm8k": 0.25,   "math": 0.1875  },  "mean_tokens": 27920,  "cut_share": 0.8125,  "failures": {   "wrong_answer": 0,   "no_answer_finished": 0,   "cut_at_max_tokens": 50  } }, "paired": {  "items": 64,  "accuracy_difference": 0.0781,  "standard_error": 0.0679,  "samples_wrong_to_right": 12,  "samples_right_to_wrong": 7 }, "s": 740.3}

{ "ok": true, "type": "generate", "model": "both", "files": {  "original": "/work/gen_15_original.jsonl",  "edited": "/work/gen_15_edited.jsonl" }, "activations": null, "original": {  "generations": 64,  "graded": 64,  "accuracy": 0.140625,  "accuracy_by_source": {   "gsm8k": 0.1875,   "math": 0.0938  },  "mean_tokens": 29502,  "cut_share": 0.875,  "failures": {   "wrong_answer": 0,   "no_answer_finished": 0,   "cut_at_max_tokens": 55  } }, "edited": {  "generations": 64,  "graded": 64,  "accuracy": 0.21875,  "accuracy_by_source": {   "gsm8k": 0.25,   "math": 0.1875  },  "mean_tokens": 27920,  "cut_share": 0.8125,  "failures": {   "wrong_answer": 0,   "no_answer_finished": 0,   "cut_at_max_tokens": 50  } }, "paired": {  "items": 64,  "accuracy_difference": 0.0781,  "standard_error": 0.0679,  "samples_wrong_to_right": 12,  "samples_right_to_wrong": 7 }, "s": 740.3}

Forward passes left: 15.

Generation is working again. The half-strength edit improved development accuracy from 9/64 to 14/64, but the paired gain of 7.81 percentage points has a 6.79-point standard error, so it is not convincing yet. I will inspect whether the rescued answers still contain substantive reasoning and then test full ablation on the same development problems with two samples each. A stronger reduction in repetition accompanied by a clearer accuracy gain would support the mechanism; deterioration would favor backing off.

python

# Hypothesis: stronger suppression of L15H7 will reduce looping further and improve accuracy, while preserving substantive reasoning.def read_generation(k,model):    return [json.loads(line) for line in (W/f"gen_{k}_{model}.jsonl").open() if line.strip()]def paired_summary(k):    aa,bb=read_generation(k,"original"),read_generation(k,"edited")    fa,fb=flatten(aa),flatten(bb)    ma={(s["problem_id"],s["sample_idx"]):s for s in fa}    mb={(s["problem_id"],s["sample_idx"]):s for s in fb}    keys=sorted(set(ma)&set(mb))    ds=np.array([int(mb[x]["correct"])-int(ma[x]["correct"]) for x in keys],float)    per_problem={}    for key,d in zip(keys,ds): per_problem.setdefault(key[0],[]).append(d)    di=np.array([np.mean(v) for v in per_problem.values()])    result={"n":len(keys),"problems":len(di),            "original_correct":sum(ma[x]["correct"] for x in keys),            "edited_correct":sum(mb[x]["correct"] for x in keys),            "gain_pp":float(100*ds.mean()),            "SE_sample_pp":float(100*ds.std(ddof=1)/len(ds)**.5),            "SE_problem_pp":float(100*di.std(ddof=1)/len(di)**.5),            "wrong_to_right":int((ds==1).sum()),"right_to_wrong":int((ds==-1).sum())}    return result,ma,mb,keysdef repeated_line_fraction(text):    lines=[s.strip() for s in text.splitlines() if len(s.strip())>=12]    if not lines: return 0.0    c=Counter(lines)    return sum(len(s)*(n-1) for s,n in c.items())/sum(len(s)*n for s,n in c.items())result15,ma15,mb15,keys15=paired_summary(15)print("Half-strength paired result:",result15)for label,ss in (("original",list(ma15.values())),("half-strength",list(mb15.values()))):    print(label,{"mean_repeat_fraction":round(float(np.mean([repeated_line_fraction(s["text"]) for s in ss])),3),                 "median_correct_tokens":float(np.median([s["tokens"] for s in ss if s["correct"]])),                 "mean_tokens":float(np.mean([s["tokens"] for s in ss])),                 "thinking_closures":sum("</think>" in s["text"] for s in ss)})rescued=[key for key in keys15 if mb15[key]["correct"] and not ma15[key]["correct"]]for key in rescued[:4]:    s=mb15[key]    print("RESCUED",key,"tokens",s["tokens"],"excerpt",          (s["text"][:90]+" ... "+s["text"][-180:]).encode("ascii","replace").decode())current_recipe=install_head_scales([(15,7,0.0)])(W/"current_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(current_recipe))req11={"type":"generate","model":"both","problems":dev_ids,"n":2,"max_tokens":32768}(W/"pass11_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req11))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 10/25 gen_15: L15H7=0.5, dev64 n=1 paired result "+json.dumps(result15)+            ". Gain not significant; no accepted edit. Generation startup now works.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 11/25: exact /work/pass11_request.json, both dev64 n=2 max_tokens32768. "            "Only edit L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] *=0 (full H7 ablation), all else original. "            "Purpose: development dose-response and accuracy screening.\n")print("Installed full-ablation recipe:",current_recipe)

# Hypothesis: stronger suppression of L15H7 will reduce looping further and improve accuracy, while preserving substantive reasoning.def read_generation(k,model):    return [json.loads(line) for line in (W/f"gen_{k}_{model}.jsonl").open() if line.strip()]def paired_summary(k):    aa,bb=read_generation(k,"original"),read_generation(k,"edited")    fa,fb=flatten(aa),flatten(bb)    ma={(s["problem_id"],s["sample_idx"]):s for s in fa}    mb={(s["problem_id"],s["sample_idx"]):s for s in fb}    keys=sorted(set(ma)&set(mb))    ds=np.array([int(mb[x]["correct"])-int(ma[x]["correct"]) for x in keys],float)    per_problem={}    for key,d in zip(keys,ds): per_problem.setdefault(key[0],[]).append(d)    di=np.array([np.mean(v) for v in per_problem.values()])    result={"n":len(keys),"problems":len(di),            "original_correct":sum(ma[x]["correct"] for x in keys),            "edited_correct":sum(mb[x]["correct"] for x in keys),            "gain_pp":float(100*ds.mean()),            "SE_sample_pp":float(100*ds.std(ddof=1)/len(ds)**.5),            "SE_problem_pp":float(100*di.std(ddof=1)/len(di)**.5),            "wrong_to_right":int((ds==1).sum()),"right_to_wrong":int((ds==-1).sum())}    return result,ma,mb,keysdef repeated_line_fraction(text):    lines=[s.strip() for s in text.splitlines() if len(s.strip())>=12]    if not lines: return 0.0    c=Counter(lines)    return sum(len(s)*(n-1) for s,n in c.items())/sum(len(s)*n for s,n in c.items())result15,ma15,mb15,keys15=paired_summary(15)print("Half-strength paired result:",result15)for label,ss in (("original",list(ma15.values())),("half-strength",list(mb15.values()))):    print(label,{"mean_repeat_fraction":round(float(np.mean([repeated_line_fraction(s["text"]) for s in ss])),3),                 "median_correct_tokens":float(np.median([s["tokens"] for s in ss if s["correct"]])),                 "mean_tokens":float(np.mean([s["tokens"] for s in ss])),                 "thinking_closures":sum("</think>" in s["text"] for s in ss)})rescued=[key for key in keys15 if mb15[key]["correct"] and not ma15[key]["correct"]]for key in rescued[:4]:    s=mb15[key]    print("RESCUED",key,"tokens",s["tokens"],"excerpt",          (s["text"][:90]+" ... "+s["text"][-180:]).encode("ascii","replace").decode())current_recipe=install_head_scales([(15,7,0.0)])(W/"current_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(current_recipe))req11={"type":"generate","model":"both","problems":dev_ids,"n":2,"max_tokens":32768}(W/"pass11_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req11))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 10/25 gen_15: L15H7=0.5, dev64 n=1 paired result "+json.dumps(result15)+            ". Gain not significant; no accepted edit. Generation startup now works.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 11/25: exact /work/pass11_request.json, both dev64 n=2 max_tokens32768. "            "Only edit L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] *=0 (full H7 ablation), all else original. "            "Purpose: development dose-response and accuracy screening.\n")print("Installed full-ablation recipe:",current_recipe)

OUTPUT of Python run 25 of at most 300:

Half-strength paired result: {'n': 64, 'problems': 64, 'original_correct': 9, 'edited_correct': 14, 'gain_pp': 7.8125, 'SE_sample_pp': 6.793688531942543, 'SE_problem_pp': 6.793688531942543, 'wrong_to_right': 12, 'right_to_wrong': 7}original {'mean_repeat_fraction': 0.705, 'median_correct_tokens': 7209.0, 'mean_tokens': 29501.546875, 'thinking_closures': 8}half-strength {'mean_repeat_fraction': 0.638, 'median_correct_tokens': 7297.5, 'mean_tokens': 27919.5625, 'thinking_closures': 12}RESCUED ('gsm8k_train_188', 0) tokens 723 excerpt Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:
1.  **Analyze the Request:**    *  ... David\text{'s glasses} + William\text{'s glasses}$$    $$Total\text{ glasses} = 2 + 8$$    $$Total\text{ glasses} = 10$$
There were a total of **10** glasses broken.
\boxed{10}RESCUED ('gsm8k_train_1974', 0) tokens 11199 excerpt Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:
1.  **Analyze the Request:**    *  ... text{Percentage Increase} = \left( \frac{15}{10} \right) \times 100\% $$$$ \text{Percentage Increase} = 1.5 \times 100\% $$$$ \text{Percentage Increase} = 150\% $$
\boxed{150\%}RESCUED ('gsm8k_train_2558', 0) tokens 5458 excerpt Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:
    *  ... t.    $$\frac{\text{Total Spools}}{\text{Spools per Beret}} = \frac{33}{3} = 11$$
Since James has exactly 33 spools and needs 3 for each beret, he can make 11 berets.
\boxed{11}RESCUED ('gsm8k_train_4650', 0) tokens 32768 excerpt Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:
    *  ... ats 2 sandwiches *on Saturday*?    Yes.        Okay.        Wait, I should check if "Sally eats 2 sandwiches" means she eats 2 sandwiches *on Saturday*?    Yes.        OkayInstalled full-ablation recipe: [{'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'columns': [1792, 2048], 'head': 7, 'multiplier': 0.0}]
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Half-strength paired result: {'n': 64, 'problems': 64, 'original_correct': 9, 'edited_correct': 14, 'gain_pp': 7.8125, 'SE_sample_pp': 6.793688531942543, 'SE_problem_pp': 6.793688531942543, 'wrong_to_right': 12, 'right_to_wrong': 7}original {'mean_repeat_fraction': 0.705, 'median_correct_tokens': 7209.0, 'mean_tokens': 29501.546875, 'thinking_closures': 8}half-strength {'mean_repeat_fraction': 0.638, 'median_correct_tokens': 7297.5, 'mean_tokens': 27919.5625, 'thinking_closures': 12}RESCUED ('gsm8k_train_188', 0) tokens 723 excerpt Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:
1.  **Analyze the Request:**    *  ... David\text{'s glasses} + William\text{'s glasses}$$    $$Total\text{ glasses} = 2 + 8$$    $$Total\text{ glasses} = 10$$
There were a total of **10** glasses broken.
\boxed{10}RESCUED ('gsm8k_train_1974', 0) tokens 11199 excerpt Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:
1.  **Analyze the Request:**    *  ... text{Percentage Increase} = \left( \frac{15}{10} \right) \times 100\% $$$$ \text{Percentage Increase} = 1.5 \times 100\% $$$$ \text{Percentage Increase} = 150\% $$
\boxed{150\%}RESCUED ('gsm8k_train_2558', 0) tokens 5458 excerpt Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:
    *  ... t.    $$\frac{\text{Total Spools}}{\text{Spools per Beret}} = \frac{33}{3} = 11$$
Since James has exactly 33 spools and needs 3 for each beret, he can make 11 berets.
\boxed{11}RESCUED ('gsm8k_train_4650', 0) tokens 32768 excerpt Here's a thinking process that leads to the solution:
    *  ... ats 2 sandwiches *on Saturday*?    Yes.        Okay.        Wait, I should check if "Sally eats 2 sandwiches" means she eats 2 sandwiches *on Saturday*?    Yes.        OkayInstalled full-ablation recipe: [{'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'columns': [1792, 2048], 'head': 7, 'multiplier': 0.0}]
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The half-strength outputs still contain substantial reasoning: correct answers had a median length of about 7,300 tokens, rather than abruptly skipping thinking. Their mean repeated-line fraction fell from 0.705 to 0.638, although some graded successes still looped after stating an answer. I will now test full ablation with 128 generations per model. Accuracy remains the deciding measure, and I will account for the two samples belonging to the same problem when estimating uncertainty.

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The larger generation request again failed at startup, while the earlier one-sample request completed. That pattern suggests a batch-size or multi-sample issue, although the error does not identify the cause. I will keep the full-ablation weights unchanged and reduce this development request to one sample per problem. If that works, I will build validation power from additional distinct problems rather than repeated samples.

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# Hypothesis: single-sample generation avoids the startup failure and can test full head ablation under the unchanged decoding protocol.req11["n"]=1(W/"pass11_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req11))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 11 attempt with dev64 n=2 failed at engine initialization, not counted. "            "All three recent n=2 generation attempts failed, while dev64 n=1 completed; cause unconfirmed.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 11 retry: exact /work/pass11_request.json now both dev64 n=1 max_tokens32768. "            "Only edit remains L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] zero. "            "If successful, use distinct n=1 problem batches for larger validation.\n")print("Request:",{k:v for k,v in req11.items() if k!="problems"},"problems",len(dev_ids))print("Recipe:",json.loads((W/"current_recipe.json").read_text()))

# Hypothesis: single-sample generation avoids the startup failure and can test full head ablation under the unchanged decoding protocol.req11["n"]=1(W/"pass11_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req11))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 11 attempt with dev64 n=2 failed at engine initialization, not counted. "            "All three recent n=2 generation attempts failed, while dev64 n=1 completed; cause unconfirmed.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 11 retry: exact /work/pass11_request.json now both dev64 n=1 max_tokens32768. "            "Only edit remains L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] zero. "            "If successful, use distinct n=1 problem batches for larger validation.\n")print("Request:",{k:v for k,v in req11.items() if k!="problems"},"problems",len(dev_ids))print("Recipe:",json.loads((W/"current_recipe.json").read_text()))

OUTPUT of Python run 26 of at most 300:

Request: {'type': 'generate', 'model': 'both', 'n': 1, 'max_tokens': 32768} problems 64Recipe: [{'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'columns': [1792, 2048], 'head': 7, 'multiplier': 0.0}]

Request: {'type': 'generate', 'model': 'both', 'n': 1, 'max_tokens': 32768} problems 64Recipe: [{'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'columns': [1792, 2048], 'head': 7, 'multiplier': 0.0}]

The revised request is recorded and still uses full-length thinking and the fixed decoding protocol. Only the number of samples per problem has changed. I will compare the original and fully ablated models within this pass, without using the previous pass’s original-model accuracy as a substitute baseline.

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{"type":"generate","model":"both","problems":["gsm8k_train_2075","gsm8k_train_2168","gsm8k_train_6384","gsm8k_train_1658","gsm8k_train_4374","gsm8k_train_2892","gsm8k_train_1974","gsm8k_train_4698","gsm8k_train_3009","gsm8k_train_188","gsm8k_train_3338","gsm8k_train_632","gsm8k_train_7167","gsm8k_train_3267","gsm8k_train_6492","gsm8k_train_1676","gsm8k_train_2558","gsm8k_train_2840","gsm8k_train_2428","gsm8k_train_4831","gsm8k_train_2128","gsm8k_train_4729","gsm8k_train_2912","gsm8k_train_355","gsm8k_train_4650","gsm8k_train_3306","gsm8k_train_163","gsm8k_train_1182","gsm8k_train_3740","gsm8k_train_7090","gsm8k_train_7278","gsm8k_train_4887","math_train_algebra_329","math_train_number_theory_124","math_train_algebra_251","math_train_prealgebra_473","math_train_precalculus_390","math_train_counting_and_probability_536","math_train_counting_and_probability_339","math_train_precalculus_552","math_train_precalculus_740","math_train_precalculus_171","math_train_prealgebra_843","math_train_prealgebra_201","math_train_algebra_1265","math_train_prealgebra_528","math_train_intermediate_algebra_1001","math_train_number_theory_598","math_train_prealgebra_325","math_train_intermediate_algebra_874","math_train_number_theory_458","math_train_prealgebra_485","math_train_number_theory_222","math_train_prealgebra_107","math_train_counting_and_probability_237","math_train_geometry_175","math_train_intermediate_algebra_1094","math_train_prealgebra_714","math_train_counting_and_probability_523","math_train_geometry_7","math_train_prealgebra_875","math_train_prealgebra_396","math_train_geometry_437","math_train_algebra_176"],"n":1,"max_tokens":32768}

{"type":"generate","model":"both","problems":["gsm8k_train_2075","gsm8k_train_2168","gsm8k_train_6384","gsm8k_train_1658","gsm8k_train_4374","gsm8k_train_2892","gsm8k_train_1974","gsm8k_train_4698","gsm8k_train_3009","gsm8k_train_188","gsm8k_train_3338","gsm8k_train_632","gsm8k_train_7167","gsm8k_train_3267","gsm8k_train_6492","gsm8k_train_1676","gsm8k_train_2558","gsm8k_train_2840","gsm8k_train_2428","gsm8k_train_4831","gsm8k_train_2128","gsm8k_train_4729","gsm8k_train_2912","gsm8k_train_355","gsm8k_train_4650","gsm8k_train_3306","gsm8k_train_163","gsm8k_train_1182","gsm8k_train_3740","gsm8k_train_7090","gsm8k_train_7278","gsm8k_train_4887","math_train_algebra_329","math_train_number_theory_124","math_train_algebra_251","math_train_prealgebra_473","math_train_precalculus_390","math_train_counting_and_probability_536","math_train_counting_and_probability_339","math_train_precalculus_552","math_train_precalculus_740","math_train_precalculus_171","math_train_prealgebra_843","math_train_prealgebra_201","math_train_algebra_1265","math_train_prealgebra_528","math_train_intermediate_algebra_1001","math_train_number_theory_598","math_train_prealgebra_325","math_train_intermediate_algebra_874","math_train_number_theory_458","math_train_prealgebra_485","math_train_number_theory_222","math_train_prealgebra_107","math_train_counting_and_probability_237","math_train_geometry_175","math_train_intermediate_algebra_1094","math_train_prealgebra_714","math_train_counting_and_probability_523","math_train_geometry_7","math_train_prealgebra_875","math_train_prealgebra_396","math_train_geometry_437","math_train_algebra_176"],"n":1,"max_tokens":32768}

Forward pass 11 of 25 done (generate); results in /work/gen_17_original.jsonl and /work/gen_17_edited.jsonl. Summary:

{ "ok": true, "type": "generate", "model": "both", "files": {  "original": "/work/gen_17_original.jsonl",  "edited": "/work/gen_17_edited.jsonl" }, "activations": null, "original": {  "generations": 64,  "graded": 64,  "accuracy": 0.125,  "accuracy_by_source": {   "gsm8k": 0.1562,   "math": 0.0938  },  "mean_tokens": 30337,  "cut_share": 0.9062,  "failures": {   "wrong_answer": 0,   "no_answer_finished": 0,   "cut_at_max_tokens": 56  } }, "edited": {  "generations": 64,  "graded": 64,  "accuracy": 0.265625,  "accuracy_by_source": {   "gsm8k": 0.375,   "math": 0.1562  },  "mean_tokens": 26550,  "cut_share": 0.7344,  "failures": {   "wrong_answer": 1,   "no_answer_finished": 0,   "cut_at_max_tokens": 46  } }, "paired": {  "items": 64,  "accuracy_difference": 0.1406,  "standard_error": 0.0584,  "samples_wrong_to_right": 12,  "samples_right_to_wrong": 3 }, "s": 782.7}

{ "ok": true, "type": "generate", "model": "both", "files": {  "original": "/work/gen_17_original.jsonl",  "edited": "/work/gen_17_edited.jsonl" }, "activations": null, "original": {  "generations": 64,  "graded": 64,  "accuracy": 0.125,  "accuracy_by_source": {   "gsm8k": 0.1562,   "math": 0.0938  },  "mean_tokens": 30337,  "cut_share": 0.9062,  "failures": {   "wrong_answer": 0,   "no_answer_finished": 0,   "cut_at_max_tokens": 56  } }, "edited": {  "generations": 64,  "graded": 64,  "accuracy": 0.265625,  "accuracy_by_source": {   "gsm8k": 0.375,   "math": 0.1562  },  "mean_tokens": 26550,  "cut_share": 0.7344,  "failures": {   "wrong_answer": 1,   "no_answer_finished": 0,   "cut_at_max_tokens": 46  } }, "paired": {  "items": 64,  "accuracy_difference": 0.1406,  "standard_error": 0.0584,  "samples_wrong_to_right": 12,  "samples_right_to_wrong": 3 }, "s": 782.7}

Forward passes left: 14.

Full ablation improved development accuracy from 8/64 to 17/64: a paired gain of 14.06 points with a 5.84-point standard error. Together with the likelihood dose-response, that makes layer 15 head 7 a promising candidate, but it still needs untouched-problem validation. I will preserve this candidate and test layer 23 head 5 separately, since its attention also strongly favors repeated continuations. Testing it alone will reveal whether it reinforces the loop or merely attends to it while performing a useful corrective function.

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# Hypothesis: late attention head L23H5 is a second causal copying contributor, distinguishable from the validated-in-development L15H7.import shutilresult17,ma17,mb17,keys17=paired_summary(17)print("Full L15H7 ablation:",result17)for label,ss in (("original",list(ma17.values())),("ablated",list(mb17.values()))):    print(label,{"mean_repeat_fraction":round(float(np.mean([repeated_line_fraction(s["text"]) for s in ss])),3),                 "median_correct_tokens":float(np.median([s["tokens"] for s in ss if s["correct"]])),                 "mean_tokens":float(np.mean([s["tokens"] for s in ss]))})shutil.copytree(W/"edited",W/"candidate_L15H7_zero",dirs_exist_ok=True)(W/"candidate_L15H7_zero_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(current_recipe))used_ids={r["id"] for r in gen_data["gen_1"]}rng=np.random.default_rng(20261024)gsm_pool=sorted(k for k,v in practice.items() if v["source"].lower()=="gsm8k" and k not in used_ids)math_pool=sorted(k for k,v in practice.items() if v["source"].lower()=="math" and k not in used_ids)rng.shuffle(gsm_pool); rng.shuffle(math_pool)holdout_sets={}for j in range(4):    holdout_sets[f"H{j+1}"]=gsm_pool[128*j:128*(j+1)]+math_pool[128*j:128*(j+1)](W/"holdout_sets.json").write_text(json.dumps(holdout_sets))print("Reserved untouched sets:",{k:len(v) for k,v in holdout_sets.items()})current_recipe=install_head_scales([(23,5,0.0)])(W/"current_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(current_recipe))req12={"type":"teacher_forced","model":"edited","texts":probe_texts,       "return":{"token_logprobs":True,"topk":20,"hidden_states":[24],"mlp_act":[23]}}(W/"pass12_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req12))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 11/25 gen_17: full L15H7 ablation, dev64 n=1, "+json.dumps(result17)+            ". Promising development effect, NOT held-out validated. Snapshot /work/candidate_L15H7_zero, "            "recipe /work/candidate_L15H7_zero_recipe.json.\n")    f.write("Reserved H1-H4 in /work/holdout_sets.json: four disjoint 256-problem sets, each 128 GSM+128 MATH, "            "seed20261024, excluding all128 baseline problems. No outcomes inspected.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 12/25: teacher-forced raw probe /work/pass12_request.json. Restore L15 original; "            "ONLY edit model.language_model.layers.23.self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1280:1536] *=0 "            "(head5 ablated). All other values original. Test second copying candidate independently.\n")print("Current isolated intervention:",current_recipe)

# Hypothesis: late attention head L23H5 is a second causal copying contributor, distinguishable from the validated-in-development L15H7.import shutilresult17,ma17,mb17,keys17=paired_summary(17)print("Full L15H7 ablation:",result17)for label,ss in (("original",list(ma17.values())),("ablated",list(mb17.values()))):    print(label,{"mean_repeat_fraction":round(float(np.mean([repeated_line_fraction(s["text"]) for s in ss])),3),                 "median_correct_tokens":float(np.median([s["tokens"] for s in ss if s["correct"]])),                 "mean_tokens":float(np.mean([s["tokens"] for s in ss]))})shutil.copytree(W/"edited",W/"candidate_L15H7_zero",dirs_exist_ok=True)(W/"candidate_L15H7_zero_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(current_recipe))used_ids={r["id"] for r in gen_data["gen_1"]}rng=np.random.default_rng(20261024)gsm_pool=sorted(k for k,v in practice.items() if v["source"].lower()=="gsm8k" and k not in used_ids)math_pool=sorted(k for k,v in practice.items() if v["source"].lower()=="math" and k not in used_ids)rng.shuffle(gsm_pool); rng.shuffle(math_pool)holdout_sets={}for j in range(4):    holdout_sets[f"H{j+1}"]=gsm_pool[128*j:128*(j+1)]+math_pool[128*j:128*(j+1)](W/"holdout_sets.json").write_text(json.dumps(holdout_sets))print("Reserved untouched sets:",{k:len(v) for k,v in holdout_sets.items()})current_recipe=install_head_scales([(23,5,0.0)])(W/"current_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(current_recipe))req12={"type":"teacher_forced","model":"edited","texts":probe_texts,       "return":{"token_logprobs":True,"topk":20,"hidden_states":[24],"mlp_act":[23]}}(W/"pass12_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req12))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 11/25 gen_17: full L15H7 ablation, dev64 n=1, "+json.dumps(result17)+            ". Promising development effect, NOT held-out validated. Snapshot /work/candidate_L15H7_zero, "            "recipe /work/candidate_L15H7_zero_recipe.json.\n")    f.write("Reserved H1-H4 in /work/holdout_sets.json: four disjoint 256-problem sets, each 128 GSM+128 MATH, "            "seed20261024, excluding all128 baseline problems. No outcomes inspected.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 12/25: teacher-forced raw probe /work/pass12_request.json. Restore L15 original; "            "ONLY edit model.language_model.layers.23.self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1280:1536] *=0 "            "(head5 ablated). All other values original. Test second copying candidate independently.\n")print("Current isolated intervention:",current_recipe)

OUTPUT of Python run 27 of at most 300:

Full L15H7 ablation: {'n': 64, 'problems': 64, 'original_correct': 8, 'edited_correct': 17, 'gain_pp': 14.0625, 'SE_sample_pp': 5.836388443166186, 'SE_problem_pp': 5.836388443166186, 'wrong_to_right': 12, 'right_to_wrong': 3}original {'mean_repeat_fraction': 0.736, 'median_correct_tokens': 6503.0, 'mean_tokens': 30337.390625}ablated {'mean_repeat_fraction': 0.542, 'median_correct_tokens': 9503.0, 'mean_tokens': 26550.015625}Reserved untouched sets: {'H1': 256, 'H2': 256, 'H3': 256, 'H4': 256}Current isolated intervention: [{'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.23.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'columns': [1280, 1536], 'head': 5, 'multiplier': 0.0}]

Full L15H7 ablation: {'n': 64, 'problems': 64, 'original_correct': 8, 'edited_correct': 17, 'gain_pp': 14.0625, 'SE_sample_pp': 5.836388443166186, 'SE_problem_pp': 5.836388443166186, 'wrong_to_right': 12, 'right_to_wrong': 3}original {'mean_repeat_fraction': 0.736, 'median_correct_tokens': 6503.0, 'mean_tokens': 30337.390625}ablated {'mean_repeat_fraction': 0.542, 'median_correct_tokens': 9503.0, 'mean_tokens': 26550.015625}Reserved untouched sets: {'H1': 256, 'H2': 256, 'H3': 256, 'H4': 256}Current isolated intervention: [{'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.23.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'columns': [1280, 1536], 'head': 5, 'multiplier': 0.0}]

The full layer-15 ablation reduced mean repeated-line fraction from 0.736 to 0.542, while correct answers still had a median length of about 9,500 tokens. That is consistent with repairing repetition inside thinking rather than forcing uniformly short answers. The layer-15 candidate is backed up, and the active edit now affects only layer 23 head 5. I will test whether this second head has the same selective causal effect before considering any combination.

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Forward pass 12 of 25 done (teacher_forced); results in /work/fwd_18/. Summary:

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Forward passes left: 13.

Ablating layer 23 head 5 lowered both texts’ overall likelihoods by similar amounts, so the initial summary does not show the selectivity seen for layer 15 head 7. I will check the reasoning-only regions before drawing that conclusion, and I will not add this head merely because its attention follows repeated passages. The next isolated candidate is layer 11 head 1, which showed strong retrieval of earlier matching continuations. This comparison should help separate useful copying heads from heads that specifically sustain the pathological loop.

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# Hypothesis: L11H1, unlike the less selective L23H5 candidate, may be an upstream contributor to repetitive copying.m18=probe_region_metrics("fwd_18")base=dose_results[1.0]print("L23H5-only logprob changes:",{k:round(m18[k]-base[k],5) for k in base})print("Absolute region logprobs:",{k:round(v,5) for k,v in m18.items()})z18=np.load(W/"fwd_18"/"mlp_act_23.npy",mmap_mode="r")print("Loop neuron means after L23H5 ablation:",      {j:round(float(z18[1,start_eval:end_eval,j].mean()),3) for j in (22,94,317,495)})current_recipe=install_head_scales([(11,1,0.0)])(W/"current_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(current_recipe))req13={"type":"teacher_forced","model":"edited","texts":probe_texts,       "return":{"token_logprobs":True,"topk":20,"hidden_states":[12,24],"mlp_act":[23]}}(W/"pass13_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req13))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 12/25 fwd_18: isolated L23H5=0 region logprob deltas "+            json.dumps({k:m18[k]-base[k] for k in base})+            ". Not accepted; no accuracy test or selective-effect claim from full-text averages.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 13/25: teacher-forced raw probe /work/pass13_request.json. "            "Restore L23 original. ONLY edit model.language_model.layers.11.self_attn.o_proj.weight "            "columns [256:512] *=0 (head1 ablated). All other values original. "            "Test upstream head identified by repetition-retrieval attention 0.743 vs 0.139 productive.\n")print("Next isolated recipe:",current_recipe)

# Hypothesis: L11H1, unlike the less selective L23H5 candidate, may be an upstream contributor to repetitive copying.m18=probe_region_metrics("fwd_18")base=dose_results[1.0]print("L23H5-only logprob changes:",{k:round(m18[k]-base[k],5) for k in base})print("Absolute region logprobs:",{k:round(v,5) for k,v in m18.items()})z18=np.load(W/"fwd_18"/"mlp_act_23.npy",mmap_mode="r")print("Loop neuron means after L23H5 ablation:",      {j:round(float(z18[1,start_eval:end_eval,j].mean()),3) for j in (22,94,317,495)})current_recipe=install_head_scales([(11,1,0.0)])(W/"current_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(current_recipe))req13={"type":"teacher_forced","model":"edited","texts":probe_texts,       "return":{"token_logprobs":True,"topk":20,"hidden_states":[12,24],"mlp_act":[23]}}(W/"pass13_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req13))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 12/25 fwd_18: isolated L23H5=0 region logprob deltas "+            json.dumps({k:m18[k]-base[k] for k in base})+            ". Not accepted; no accuracy test or selective-effect claim from full-text averages.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 13/25: teacher-forced raw probe /work/pass13_request.json. "            "Restore L23 original. ONLY edit model.language_model.layers.11.self_attn.o_proj.weight "            "columns [256:512] *=0 (head1 ablated). All other values original. "            "Test upstream head identified by repetition-retrieval attention 0.743 vs 0.139 productive.\n")print("Next isolated recipe:",current_recipe)

OUTPUT of Python run 28 of at most 300:

L23H5-only logprob changes: {'shared_arithmetic': -0.04909, 'productive_checks': -0.00403, 'repeated_checks': -0.00398, 'established_loop': -0.00436}Absolute region logprobs: {'shared_arithmetic': -1.32589, 'productive_checks': -1.51678, 'repeated_checks': -0.11346, 'established_loop': -0.01734}Loop neuron means after L23H5 ablation: {22: 2.854, 94: 2.143, 317: 1.434, 495: 0.75}Next isolated recipe: [{'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.11.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'columns': [256, 512], 'head': 1, 'multiplier': 0.0}]

L23H5-only logprob changes: {'shared_arithmetic': -0.04909, 'productive_checks': -0.00403, 'repeated_checks': -0.00398, 'established_loop': -0.00436}Absolute region logprobs: {'shared_arithmetic': -1.32589, 'productive_checks': -1.51678, 'repeated_checks': -0.11346, 'established_loop': -0.01734}Loop neuron means after L23H5 ablation: {22: 2.854, 94: 2.143, 317: 1.434, 495: 0.75}Next isolated recipe: [{'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.11.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'columns': [256, 512], 'head': 1, 'multiplier': 0.0}]

The region analysis argues against layer 23 head 5: its ablation lowered shared-arithmetic likelihood by 0.049 nats per token but repeated-check likelihood by only 0.004. I have restored that head and will test layer 11 head 1 alone. For this candidate to advance, its effect should be substantially more specific to repetition than to the valid calculation.

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Forward pass 13 of 25 done (teacher_forced); results in /work/fwd_19/. Summary:

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Forward passes left: 12.

The layer-11 intervention also looks unhelpful in the aggregate: productive-text likelihood fell while repeated-text likelihood rose. I will quantify the reasoning regions, then restore the simpler layer-15-only candidate rather than combining heads with contrary evidence. That candidate is now fixed for an initial held-out test on 128 untouched problems, balanced between GSM8K and MATH. A clear paired accuracy gain here would be much stronger evidence than the development results used to select it.

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# Hypothesis: the selective L15H7 repair generalizes to unseen math problems; correlated L11H1 and L23H5 ablations should be rejected.m19=probe_region_metrics("fwd_19")print("L11H1-only region logprob deltas:",{k:round(m19[k]-base[k],5) for k in base})current_recipe=install_head_scales([(15,7,0.0)])(W/"current_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(current_recipe))H1A=holdout_sets["H1"][:64]+holdout_sets["H1"][128:192]H1B=holdout_sets["H1"][64:128]+holdout_sets["H1"][192:256](W/"H1A_ids.json").write_text(json.dumps(H1A))(W/"H1B_ids.json").write_text(json.dumps(H1B))req14={"type":"generate","model":"both","problems":H1A,"n":1,"max_tokens":32768}(W/"pass14_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req14))print("H1A counts:",dict(Counter(practice[k]["source"] for k in H1A)),      "math levels:",dict(Counter(str(practice[k].get("level")) for k in H1A if practice[k]["source"].lower()=="math")))print("H1A IDs:",json.dumps(H1A))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 13/25 fwd_19: isolated L11H1=0 region logprob deltas "+            json.dumps({k:m19[k]-base[k] for k in base})+            ". Rejected as nonselective/wrong-direction. L23H5 also rejected: arithmetic -0.0491 vs loop -0.0040.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 14/25: first untouched confirmation, both H1A128 n=1 max_tokens32768; "            "exact /work/pass14_request.json and /work/H1A_ids.json. Balanced64 GSM+64 MATH, excludes every "            "baseline/development problem. Freeze candidate: ONLY L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns "            "[1792:2048] zero (H7); all else original. Candidate selection finished before this validation.\n")

# Hypothesis: the selective L15H7 repair generalizes to unseen math problems; correlated L11H1 and L23H5 ablations should be rejected.m19=probe_region_metrics("fwd_19")print("L11H1-only region logprob deltas:",{k:round(m19[k]-base[k],5) for k in base})current_recipe=install_head_scales([(15,7,0.0)])(W/"current_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(current_recipe))H1A=holdout_sets["H1"][:64]+holdout_sets["H1"][128:192]H1B=holdout_sets["H1"][64:128]+holdout_sets["H1"][192:256](W/"H1A_ids.json").write_text(json.dumps(H1A))(W/"H1B_ids.json").write_text(json.dumps(H1B))req14={"type":"generate","model":"both","problems":H1A,"n":1,"max_tokens":32768}(W/"pass14_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req14))print("H1A counts:",dict(Counter(practice[k]["source"] for k in H1A)),      "math levels:",dict(Counter(str(practice[k].get("level")) for k in H1A if practice[k]["source"].lower()=="math")))print("H1A IDs:",json.dumps(H1A))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 13/25 fwd_19: isolated L11H1=0 region logprob deltas "+            json.dumps({k:m19[k]-base[k] for k in base})+            ". Rejected as nonselective/wrong-direction. L23H5 also rejected: arithmetic -0.0491 vs loop -0.0040.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 14/25: first untouched confirmation, both H1A128 n=1 max_tokens32768; "            "exact /work/pass14_request.json and /work/H1A_ids.json. Balanced64 GSM+64 MATH, excludes every "            "baseline/development problem. Freeze candidate: ONLY L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns "            "[1792:2048] zero (H7); all else original. Candidate selection finished before this validation.\n")

OUTPUT of Python run 29 of at most 300:

L11H1-only region logprob deltas: {'shared_arithmetic': -0.02588, 'productive_checks': -0.02151, 'repeated_checks': 0.00031, 'established_loop': -0.00035}H1A counts: {'gsm8k': 64, 'math': 64} math levels: {'Level 4': 20, 'Level 3': 18, 'Level 5': 7, 'Level 2': 12, 'Level 1': 7}H1A IDs: ["gsm8k_train_263", "gsm8k_train_2497", "gsm8k_train_2689", "gsm8k_train_5532", "gsm8k_train_3118", "gsm8k_train_4753", "gsm8k_train_5033", "gsm8k_train_109", "gsm8k_train_1504", "gsm8k_train_5436", "gsm8k_train_2923", "gsm8k_train_960", "gsm8k_train_2981", "gsm8k_train_7125", "gsm8k_train_4379", "gsm8k_train_2882", "gsm8k_train_2181", "gsm8k_train_5671", "gsm8k_train_2681", "gsm8k_train_4870", "gsm8k_train_2417", "gsm8k_train_5440", "gsm8k_train_2438", "gsm8k_train_3927", "gsm8k_train_7111", "gsm8k_train_3820", "gsm8k_train_295", "gsm8k_train_3401", "gsm8k_train_3040", "gsm8k_train_866", "gsm8k_train_5879", "gsm8k_train_2305", "gsm8k_train_6983", "gsm8k_train_128", "gsm8k_train_1021", "gsm8k_train_5276", "gsm8k_train_6907", "gsm8k_train_5110", "gsm8k_train_444", "gsm8k_train_7046", "gsm8k_train_4384", "gsm8k_train_5377", "gsm8k_train_5866", "gsm8k_train_6725", "gsm8k_train_5696", "gsm8k_train_5747", "gsm8k_train_2704", "gsm8k_train_313", "gsm8k_train_4042", "gsm8k_train_4177", "gsm8k_train_2938", "gsm8k_train_1558", "gsm8k_train_6463", "gsm8k_train_6788", "gsm8k_train_4649", "gsm8k_train_2296", "gsm8k_train_2437", "gsm8k_train_2673", "gsm8k_train_5723", "gsm8k_train_5286", "gsm8k_train_6001", "gsm8k_train_1514", "gsm8k_train_510", "gsm8k_train_7420", "math_train_algebra_1626", "math_train_precalculus_146", "math_train_algebra_1455", "math_train_precalculus_239", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_491", "math_train_algebra_1702", "math_train_counting_and_probability_336", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_504", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_139", "math_train_algebra_193", "math_train_prealgebra_967", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1055", "math_train_algebra_116", "math_train_number_theory_11", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_305", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_665", "math_train_prealgebra_251", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_308", "math_train_prealgebra_185", "math_train_number_theory_27", "math_train_precalculus_186", "math_train_algebra_186", "math_train_algebra_83", "math_train_number_theory_515", "math_train_number_theory_312", "math_train_algebra_869", "math_train_prealgebra_326", "math_train_algebra_1234", "math_train_algebra_368", "math_train_algebra_1442", "math_train_prealgebra_1049", "math_train_geometry_636", "math_train_algebra_170", "math_train_prealgebra_142", "math_train_number_theory_773", "math_train_algebra_1612", "math_train_prealgebra_235", "math_train_algebra_135", "math_train_prealgebra_828", "math_train_algebra_1081", "math_train_prealgebra_471", "math_train_algebra_1294", "math_train_algebra_443", "math_train_algebra_730", "math_train_prealgebra_138", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_376", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_792", "math_train_counting_and_probability_674", "math_train_algebra_1311", "math_train_algebra_1501", "math_train_prealgebra_1110", "math_train_precalculus_609", "math_train_algebra_1592", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_642", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_769", "math_train_prealgebra_270", "math_train_prealgebra_863", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_786", "math_train_algebra_555", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_811", "math_train_precalculus_99", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_891", "math_train_prealgebra_191", "math_train_number_theory_188"]

L11H1-only region logprob deltas: {'shared_arithmetic': -0.02588, 'productive_checks': -0.02151, 'repeated_checks': 0.00031, 'established_loop': -0.00035}H1A counts: {'gsm8k': 64, 'math': 64} math levels: {'Level 4': 20, 'Level 3': 18, 'Level 5': 7, 'Level 2': 12, 'Level 1': 7}H1A IDs: ["gsm8k_train_263", "gsm8k_train_2497", "gsm8k_train_2689", "gsm8k_train_5532", "gsm8k_train_3118", "gsm8k_train_4753", "gsm8k_train_5033", "gsm8k_train_109", "gsm8k_train_1504", "gsm8k_train_5436", "gsm8k_train_2923", "gsm8k_train_960", "gsm8k_train_2981", "gsm8k_train_7125", "gsm8k_train_4379", "gsm8k_train_2882", "gsm8k_train_2181", "gsm8k_train_5671", "gsm8k_train_2681", "gsm8k_train_4870", "gsm8k_train_2417", "gsm8k_train_5440", "gsm8k_train_2438", "gsm8k_train_3927", "gsm8k_train_7111", "gsm8k_train_3820", "gsm8k_train_295", "gsm8k_train_3401", "gsm8k_train_3040", "gsm8k_train_866", "gsm8k_train_5879", "gsm8k_train_2305", "gsm8k_train_6983", "gsm8k_train_128", "gsm8k_train_1021", "gsm8k_train_5276", "gsm8k_train_6907", "gsm8k_train_5110", "gsm8k_train_444", "gsm8k_train_7046", "gsm8k_train_4384", "gsm8k_train_5377", "gsm8k_train_5866", "gsm8k_train_6725", "gsm8k_train_5696", "gsm8k_train_5747", "gsm8k_train_2704", "gsm8k_train_313", "gsm8k_train_4042", "gsm8k_train_4177", "gsm8k_train_2938", "gsm8k_train_1558", "gsm8k_train_6463", "gsm8k_train_6788", "gsm8k_train_4649", "gsm8k_train_2296", "gsm8k_train_2437", "gsm8k_train_2673", "gsm8k_train_5723", "gsm8k_train_5286", "gsm8k_train_6001", "gsm8k_train_1514", "gsm8k_train_510", "gsm8k_train_7420", "math_train_algebra_1626", "math_train_precalculus_146", "math_train_algebra_1455", "math_train_precalculus_239", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_491", "math_train_algebra_1702", "math_train_counting_and_probability_336", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_504", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_139", "math_train_algebra_193", "math_train_prealgebra_967", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1055", "math_train_algebra_116", "math_train_number_theory_11", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_305", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_665", "math_train_prealgebra_251", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_308", "math_train_prealgebra_185", "math_train_number_theory_27", "math_train_precalculus_186", "math_train_algebra_186", "math_train_algebra_83", "math_train_number_theory_515", "math_train_number_theory_312", "math_train_algebra_869", "math_train_prealgebra_326", "math_train_algebra_1234", "math_train_algebra_368", "math_train_algebra_1442", "math_train_prealgebra_1049", "math_train_geometry_636", "math_train_algebra_170", "math_train_prealgebra_142", "math_train_number_theory_773", "math_train_algebra_1612", "math_train_prealgebra_235", "math_train_algebra_135", "math_train_prealgebra_828", "math_train_algebra_1081", "math_train_prealgebra_471", "math_train_algebra_1294", "math_train_algebra_443", "math_train_algebra_730", "math_train_prealgebra_138", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_376", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_792", "math_train_counting_and_probability_674", "math_train_algebra_1311", "math_train_algebra_1501", "math_train_prealgebra_1110", "math_train_precalculus_609", "math_train_algebra_1592", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_642", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_769", "math_train_prealgebra_270", "math_train_prealgebra_863", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_786", "math_train_algebra_555", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_811", "math_train_precalculus_99", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_891", "math_train_prealgebra_191", "math_train_number_theory_188"]

The detailed probe confirms that layer 11 head 1 is not a useful repair: its ablation harms productive calculations without meaningfully suppressing repetition. Only layer 15 head 7 remains edited. I will now evaluate that frozen candidate on 128 new problems spanning both sources and all MATH difficulty levels. The comparison is paired within this pass, and these problems were not used to identify the head or choose its strength.

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Forward pass 14 of 25 done (generate); results in /work/gen_20_original.jsonl and /work/gen_20_edited.jsonl. Summary:

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Forward passes left: 11.

The first held-out test improved accuracy from 16/128 to 28/128, a paired gain of 9.38 points with a 3.91-point standard error. Both GSM8K and MATH improved, which is encouraging, but the estimate is still fairly uncertain. I will leave the weights frozen and test the other 128 problems from the preselected held-out set. Pooling two disjoint paired tests will provide a more reliable estimate without selecting a new edit on the validation outcomes.

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# Hypothesis: the frozen L15H7 repair gives a reproducible accuracy gain across independently sampled practice problems.result20,ma20,mb20,keys20=paired_summary(20)print("Held-out H1A:",result20)for source in ("gsm8k","math"):    kk=[k for k in keys20 if ma20[k]["source"].lower()==source]    d=np.array([int(mb20[k]["correct"])-int(ma20[k]["correct"]) for k in kk])    print(source,{"n":len(kk),"original":sum(ma20[k]["correct"] for k in kk),                  "edited":sum(mb20[k]["correct"] for k in kk),                  "gain_pp":round(float(100*d.mean()),3),                  "SE_pp":round(float(100*d.std(ddof=1)/len(d)**.5),3)})for label,ss in (("original",list(ma20.values())),("edited",list(mb20.values()))):    print(label,{"repeat_fraction":round(float(np.mean([repeated_line_fraction(s["text"]) for s in ss])),3),                 "median_correct_tokens":float(np.median([s["tokens"] for s in ss if s["correct"]])),                 "finished_correct":sum(s["correct"] and not s["cut"] for s in ss)})validation_runs=[20](W/"validation_runs.json").write_text(json.dumps(validation_runs))req15={"type":"generate","model":"both","problems":H1B,"n":1,"max_tokens":32768}(W/"pass15_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req15))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 14/25 gen_20: FROZEN L15H7=0 on untouched H1A128, "+json.dumps(result20)+            ". GSM 6->13/64; MATH10->15/64. Positive first holdout, need replication for precision. "            "No other active edits. Candidate remains snapshot /work/candidate_L15H7_zero.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 15/25: /work/pass15_request.json, both H1B128 (disjoint complementary64GSM+64MATH), "            "n=1 max_tokens32768. Exact edit unchanged ONLY model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight "            "columns [1792:2048] zero. Candidate frozen; validation used for confirmation, not strength selection.\n")print("H1B IDs:",json.dumps(H1B))

# Hypothesis: the frozen L15H7 repair gives a reproducible accuracy gain across independently sampled practice problems.result20,ma20,mb20,keys20=paired_summary(20)print("Held-out H1A:",result20)for source in ("gsm8k","math"):    kk=[k for k in keys20 if ma20[k]["source"].lower()==source]    d=np.array([int(mb20[k]["correct"])-int(ma20[k]["correct"]) for k in kk])    print(source,{"n":len(kk),"original":sum(ma20[k]["correct"] for k in kk),                  "edited":sum(mb20[k]["correct"] for k in kk),                  "gain_pp":round(float(100*d.mean()),3),                  "SE_pp":round(float(100*d.std(ddof=1)/len(d)**.5),3)})for label,ss in (("original",list(ma20.values())),("edited",list(mb20.values()))):    print(label,{"repeat_fraction":round(float(np.mean([repeated_line_fraction(s["text"]) for s in ss])),3),                 "median_correct_tokens":float(np.median([s["tokens"] for s in ss if s["correct"]])),                 "finished_correct":sum(s["correct"] and not s["cut"] for s in ss)})validation_runs=[20](W/"validation_runs.json").write_text(json.dumps(validation_runs))req15={"type":"generate","model":"both","problems":H1B,"n":1,"max_tokens":32768}(W/"pass15_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req15))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 14/25 gen_20: FROZEN L15H7=0 on untouched H1A128, "+json.dumps(result20)+            ". GSM 6->13/64; MATH10->15/64. Positive first holdout, need replication for precision. "            "No other active edits. Candidate remains snapshot /work/candidate_L15H7_zero.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 15/25: /work/pass15_request.json, both H1B128 (disjoint complementary64GSM+64MATH), "            "n=1 max_tokens32768. Exact edit unchanged ONLY model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight "            "columns [1792:2048] zero. Candidate frozen; validation used for confirmation, not strength selection.\n")print("H1B IDs:",json.dumps(H1B))

OUTPUT of Python run 30 of at most 300:

Held-out H1A: {'n': 128, 'problems': 128, 'original_correct': 16, 'edited_correct': 28, 'gain_pp': 9.375, 'SE_sample_pp': 3.911782499428444, 'SE_problem_pp': 3.911782499428444, 'wrong_to_right': 19, 'right_to_wrong': 7}gsm8k {'n': 64, 'original': 6, 'edited': 13, 'gain_pp': 10.938, 'SE_pp': 5.508}math {'n': 64, 'original': 10, 'edited': 15, 'gain_pp': 7.812, 'SE_pp': 5.592}original {'repeat_fraction': 0.687, 'median_correct_tokens': 5956.0, 'finished_correct': 15}edited {'repeat_fraction': 0.592, 'median_correct_tokens': 11661.0, 'finished_correct': 26}H1B IDs: ["gsm8k_train_6753", "gsm8k_train_6717", "gsm8k_train_570", "gsm8k_train_604", "gsm8k_train_7415", "gsm8k_train_3260", "gsm8k_train_135", "gsm8k_train_7055", "gsm8k_train_5704", "gsm8k_train_2072", "gsm8k_train_327", "gsm8k_train_469", "gsm8k_train_1752", "gsm8k_train_4012", "gsm8k_train_3902", "gsm8k_train_3991", "gsm8k_train_5458", "gsm8k_train_1115", "gsm8k_train_6233", "gsm8k_train_7038", "gsm8k_train_3922", "gsm8k_train_7170", "gsm8k_train_6566", "gsm8k_train_6200", "gsm8k_train_4258", "gsm8k_train_3378", "gsm8k_train_3335", "gsm8k_train_3518", "gsm8k_train_6992", "gsm8k_train_1973", "gsm8k_train_1643", "gsm8k_train_4961", "gsm8k_train_5576", "gsm8k_train_4833", "gsm8k_train_468", "gsm8k_train_5575", "gsm8k_train_2644", "gsm8k_train_5136", "gsm8k_train_4540", "gsm8k_train_2190", "gsm8k_train_2697", "gsm8k_train_3848", "gsm8k_train_2758", "gsm8k_train_1952", "gsm8k_train_2674", "gsm8k_train_5457", "gsm8k_train_3877", "gsm8k_train_6040", "gsm8k_train_756", "gsm8k_train_1033", "gsm8k_train_5725", "gsm8k_train_2131", "gsm8k_train_5570", "gsm8k_train_5520", "gsm8k_train_4149", "gsm8k_train_4872", "gsm8k_train_1089", "gsm8k_train_1478", "gsm8k_train_1093", "gsm8k_train_5816", "gsm8k_train_1483", "gsm8k_train_854", "gsm8k_train_660", "gsm8k_train_1315", "math_train_algebra_1530", "math_train_prealgebra_812", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_349", "math_train_counting_and_probability_348", "math_train_geometry_661", "math_train_algebra_137", "math_train_counting_and_probability_588", "math_train_algebra_1622", "math_train_counting_and_probability_633", "math_train_precalculus_320", "math_train_precalculus_221", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_606", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1228", "math_train_precalculus_40", "math_train_prealgebra_1111", "math_train_algebra_362", "math_train_algebra_826", "math_train_number_theory_521", "math_train_algebra_1270", "math_train_algebra_951", "math_train_algebra_1661", "math_train_algebra_240", "math_train_counting_and_probability_295", "math_train_number_theory_28", "math_train_algebra_1579", "math_train_prealgebra_788", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1062", "math_train_algebra_1690", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_68", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_506", "math_train_counting_and_probability_233", "math_train_prealgebra_422", "math_train_algebra_253", "math_train_prealgebra_849", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1178", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_659", "math_train_number_theory_264", "math_train_counting_and_probability_698", "math_train_algebra_1540", "math_train_precalculus_414", "math_train_counting_and_probability_410", "math_train_prealgebra_52", "math_train_prealgebra_33", "math_train_precalculus_528", "math_train_precalculus_230", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_629", "math_train_precalculus_58", "math_train_geometry_226", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_16", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_428", "math_train_number_theory_334", "math_train_precalculus_436", "math_train_prealgebra_367", "math_train_prealgebra_55", "math_train_geometry_562", "math_train_geometry_684", "math_train_counting_and_probability_195", "math_train_number_theory_259", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_835", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_543", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1229", "math_train_precalculus_691", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_64", "math_train_geometry_248"]

Held-out H1A: {'n': 128, 'problems': 128, 'original_correct': 16, 'edited_correct': 28, 'gain_pp': 9.375, 'SE_sample_pp': 3.911782499428444, 'SE_problem_pp': 3.911782499428444, 'wrong_to_right': 19, 'right_to_wrong': 7}gsm8k {'n': 64, 'original': 6, 'edited': 13, 'gain_pp': 10.938, 'SE_pp': 5.508}math {'n': 64, 'original': 10, 'edited': 15, 'gain_pp': 7.812, 'SE_pp': 5.592}original {'repeat_fraction': 0.687, 'median_correct_tokens': 5956.0, 'finished_correct': 15}edited {'repeat_fraction': 0.592, 'median_correct_tokens': 11661.0, 'finished_correct': 26}H1B IDs: ["gsm8k_train_6753", "gsm8k_train_6717", "gsm8k_train_570", "gsm8k_train_604", "gsm8k_train_7415", "gsm8k_train_3260", "gsm8k_train_135", "gsm8k_train_7055", "gsm8k_train_5704", "gsm8k_train_2072", "gsm8k_train_327", "gsm8k_train_469", "gsm8k_train_1752", "gsm8k_train_4012", "gsm8k_train_3902", "gsm8k_train_3991", "gsm8k_train_5458", "gsm8k_train_1115", "gsm8k_train_6233", "gsm8k_train_7038", "gsm8k_train_3922", "gsm8k_train_7170", "gsm8k_train_6566", "gsm8k_train_6200", "gsm8k_train_4258", "gsm8k_train_3378", "gsm8k_train_3335", "gsm8k_train_3518", "gsm8k_train_6992", "gsm8k_train_1973", "gsm8k_train_1643", "gsm8k_train_4961", "gsm8k_train_5576", "gsm8k_train_4833", "gsm8k_train_468", "gsm8k_train_5575", "gsm8k_train_2644", "gsm8k_train_5136", "gsm8k_train_4540", "gsm8k_train_2190", "gsm8k_train_2697", "gsm8k_train_3848", "gsm8k_train_2758", "gsm8k_train_1952", "gsm8k_train_2674", "gsm8k_train_5457", "gsm8k_train_3877", "gsm8k_train_6040", "gsm8k_train_756", "gsm8k_train_1033", "gsm8k_train_5725", "gsm8k_train_2131", "gsm8k_train_5570", "gsm8k_train_5520", "gsm8k_train_4149", "gsm8k_train_4872", "gsm8k_train_1089", "gsm8k_train_1478", "gsm8k_train_1093", "gsm8k_train_5816", "gsm8k_train_1483", "gsm8k_train_854", "gsm8k_train_660", "gsm8k_train_1315", "math_train_algebra_1530", "math_train_prealgebra_812", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_349", "math_train_counting_and_probability_348", "math_train_geometry_661", "math_train_algebra_137", "math_train_counting_and_probability_588", "math_train_algebra_1622", "math_train_counting_and_probability_633", "math_train_precalculus_320", "math_train_precalculus_221", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_606", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1228", "math_train_precalculus_40", "math_train_prealgebra_1111", "math_train_algebra_362", "math_train_algebra_826", "math_train_number_theory_521", "math_train_algebra_1270", "math_train_algebra_951", "math_train_algebra_1661", "math_train_algebra_240", "math_train_counting_and_probability_295", "math_train_number_theory_28", "math_train_algebra_1579", "math_train_prealgebra_788", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1062", "math_train_algebra_1690", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_68", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_506", "math_train_counting_and_probability_233", "math_train_prealgebra_422", "math_train_algebra_253", "math_train_prealgebra_849", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1178", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_659", "math_train_number_theory_264", "math_train_counting_and_probability_698", "math_train_algebra_1540", "math_train_precalculus_414", "math_train_counting_and_probability_410", "math_train_prealgebra_52", "math_train_prealgebra_33", "math_train_precalculus_528", "math_train_precalculus_230", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_629", "math_train_precalculus_58", "math_train_geometry_226", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_16", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_428", "math_train_number_theory_334", "math_train_precalculus_436", "math_train_prealgebra_367", "math_train_prealgebra_55", "math_train_geometry_562", "math_train_geometry_684", "math_train_counting_and_probability_195", "math_train_number_theory_259", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_835", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_543", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1229", "math_train_precalculus_691", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_64", "math_train_geometry_248"]

On the first held-out batch, repeated-line fraction fell from 0.687 to 0.592, and completed correct answers increased from 15 to 26. Correct edited answers were not uniformly shortened—their median length was about 11,700 tokens. I will now run the independent replication with the exact same weights. Consistent accuracy improvement, rather than just fewer cutoffs, is the criterion for retaining this repair.

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Forward pass 15 of 25 done (generate); results in /work/gen_21_original.jsonl and /work/gen_21_edited.jsonl. Summary:

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Forward passes left: 10.

The second held-out batch was much weaker: 18/128 correct for the original versus 20/128 for the edit, a gain smaller than its standard error. That means the earlier improvement is not yet a robust general result, especially for MATH. I will compute the pooled estimate and test one stronger, predefined intervention on the same identified head: reversing its output at half magnitude. This tests whether actively opposing the copying signal helps more than removing it; any revised candidate will need fresh validation, not reuse these outcomes as confirmation.

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# Hypothesis: residual copying persists after ablation, and a predefined half-magnitude reversal may suppress the feedback more decisively.def pooled_results(runs):    pairs_all=[]    seen=set()    for k in runs:        _,ma,mb,keys=paired_summary(k)        for key in keys:            assert key not in seen            seen.add(key)            pairs_all.append((ma[key],mb[key]))    out={}    for source in ("all","gsm8k","math"):        pp=[p for p in pairs_all if source=="all" or p[0]["source"].lower()==source]        d=np.array([int(b["correct"])-int(a["correct"]) for a,b in pp],float)        out[source]={"n":len(pp),"original_correct":sum(a["correct"] for a,b in pp),                     "edited_correct":sum(b["correct"] for a,b in pp),                     "gain_pp":float(100*d.mean()),                     "SE_pp":float(100*d.std(ddof=1)/len(d)**.5),                     "wrong_to_right":int((d==1).sum()),"right_to_wrong":int((d==-1).sum())}    return out,pairs_allresult21,_,_,_=paired_summary(21)validation_runs=[20,21]poolH1,pairsH1=pooled_results(validation_runs)print("Replication H1B:",result21)print("Pooled frozen-ablation confirmation:",json.dumps(poolH1))(W/"validation_runs.json").write_text(json.dumps(validation_runs))(W/"H1_pooled_results.json").write_text(json.dumps(poolH1))current_recipe=install_head_scales([(15,7,-0.5)])(W/"current_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(current_recipe))req16={"type":"teacher_forced","model":"edited","texts":probe_texts,       "return":{"token_logprobs":True,"topk":20,"hidden_states":[16,24],"mlp_act":[23]}}(W/"pass16_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req16))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 15/25 gen_21, frozen L15H7=0 on H1B128: "+json.dumps(result21)+            ". Replication weak; pooled H1 (256 independent pairs): "+json.dumps(poolH1)+            ". Evidence modest, NOT a robust large gain. All comparisons pooled as within-pass paired differences.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 16/25: predefined stronger dose, teacher-forced /work/pass16_request.json. "            "Only edit L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] *= -0.5 (reverse head7 output "            "at half its original magnitude), all else original. Test whether active opposition to copying "            "is selective; if selected later, H2-H4 remain completely untouched for confirmation. "            "No final norm/embedding/lm_head edits, no loss fitting or training.\n")print("Stronger causal dose:",current_recipe)

# Hypothesis: residual copying persists after ablation, and a predefined half-magnitude reversal may suppress the feedback more decisively.def pooled_results(runs):    pairs_all=[]    seen=set()    for k in runs:        _,ma,mb,keys=paired_summary(k)        for key in keys:            assert key not in seen            seen.add(key)            pairs_all.append((ma[key],mb[key]))    out={}    for source in ("all","gsm8k","math"):        pp=[p for p in pairs_all if source=="all" or p[0]["source"].lower()==source]        d=np.array([int(b["correct"])-int(a["correct"]) for a,b in pp],float)        out[source]={"n":len(pp),"original_correct":sum(a["correct"] for a,b in pp),                     "edited_correct":sum(b["correct"] for a,b in pp),                     "gain_pp":float(100*d.mean()),                     "SE_pp":float(100*d.std(ddof=1)/len(d)**.5),                     "wrong_to_right":int((d==1).sum()),"right_to_wrong":int((d==-1).sum())}    return out,pairs_allresult21,_,_,_=paired_summary(21)validation_runs=[20,21]poolH1,pairsH1=pooled_results(validation_runs)print("Replication H1B:",result21)print("Pooled frozen-ablation confirmation:",json.dumps(poolH1))(W/"validation_runs.json").write_text(json.dumps(validation_runs))(W/"H1_pooled_results.json").write_text(json.dumps(poolH1))current_recipe=install_head_scales([(15,7,-0.5)])(W/"current_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(current_recipe))req16={"type":"teacher_forced","model":"edited","texts":probe_texts,       "return":{"token_logprobs":True,"topk":20,"hidden_states":[16,24],"mlp_act":[23]}}(W/"pass16_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req16))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 15/25 gen_21, frozen L15H7=0 on H1B128: "+json.dumps(result21)+            ". Replication weak; pooled H1 (256 independent pairs): "+json.dumps(poolH1)+            ". Evidence modest, NOT a robust large gain. All comparisons pooled as within-pass paired differences.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 16/25: predefined stronger dose, teacher-forced /work/pass16_request.json. "            "Only edit L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] *= -0.5 (reverse head7 output "            "at half its original magnitude), all else original. Test whether active opposition to copying "            "is selective; if selected later, H2-H4 remain completely untouched for confirmation. "            "No final norm/embedding/lm_head edits, no loss fitting or training.\n")print("Stronger causal dose:",current_recipe)

OUTPUT of Python run 31 of at most 300:

Replication H1B: {'n': 128, 'problems': 128, 'original_correct': 18, 'edited_correct': 20, 'gain_pp': 1.5625, 'SE_sample_pp': 3.504843211192103, 'SE_problem_pp': 3.504843211192103, 'wrong_to_right': 11, 'right_to_wrong': 9}Pooled frozen-ablation confirmation: {"all": {"n": 256, "original_correct": 34, "edited_correct": 48, "gain_pp": 5.46875, "SE_pp": 2.632353583018325, "wrong_to_right": 30, "right_to_wrong": 16}, "gsm8k": {"n": 128, "original_correct": 13, "edited_correct": 24, "gain_pp": 8.59375, "SE_pp": 3.683355262750778, "wrong_to_right": 17, "right_to_wrong": 6}, "math": {"n": 128, "original_correct": 21, "edited_correct": 24, "gain_pp": 2.34375, "SE_pp": 3.7557114887740575, "wrong_to_right": 13, "right_to_wrong": 10}}Stronger causal dose: [{'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'columns': [1792, 2048], 'head': 7, 'multiplier': -0.5}]

Replication H1B: {'n': 128, 'problems': 128, 'original_correct': 18, 'edited_correct': 20, 'gain_pp': 1.5625, 'SE_sample_pp': 3.504843211192103, 'SE_problem_pp': 3.504843211192103, 'wrong_to_right': 11, 'right_to_wrong': 9}Pooled frozen-ablation confirmation: {"all": {"n": 256, "original_correct": 34, "edited_correct": 48, "gain_pp": 5.46875, "SE_pp": 2.632353583018325, "wrong_to_right": 30, "right_to_wrong": 16}, "gsm8k": {"n": 128, "original_correct": 13, "edited_correct": 24, "gain_pp": 8.59375, "SE_pp": 3.683355262750778, "wrong_to_right": 17, "right_to_wrong": 6}, "math": {"n": 128, "original_correct": 21, "edited_correct": 24, "gain_pp": 2.34375, "SE_pp": 3.7557114887740575, "wrong_to_right": 13, "right_to_wrong": 10}}Stronger causal dose: [{'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'columns': [1792, 2048], 'head': 7, 'multiplier': -0.5}]

Pooling the two held-out batches gives a 5.47-point gain with a 2.63-point standard error; the MATH-specific gain is only 2.34 points with a 3.76-point standard error. I therefore regard full ablation as provisional rather than a confirmed strong repair. The active experiment now reverses only the identified copying head at half magnitude. I will first check whether this stronger dose suppresses repeated checks without damaging the shared calculation or productive checks.

forward

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Forward pass 16 of 25 done (teacher_forced); results in /work/fwd_22/. Summary:

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Forward passes left: 9.

The stronger dose has a much larger effect on the repeated text than on the productive text, which is promising but still only a controlled-probe result. I will inspect the reasoning-only changes and then test this dose on the development set, not on fresh validation problems yet. If it mainly reduces repetition while increasing correct answers, it can advance to a new held-out test. If it disrupts arithmetic or produces shorter but wrong answers, I will reject it.

python

# Hypothesis: half-magnitude reversal of L15H7 suppresses copying feedback more strongly than ablation while sparing productive math.m22=probe_region_metrics("fwd_22")print("Reversed-head region logprob deltas:",{k:round(m22[k]-base[k],5) for k in base})dose_results[-0.5]=m22(W/"head15_7_dose.json").write_text(json.dumps(dose_results))z22=np.load(W/"fwd_22"/"mlp_act_23.npy",mmap_mode="r")print("Loop-associated neuron means:",      {j:round(float(z22[1,start_eval:end_eval,j].mean()),3) for j in (22,94,317,495,162)})req17={"type":"generate","model":"both","problems":dev_ids,"n":1,"max_tokens":32768}(W/"pass17_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req17))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 16/25 fwd_22 L15H7=-0.5: full-text logprob productive -1.50952, repeated -0.53682; "            "reasoning-region deltas "+json.dumps({k:m22[k]-base[k] for k in base})+            ". Stronger repetition-specific effect, not yet accuracy evidence.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 17/25: exact /work/pass17_request.json, both dev64 n=1 max_tokens32768. "            "Only edit L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] *= -0.5, all else original. "            "Development screening only. H2-H4 remain untouched.\n")print("Recorded development trial:",current_recipe)

# Hypothesis: half-magnitude reversal of L15H7 suppresses copying feedback more strongly than ablation while sparing productive math.m22=probe_region_metrics("fwd_22")print("Reversed-head region logprob deltas:",{k:round(m22[k]-base[k],5) for k in base})dose_results[-0.5]=m22(W/"head15_7_dose.json").write_text(json.dumps(dose_results))z22=np.load(W/"fwd_22"/"mlp_act_23.npy",mmap_mode="r")print("Loop-associated neuron means:",      {j:round(float(z22[1,start_eval:end_eval,j].mean()),3) for j in (22,94,317,495,162)})req17={"type":"generate","model":"both","problems":dev_ids,"n":1,"max_tokens":32768}(W/"pass17_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req17))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 16/25 fwd_22 L15H7=-0.5: full-text logprob productive -1.50952, repeated -0.53682; "            "reasoning-region deltas "+json.dumps({k:m22[k]-base[k] for k in base})+            ". Stronger repetition-specific effect, not yet accuracy evidence.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS 17/25: exact /work/pass17_request.json, both dev64 n=1 max_tokens32768. "            "Only edit L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] *= -0.5, all else original. "            "Development screening only. H2-H4 remain untouched.\n")print("Recorded development trial:",current_recipe)

OUTPUT of Python run 32 of at most 300:

Reversed-head region logprob deltas: {'shared_arithmetic': 0.04804, 'productive_checks': 0.00123, 'repeated_checks': -0.14245, 'established_loop': -0.11873}Loop-associated neuron means: {22: 0.224, 94: 0.817, 317: 1.18, 495: 0.501, 162: 1.4}Recorded development trial: [{'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'columns': [1792, 2048], 'head': 7, 'multiplier': -0.5}]

Reversed-head region logprob deltas: {'shared_arithmetic': 0.04804, 'productive_checks': 0.00123, 'repeated_checks': -0.14245, 'established_loop': -0.11873}Loop-associated neuron means: {22: 0.224, 94: 0.817, 317: 1.18, 495: 0.501, 162: 1.4}Recorded development trial: [{'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'columns': [1792, 2048], 'head': 7, 'multiplier': -0.5}]

The reasoning-only effect is selective: the reversed head improves shared-calculation likelihood by 0.048 nats per token and leaves productive checks essentially unchanged, while lowering repeated-check likelihood by 0.142. It also reduces the downstream loop-associated neuron 22’s activation from 3.05 to 0.22. I will now test whether that stronger causal effect translates into correct answers under generation. This remains a development trial; no claim of general improvement will rest on it alone.

forward

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Forward pass 17 of 25 done (generate); results in /work/gen_23_original.jsonl and /work/gen_23_edited.jsonl. Summary:

{ "ok": true, "type": "generate", "model": "both", "files": {  "original": "/work/gen_23_original.jsonl",  "edited": "/work/gen_23_edited.jsonl" }, "activations": null, "original": {  "generations": 64,  "graded": 64,  "accuracy": 0.140625,  "accuracy_by_source": {   "gsm8k": 0.1875,   "math": 0.0938  },  "mean_tokens": 29502,  "cut_share": 0.875,  "failures": {   "wrong_answer": 0,   "no_answer_finished": 0,   "cut_at_max_tokens": 55  } }, "edited": {  "generations": 64,  "graded": 64,  "accuracy": 0.25,  "accuracy_by_source": {   "gsm8k": 0.3438,   "math": 0.1562  },  "mean_tokens": 27726,  "cut_share": 0.75,  "failures": {   "wrong_answer": 1,   "no_answer_finished": 0,   "cut_at_max_tokens": 47  } }, "paired": {  "items": 64,  "accuracy_difference": 0.1094,  "standard_error": 0.0708,  "samples_wrong_to_right": 14,  "samples_right_to_wrong": 7 }, "s": 1150.6}

{ "ok": true, "type": "generate", "model": "both", "files": {  "original": "/work/gen_23_original.jsonl",  "edited": "/work/gen_23_edited.jsonl" }, "activations": null, "original": {  "generations": 64,  "graded": 64,  "accuracy": 0.140625,  "accuracy_by_source": {   "gsm8k": 0.1875,   "math": 0.0938  },  "mean_tokens": 29502,  "cut_share": 0.875,  "failures": {   "wrong_answer": 0,   "no_answer_finished": 0,   "cut_at_max_tokens": 55  } }, "edited": {  "generations": 64,  "graded": 64,  "accuracy": 0.25,  "accuracy_by_source": {   "gsm8k": 0.3438,   "math": 0.1562  },  "mean_tokens": 27726,  "cut_share": 0.75,  "failures": {   "wrong_answer": 1,   "no_answer_finished": 0,   "cut_at_max_tokens": 47  } }, "paired": {  "items": 64,  "accuracy_difference": 0.1094,  "standard_error": 0.0708,  "samples_wrong_to_right": 14,  "samples_right_to_wrong": 7 }, "s": 1150.6}

Forward passes left: 8.

The stronger reversal improved development accuracy by 10.94 points, but its 7.08-point standard error is large, and it did not establish an advantage over the simpler ablation. Stronger suppression on one synthetic loop therefore does not justify a more aggressive final edit. I will return to full ablation, freeze that choice, and use the remaining untouched sets for higher-powered confirmation. I will also use separate diagnostic probes to check whether useful multi-step and repetitive mathematical procedures remain intact, without tuning the weights on those results.

python

# Hypothesis: the simpler L15H7 ablation is the preferable repair; its modest gain needs high-powered fresh confirmation rather than more strength search.result23,ma23,mb23,keys23=paired_summary(23)print("Half-reversal development result:",result23)shutil.copytree(W/"edited",W/"candidate_L15H7_minus_half",dirs_exist_ok=True)(W/"candidate_L15H7_minus_half_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(current_recipe))current_recipe=install_head_scales([(15,7,0.0)])(W/"current_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(current_recipe))(W/"frozen_final_candidate_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(current_recipe))H2A=holdout_sets["H2"][:64]+holdout_sets["H2"][128:192]H2B=holdout_sets["H2"][64:128]+holdout_sets["H2"][192:256](W/"H2A_ids.json").write_text(json.dumps(H2A))(W/"H2B_ids.json").write_text(json.dumps(H2B))fresh_validation_runs=[](W/"fresh_validation_runs.json").write_text(json.dumps(fresh_validation_runs))req18={"type":"generate","model":"both","problems":H2A,"n":1,"max_tokens":32768}(W/"pass18_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req18))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 17/25 gen_23 L15H7=-0.5 on dev64: "+json.dumps(result23)+            ". No established accuracy advantage over simpler ablation despite stronger synthetic-loop suppression. "            "Negative dose archived /work/candidate_L15H7_minus_half; not selected.\n")    f.write("FINAL CANDIDATE NOW FROZEN before H2-H4: ONLY model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight "            "columns [1792:2048] set to zero; all other original values retained. Exact /work/frozen_final_candidate_recipe.json. "            "No further candidate/strength selection planned. Final acceptance contingent on fresh paired accuracy evidence.\n")    f.write("Remaining8 passes plan: 18/19 H2A/H2B paired generation, 20/21 original/edited broader math probes, "            "22/23 causal control probes (restore frozen candidate afterward), 24/25 H3/H4 confirmation. "            "Fresh primary confirmation H2-H4 totals768 new problems; H1 treated as earlier supportive evidence.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS18/25 /work/pass18_request.json: both H2A128 balanced64+64, n1 max_tokens32768; "            "exact frozen L15H7=0 edit above. IDs /work/H2A_ids.json.\n")print("Fresh confirmation H2A IDs:",json.dumps(H2A))

# Hypothesis: the simpler L15H7 ablation is the preferable repair; its modest gain needs high-powered fresh confirmation rather than more strength search.result23,ma23,mb23,keys23=paired_summary(23)print("Half-reversal development result:",result23)shutil.copytree(W/"edited",W/"candidate_L15H7_minus_half",dirs_exist_ok=True)(W/"candidate_L15H7_minus_half_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(current_recipe))current_recipe=install_head_scales([(15,7,0.0)])(W/"current_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(current_recipe))(W/"frozen_final_candidate_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(current_recipe))H2A=holdout_sets["H2"][:64]+holdout_sets["H2"][128:192]H2B=holdout_sets["H2"][64:128]+holdout_sets["H2"][192:256](W/"H2A_ids.json").write_text(json.dumps(H2A))(W/"H2B_ids.json").write_text(json.dumps(H2B))fresh_validation_runs=[](W/"fresh_validation_runs.json").write_text(json.dumps(fresh_validation_runs))req18={"type":"generate","model":"both","problems":H2A,"n":1,"max_tokens":32768}(W/"pass18_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req18))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass 17/25 gen_23 L15H7=-0.5 on dev64: "+json.dumps(result23)+            ". No established accuracy advantage over simpler ablation despite stronger synthetic-loop suppression. "            "Negative dose archived /work/candidate_L15H7_minus_half; not selected.\n")    f.write("FINAL CANDIDATE NOW FROZEN before H2-H4: ONLY model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight "            "columns [1792:2048] set to zero; all other original values retained. Exact /work/frozen_final_candidate_recipe.json. "            "No further candidate/strength selection planned. Final acceptance contingent on fresh paired accuracy evidence.\n")    f.write("Remaining8 passes plan: 18/19 H2A/H2B paired generation, 20/21 original/edited broader math probes, "            "22/23 causal control probes (restore frozen candidate afterward), 24/25 H3/H4 confirmation. "            "Fresh primary confirmation H2-H4 totals768 new problems; H1 treated as earlier supportive evidence.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS18/25 /work/pass18_request.json: both H2A128 balanced64+64, n1 max_tokens32768; "            "exact frozen L15H7=0 edit above. IDs /work/H2A_ids.json.\n")print("Fresh confirmation H2A IDs:",json.dumps(H2A))

OUTPUT of Python run 33 of at most 300:

Half-reversal development result: {'n': 64, 'problems': 64, 'original_correct': 9, 'edited_correct': 16, 'gain_pp': 10.9375, 'SE_sample_pp': 7.0840992232997095, 'SE_problem_pp': 7.0840992232997095, 'wrong_to_right': 14, 'right_to_wrong': 7}Fresh confirmation H2A IDs: ["gsm8k_train_5708", "gsm8k_train_2172", "gsm8k_train_948", "gsm8k_train_2270", "gsm8k_train_1792", "gsm8k_train_6963", "gsm8k_train_2533", "gsm8k_train_3026", "gsm8k_train_4937", "gsm8k_train_2925", "gsm8k_train_4644", "gsm8k_train_2134", "gsm8k_train_5029", "gsm8k_train_3558", "gsm8k_train_4642", "gsm8k_train_4445", "gsm8k_train_3763", "gsm8k_train_5444", "gsm8k_train_2199", "gsm8k_train_2504", "gsm8k_train_2322", "gsm8k_train_693", "gsm8k_train_7107", "gsm8k_train_1232", "gsm8k_train_6991", "gsm8k_train_4203", "gsm8k_train_390", "gsm8k_train_2090", "gsm8k_train_1994", "gsm8k_train_1309", "gsm8k_train_5187", "gsm8k_train_5985", "gsm8k_train_3928", "gsm8k_train_2894", "gsm8k_train_4466", "gsm8k_train_4196", "gsm8k_train_2379", "gsm8k_train_5903", "gsm8k_train_1006", "gsm8k_train_583", "gsm8k_train_2917", "gsm8k_train_6088", "gsm8k_train_2233", "gsm8k_train_4477", "gsm8k_train_827", "gsm8k_train_2263", "gsm8k_train_5343", "gsm8k_train_4629", "gsm8k_train_2394", "gsm8k_train_3498", "gsm8k_train_4334", "gsm8k_train_6005", "gsm8k_train_5425", "gsm8k_train_1758", "gsm8k_train_3808", "gsm8k_train_1001", "gsm8k_train_2427", "gsm8k_train_4984", "gsm8k_train_244", "gsm8k_train_6570", "gsm8k_train_105", "gsm8k_train_4567", "gsm8k_train_3453", "gsm8k_train_4931", "math_train_algebra_108", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1023", "math_train_algebra_35", "math_train_geometry_558", "math_train_prealgebra_518", "math_train_prealgebra_795", "math_train_prealgebra_1046", "math_train_counting_and_probability_662", "math_train_number_theory_193", "math_train_counting_and_probability_454", "math_train_prealgebra_1100", "math_train_prealgebra_275", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_49", "math_train_number_theory_414", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_923", "math_train_algebra_1722", "math_train_prealgebra_553", "math_train_prealgebra_409", "math_train_precalculus_136", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_823", "math_train_algebra_748", "math_train_geometry_416", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_654", "math_train_algebra_1114", "math_train_prealgebra_381", "math_train_precalculus_316", "math_train_prealgebra_253", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_134", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_979", "math_train_geometry_150", "math_train_precalculus_543", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_362", "math_train_geometry_6", "math_train_algebra_1380", "math_train_precalculus_319", "math_train_geometry_824", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1238", "math_train_geometry_343", "math_train_prealgebra_726", "math_train_number_theory_701", "math_train_algebra_398", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_263", "math_train_prealgebra_686", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1020", "math_train_geometry_742", "math_train_algebra_1485", "math_train_prealgebra_19", "math_train_algebra_1513", "math_train_algebra_868", "math_train_number_theory_857", "math_train_geometry_149", "math_train_precalculus_372", "math_train_prealgebra_64", "math_train_prealgebra_982", "math_train_number_theory_462", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_159", "math_train_geometry_414", "math_train_geometry_80", "math_train_prealgebra_1180", "math_train_precalculus_488", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_494", "math_train_geometry_323", "math_train_number_theory_830", "math_train_prealgebra_680"]

Half-reversal development result: {'n': 64, 'problems': 64, 'original_correct': 9, 'edited_correct': 16, 'gain_pp': 10.9375, 'SE_sample_pp': 7.0840992232997095, 'SE_problem_pp': 7.0840992232997095, 'wrong_to_right': 14, 'right_to_wrong': 7}Fresh confirmation H2A IDs: ["gsm8k_train_5708", "gsm8k_train_2172", "gsm8k_train_948", "gsm8k_train_2270", "gsm8k_train_1792", "gsm8k_train_6963", "gsm8k_train_2533", "gsm8k_train_3026", "gsm8k_train_4937", "gsm8k_train_2925", "gsm8k_train_4644", "gsm8k_train_2134", "gsm8k_train_5029", "gsm8k_train_3558", "gsm8k_train_4642", "gsm8k_train_4445", "gsm8k_train_3763", "gsm8k_train_5444", "gsm8k_train_2199", "gsm8k_train_2504", "gsm8k_train_2322", "gsm8k_train_693", "gsm8k_train_7107", "gsm8k_train_1232", "gsm8k_train_6991", "gsm8k_train_4203", "gsm8k_train_390", "gsm8k_train_2090", "gsm8k_train_1994", "gsm8k_train_1309", "gsm8k_train_5187", "gsm8k_train_5985", "gsm8k_train_3928", "gsm8k_train_2894", "gsm8k_train_4466", "gsm8k_train_4196", "gsm8k_train_2379", "gsm8k_train_5903", "gsm8k_train_1006", "gsm8k_train_583", "gsm8k_train_2917", "gsm8k_train_6088", "gsm8k_train_2233", "gsm8k_train_4477", "gsm8k_train_827", "gsm8k_train_2263", "gsm8k_train_5343", "gsm8k_train_4629", "gsm8k_train_2394", "gsm8k_train_3498", "gsm8k_train_4334", "gsm8k_train_6005", "gsm8k_train_5425", "gsm8k_train_1758", "gsm8k_train_3808", "gsm8k_train_1001", "gsm8k_train_2427", "gsm8k_train_4984", "gsm8k_train_244", "gsm8k_train_6570", "gsm8k_train_105", "gsm8k_train_4567", "gsm8k_train_3453", "gsm8k_train_4931", "math_train_algebra_108", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1023", "math_train_algebra_35", "math_train_geometry_558", "math_train_prealgebra_518", "math_train_prealgebra_795", "math_train_prealgebra_1046", "math_train_counting_and_probability_662", "math_train_number_theory_193", "math_train_counting_and_probability_454", "math_train_prealgebra_1100", "math_train_prealgebra_275", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_49", "math_train_number_theory_414", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_923", "math_train_algebra_1722", "math_train_prealgebra_553", "math_train_prealgebra_409", "math_train_precalculus_136", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_823", "math_train_algebra_748", "math_train_geometry_416", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_654", "math_train_algebra_1114", "math_train_prealgebra_381", "math_train_precalculus_316", "math_train_prealgebra_253", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_134", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_979", "math_train_geometry_150", "math_train_precalculus_543", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_362", "math_train_geometry_6", "math_train_algebra_1380", "math_train_precalculus_319", "math_train_geometry_824", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1238", "math_train_geometry_343", "math_train_prealgebra_726", "math_train_number_theory_701", "math_train_algebra_398", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_263", "math_train_prealgebra_686", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1020", "math_train_geometry_742", "math_train_algebra_1485", "math_train_prealgebra_19", "math_train_algebra_1513", "math_train_algebra_868", "math_train_number_theory_857", "math_train_geometry_149", "math_train_precalculus_372", "math_train_prealgebra_64", "math_train_prealgebra_982", "math_train_number_theory_462", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_159", "math_train_geometry_414", "math_train_geometry_80", "math_train_prealgebra_1180", "math_train_precalculus_488", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_494", "math_train_geometry_323", "math_train_number_theory_830", "math_train_prealgebra_680"]

The final candidate is now fixed at zeroing layer 15 head 7’s output contribution; the stronger reversal is archived but not selected. This next batch is entirely separate from the original diagnostics, development problems, and both earlier validation batches. I will use its paired accuracy difference as fresh confirmation and keep the weights unchanged regardless of individual examples. Further diagnostics will explain the effect, not serve as opportunities to tune against this set.

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The fresh generation request failed at engine startup and produced no results, so the held-out set remains unused. I will move the already planned diagnostic probes ahead of that retry rather than repeatedly launching the failed request. These probes contrast productive calculations with loops across arithmetic, algebra, and modular exponentiation, including a deliberately repetitive procedure that genuinely makes mathematical progress. All texts remain inside thinking, so the measurements will not be driven by closing the thinking section.

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# Hypothesis: the frozen copying-head repair suppresses unproductive repetition more than legitimate repeated mathematical procedures.broad_cases=[    {        "name":"shopping",        "problem":"Maya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?",        "common":"Six notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\n",        "good":"The total cost is 24 + 6 = 30 dollars. Paying 50 dollars gives 50 - 30 = 20 dollars in change.\nAn independent calculation subtracts the purchases one at a time: 50 - 24 = 26, then 26 - 6 = 20.\nChecking the result, the 30 dollars spent plus the 20 dollars returned equals the original 50 dollars. Both methods agree on 20 dollars.\n",        "loopline":"Wait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\n",        "repeats":6    },    {        "name":"linear_equation",        "problem":"Solve the equation 3(2x - 5) = 27 for x.",        "common":"Expanding the left side gives 6x - 15 = 27.\n",        "good":"Add 15 to both sides to obtain 6x = 42. Dividing both sides by 6 gives x = 7.\nSubstitute into the original equation: 2 * 7 - 5 = 14 - 5 = 9, and 3 * 9 = 27. This equals the right side.\nAlternatively, divide the original equation by 3 first: 2x - 5 = 9. Then 2x = 14 and x = 7. The two methods give the same unique solution.\n",        "loopline":"Wait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\n",        "repeats":6    },    {        "name":"modular_progress",        "problem":"Find the remainder when 3^12 is divided by 7.",        "common":"I will track the remainder after each multiplication by 3, reducing modulo 7 each time. The starting remainder for exponent 0 is 1.\n",        "good":"Exponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 2: 3 * 3 = 9, remainder 2.\nExponent 3: 2 * 3 = 6, remainder 6.\nExponent 4: 6 * 3 = 18, remainder 4.\nExponent 5: 4 * 3 = 12, remainder 5.\nExponent 6: 5 * 3 = 15, remainder 1.\nExponent 7: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 8: 3 * 3 = 9, remainder 2.\nExponent 9: 2 * 3 = 6, remainder 6.\nExponent 10: 6 * 3 = 18, remainder 4.\nExponent 11: 4 * 3 = 12, remainder 5.\nExponent 12: 5 * 3 = 15, remainder 1.\nSo the requested remainder is 1.\n",        "loopline":"Exponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\n",        "repeats":12    }]broad_texts=[]broad_regions=[]for c in broad_cases:    prompt=prefix+c["problem"]+suffix    for kind,body in (("productive",c["good"]),("loop",c["loopline"]*c["repeats"])):        text=prompt+c["common"]+body        broad_regions.append({"case":c["name"],"kind":kind,                              "prompt_end":len(token_ids(prompt)),                              "branch":len(token_ids(prompt+c["common"])),                              "late":len(token_ids(prompt+c["common"]+c["loopline"]*2)) if kind=="loop" else len(token_ids(prompt+c["common"])),                              "length":len(token_ids(text))})        broad_texts.append(text)broad_request={"type":"teacher_forced","model":"original","texts":broad_texts,               "return":{"token_logprobs":True,"topk":20,"hidden_states":[16,24],"mlp_act":[23]}}(W/"broad_probe_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(broad_request))(W/"broad_probe_regions.json").write_text(json.dumps(broad_regions))(W/"broad_probe_cases.json").write_text(json.dumps(broad_cases))print("Broad probe regions:",broad_regions)print("Matched negative-control head statistics:",      [r for r in head_results if r["layer"]==15 and r["head"] in (1,7)])with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Attempted pass18 H2A generation failed engine startup, not counted; no H2 outcomes observed. "            "Reorder remaining passes, not candidate: 18 original broad probes;19 edited broad;20/21 H2A/H2B; "            "22 matched-head negative control;23 H7 amplification control;24/25 H3/H4 generation.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS18/25: teacher-forced ORIGINAL weights on six raw texts /work/broad_probe_request.json, "            "regions /work/broad_probe_regions.json. Three productive/loop pairs: shopping arithmetic, linear equation, "            "modular exponentiation with useful repeated procedure versus repeated same step. No closing-thinking tokens. "            "Saved active candidate still ONLY L15 o_proj columns1792:2048 zero, but requested model=original ignores edits.\n")

# Hypothesis: the frozen copying-head repair suppresses unproductive repetition more than legitimate repeated mathematical procedures.broad_cases=[    {        "name":"shopping",        "problem":"Maya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?",        "common":"Six notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\n",        "good":"The total cost is 24 + 6 = 30 dollars. Paying 50 dollars gives 50 - 30 = 20 dollars in change.\nAn independent calculation subtracts the purchases one at a time: 50 - 24 = 26, then 26 - 6 = 20.\nChecking the result, the 30 dollars spent plus the 20 dollars returned equals the original 50 dollars. Both methods agree on 20 dollars.\n",        "loopline":"Wait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\n",        "repeats":6    },    {        "name":"linear_equation",        "problem":"Solve the equation 3(2x - 5) = 27 for x.",        "common":"Expanding the left side gives 6x - 15 = 27.\n",        "good":"Add 15 to both sides to obtain 6x = 42. Dividing both sides by 6 gives x = 7.\nSubstitute into the original equation: 2 * 7 - 5 = 14 - 5 = 9, and 3 * 9 = 27. This equals the right side.\nAlternatively, divide the original equation by 3 first: 2x - 5 = 9. Then 2x = 14 and x = 7. The two methods give the same unique solution.\n",        "loopline":"Wait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\n",        "repeats":6    },    {        "name":"modular_progress",        "problem":"Find the remainder when 3^12 is divided by 7.",        "common":"I will track the remainder after each multiplication by 3, reducing modulo 7 each time. The starting remainder for exponent 0 is 1.\n",        "good":"Exponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 2: 3 * 3 = 9, remainder 2.\nExponent 3: 2 * 3 = 6, remainder 6.\nExponent 4: 6 * 3 = 18, remainder 4.\nExponent 5: 4 * 3 = 12, remainder 5.\nExponent 6: 5 * 3 = 15, remainder 1.\nExponent 7: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 8: 3 * 3 = 9, remainder 2.\nExponent 9: 2 * 3 = 6, remainder 6.\nExponent 10: 6 * 3 = 18, remainder 4.\nExponent 11: 4 * 3 = 12, remainder 5.\nExponent 12: 5 * 3 = 15, remainder 1.\nSo the requested remainder is 1.\n",        "loopline":"Exponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\n",        "repeats":12    }]broad_texts=[]broad_regions=[]for c in broad_cases:    prompt=prefix+c["problem"]+suffix    for kind,body in (("productive",c["good"]),("loop",c["loopline"]*c["repeats"])):        text=prompt+c["common"]+body        broad_regions.append({"case":c["name"],"kind":kind,                              "prompt_end":len(token_ids(prompt)),                              "branch":len(token_ids(prompt+c["common"])),                              "late":len(token_ids(prompt+c["common"]+c["loopline"]*2)) if kind=="loop" else len(token_ids(prompt+c["common"])),                              "length":len(token_ids(text))})        broad_texts.append(text)broad_request={"type":"teacher_forced","model":"original","texts":broad_texts,               "return":{"token_logprobs":True,"topk":20,"hidden_states":[16,24],"mlp_act":[23]}}(W/"broad_probe_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(broad_request))(W/"broad_probe_regions.json").write_text(json.dumps(broad_regions))(W/"broad_probe_cases.json").write_text(json.dumps(broad_cases))print("Broad probe regions:",broad_regions)print("Matched negative-control head statistics:",      [r for r in head_results if r["layer"]==15 and r["head"] in (1,7)])with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Attempted pass18 H2A generation failed engine startup, not counted; no H2 outcomes observed. "            "Reorder remaining passes, not candidate: 18 original broad probes;19 edited broad;20/21 H2A/H2B; "            "22 matched-head negative control;23 H7 amplification control;24/25 H3/H4 generation.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS18/25: teacher-forced ORIGINAL weights on six raw texts /work/broad_probe_request.json, "            "regions /work/broad_probe_regions.json. Three productive/loop pairs: shopping arithmetic, linear equation, "            "modular exponentiation with useful repeated procedure versus repeated same step. No closing-thinking tokens. "            "Saved active candidate still ONLY L15 o_proj columns1792:2048 zero, but requested model=original ignores edits.\n")

OUTPUT of Python run 34 of at most 300:

Broad probe regions: [{'case': 'shopping', 'kind': 'productive', 'prompt_end': 62, 'branch': 90, 'late': 90, 'length': 201}, {'case': 'shopping', 'kind': 'loop', 'prompt_end': 62, 'branch': 90, 'late': 162, 'length': 306}, {'case': 'linear_equation', 'kind': 'productive', 'prompt_end': 46, 'branch': 65, 'late': 65, 'length': 185}, {'case': 'linear_equation', 'kind': 'loop', 'prompt_end': 46, 'branch': 65, 'late': 131, 'length': 263}, {'case': 'modular_progress', 'kind': 'productive', 'prompt_end': 41, 'branch': 72, 'late': 72, 'length': 318}, {'case': 'modular_progress', 'kind': 'loop', 'prompt_end': 41, 'branch': 72, 'late': 110, 'length': 300}]Matched negative-control head statistics: [{'layer': 15, 'head': 1, 'ind_good': 0.016228914260864258, 'ind_loop': 0.10938531160354614, 'copy_good': 0.07757820934057236, 'copy_loop': 0.1511722058057785, 'self_loop': 0.00850315298885107, 'prompt_loop': 0.11272677034139633, 'ind_delta': 0.09315639734268188}, {'layer': 15, 'head': 7, 'ind_good': 0.0823664739727974, 'ind_loop': 0.8870855569839478, 'copy_good': 0.21142980456352234, 'copy_loop': 0.9172054529190063, 'self_loop': 0.0009245952824130654, 'prompt_loop': 0.004127947613596916, 'ind_delta': 0.8047190830111504}]

Broad probe regions: [{'case': 'shopping', 'kind': 'productive', 'prompt_end': 62, 'branch': 90, 'late': 90, 'length': 201}, {'case': 'shopping', 'kind': 'loop', 'prompt_end': 62, 'branch': 90, 'late': 162, 'length': 306}, {'case': 'linear_equation', 'kind': 'productive', 'prompt_end': 46, 'branch': 65, 'late': 65, 'length': 185}, {'case': 'linear_equation', 'kind': 'loop', 'prompt_end': 46, 'branch': 65, 'late': 131, 'length': 263}, {'case': 'modular_progress', 'kind': 'productive', 'prompt_end': 41, 'branch': 72, 'late': 72, 'length': 318}, {'case': 'modular_progress', 'kind': 'loop', 'prompt_end': 41, 'branch': 72, 'late': 110, 'length': 300}]Matched negative-control head statistics: [{'layer': 15, 'head': 1, 'ind_good': 0.016228914260864258, 'ind_loop': 0.10938531160354614, 'copy_good': 0.07757820934057236, 'copy_loop': 0.1511722058057785, 'self_loop': 0.00850315298885107, 'prompt_loop': 0.11272677034139633, 'ind_delta': 0.09315639734268188}, {'layer': 15, 'head': 7, 'ind_good': 0.0823664739727974, 'ind_loop': 0.8870855569839478, 'copy_good': 0.21142980456352234, 'copy_loop': 0.9172054529190063, 'self_loop': 0.0009245952824130654, 'prompt_loop': 0.004127947613596916, 'ind_delta': 0.8047190830111504}]

The broader probe is ready, including a useful repeated-multiplication sequence alongside a loop that repeats only its first step. This distinction matters because removing all repetition would also damage legitimate mathematical reasoning. I will first measure the original model, then replay the identical texts with the frozen edit. The prediction is a larger effect on stalled loops than on calculations that continue to make progress.

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{"type":"teacher_forced","model":"original","texts":["<|im_start|>user\nMaya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nSix notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\nThe total cost is 24 + 6 = 30 dollars. Paying 50 dollars gives 50 - 30 = 20 dollars in change.\nAn independent calculation subtracts the purchases one at a time: 50 - 24 = 26, then 26 - 6 = 20.\nChecking the result, the 30 dollars spent plus the 20 dollars returned equals the original 50 dollars. Both methods agree on 20 dollars.\n","<|im_start|>user\nMaya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nSix notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\n","<|im_start|>user\nSolve the equation 3(2x - 5) = 27 for x.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nExpanding the left side gives 6x - 15 = 27.\nAdd 15 to both sides to obtain 6x = 42. Dividing both sides by 6 gives x = 7.\nSubstitute into the original equation: 2 * 7 - 5 = 14 - 5 = 9, and 3 * 9 = 27. This equals the right side.\nAlternatively, divide the original equation by 3 first: 2x - 5 = 9. Then 2x = 14 and x = 7. The two methods give the same unique solution.\n","<|im_start|>user\nSolve the equation 3(2x - 5) = 27 for x.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nExpanding the left side gives 6x - 15 = 27.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\n","<|im_start|>user\nFind the remainder when 3^12 is divided by 7.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nI will track the remainder after each multiplication by 3, reducing modulo 7 each time. The starting remainder for exponent 0 is 1.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 2: 3 * 3 = 9, remainder 2.\nExponent 3: 2 * 3 = 6, remainder 6.\nExponent 4: 6 * 3 = 18, remainder 4.\nExponent 5: 4 * 3 = 12, remainder 5.\nExponent 6: 5 * 3 = 15, remainder 1.\nExponent 7: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 8: 3 * 3 = 9, remainder 2.\nExponent 9: 2 * 3 = 6, remainder 6.\nExponent 10: 6 * 3 = 18, remainder 4.\nExponent 11: 4 * 3 = 12, remainder 5.\nExponent 12: 5 * 3 = 15, remainder 1.\nSo the requested remainder is 1.\n","<|im_start|>user\nFind the remainder when 3^12 is divided by 7.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nI will track the remainder after each multiplication by 3, reducing modulo 7 each time. The starting remainder for exponent 0 is 1.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\n"],"return":{"token_logprobs":true,"topk":20,"hidden_states":[16,24],"mlp_act":[23]}}

Forward pass 18 of 25 done (teacher_forced); results in /work/fwd_25/. Summary:

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Forward passes left: 7.

The original-model measurements are available, including a modular-arithmetic example where productive repetition is already highly predictable. That is a useful control against mistaking predictability itself for a failure. I will record reasoning-only and numeric-token scores, then evaluate the identical texts with the frozen head ablation. Preserved numeric calculations together with selectively weakened stalled loops would support the proposed mechanism beyond the original speed problem.

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# Hypothesis: L15H7 ablation preserves numeric progress even where legitimate reasoning uses repeated sentence structure.def broad_metrics(folder):    p=W/folder    lp=np.load(p/"token_logprobs.npy")    ids=np.load(p/"input_ids.npy")    tops=np.load(p/"topk_ids.npy")    result=[]    for i,r in enumerate(broad_regions):        q=np.arange(r["branch"],r["length"])        num=np.array([t for t in q if re.fullmatch(r"\s*\d+\s*",decode_ids([ids[i,t]]))],dtype=int)        result.append({"case":r["case"],"kind":r["kind"],                       "body_logprob":float(lp[i,q-1].mean()),                       "late_logprob":float(lp[i,r["late"]-1:r["length"]-1].mean()),                       "numeric_logprob":float(lp[i,num-1].mean()) if len(num) else None,                       "numeric_top1":float((tops[i,num-1,0]==ids[i,num]).mean()) if len(num) else None,                       "numeric_tokens":len(num)})    return resultbroad_base=broad_metrics("fwd_25")print("Original broad-probe metrics:")for r in broad_base:    print({k:round(v,4) if isinstance(v,float) else v for k,v in r.items()})assert edited()==["model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight"]assert (load(edited()[0])[:,1792:2048]==0).all()req19=dict(broad_request,model="edited")(W/"pass19_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req19))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass18/25 fwd_25: original six-text broad probe baseline saved. "            "All texts remain inside thinking; modular productive control uses twelve progressing repeated-format steps.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS19/25: /work/pass19_request.json same six raw texts, model=edited. "            "Exact frozen edit ONLY L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] zero, all other weights original. "            "Compare body and numeric-token likelihoods with fwd_25; no tuning from these probes.\n")

# Hypothesis: L15H7 ablation preserves numeric progress even where legitimate reasoning uses repeated sentence structure.def broad_metrics(folder):    p=W/folder    lp=np.load(p/"token_logprobs.npy")    ids=np.load(p/"input_ids.npy")    tops=np.load(p/"topk_ids.npy")    result=[]    for i,r in enumerate(broad_regions):        q=np.arange(r["branch"],r["length"])        num=np.array([t for t in q if re.fullmatch(r"\s*\d+\s*",decode_ids([ids[i,t]]))],dtype=int)        result.append({"case":r["case"],"kind":r["kind"],                       "body_logprob":float(lp[i,q-1].mean()),                       "late_logprob":float(lp[i,r["late"]-1:r["length"]-1].mean()),                       "numeric_logprob":float(lp[i,num-1].mean()) if len(num) else None,                       "numeric_top1":float((tops[i,num-1,0]==ids[i,num]).mean()) if len(num) else None,                       "numeric_tokens":len(num)})    return resultbroad_base=broad_metrics("fwd_25")print("Original broad-probe metrics:")for r in broad_base:    print({k:round(v,4) if isinstance(v,float) else v for k,v in r.items()})assert edited()==["model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight"]assert (load(edited()[0])[:,1792:2048]==0).all()req19=dict(broad_request,model="edited")(W/"pass19_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req19))with (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass18/25 fwd_25: original six-text broad probe baseline saved. "            "All texts remain inside thinking; modular productive control uses twelve progressing repeated-format steps.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS19/25: /work/pass19_request.json same six raw texts, model=edited. "            "Exact frozen edit ONLY L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] zero, all other weights original. "            "Compare body and numeric-token likelihoods with fwd_25; no tuning from these probes.\n")

OUTPUT of Python run 35 of at most 300:

Original broad-probe metrics:{'case': 'shopping', 'kind': 'productive', 'body_logprob': -1.3993, 'late_logprob': -1.3993, 'numeric_logprob': -0.1968, 'numeric_top1': 0.9375, 'numeric_tokens': 32}{'case': 'shopping', 'kind': 'loop', 'body_logprob': -0.2815, 'late_logprob': -0.0328, 'numeric_logprob': -0.0676, 'numeric_top1': 0.9524, 'numeric_tokens': 42}{'case': 'linear_equation', 'kind': 'productive', 'body_logprob': -0.8867, 'late_logprob': -0.8867, 'numeric_logprob': -0.2273, 'numeric_top1': 0.9615, 'numeric_tokens': 26}{'case': 'linear_equation', 'kind': 'loop', 'body_logprob': -0.3524, 'late_logprob': -0.0512, 'numeric_logprob': -0.1509, 'numeric_top1': 0.9583, 'numeric_tokens': 48}{'case': 'modular_progress', 'kind': 'productive', 'body_logprob': -0.1559, 'late_logprob': -0.1559, 'numeric_logprob': -0.0427, 'numeric_top1': 0.9857, 'numeric_tokens': 70}{'case': 'modular_progress', 'kind': 'loop', 'body_logprob': -0.131, 'late_logprob': -0.0172, 'numeric_logprob': -0.1803, 'numeric_top1': 0.95, 'numeric_tokens': 60}

Original broad-probe metrics:{'case': 'shopping', 'kind': 'productive', 'body_logprob': -1.3993, 'late_logprob': -1.3993, 'numeric_logprob': -0.1968, 'numeric_top1': 0.9375, 'numeric_tokens': 32}{'case': 'shopping', 'kind': 'loop', 'body_logprob': -0.2815, 'late_logprob': -0.0328, 'numeric_logprob': -0.0676, 'numeric_top1': 0.9524, 'numeric_tokens': 42}{'case': 'linear_equation', 'kind': 'productive', 'body_logprob': -0.8867, 'late_logprob': -0.8867, 'numeric_logprob': -0.2273, 'numeric_top1': 0.9615, 'numeric_tokens': 26}{'case': 'linear_equation', 'kind': 'loop', 'body_logprob': -0.3524, 'late_logprob': -0.0512, 'numeric_logprob': -0.1509, 'numeric_top1': 0.9583, 'numeric_tokens': 48}{'case': 'modular_progress', 'kind': 'productive', 'body_logprob': -0.1559, 'late_logprob': -0.1559, 'numeric_logprob': -0.0427, 'numeric_top1': 0.9857, 'numeric_tokens': 70}{'case': 'modular_progress', 'kind': 'loop', 'body_logprob': -0.131, 'late_logprob': -0.0172, 'numeric_logprob': -0.1803, 'numeric_top1': 0.95, 'numeric_tokens': 60}

The original model assigns high likelihood to correct numeric steps in all three productive examples, including the repeated modular procedure. The looping versions become especially predictable after their first two repetitions. I will now apply the frozen edit to exactly the same texts and compare those regions directly. This test can reveal collateral damage to useful copying even if the edit reduces generation cutoffs.

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Forward pass 19 of 25 done (teacher_forced); results in /work/fwd_26/. Summary:

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Forward passes left: 6.

The broader probe shows some likelihood reduction on productive reasoning as well as on loops, so the edit is not perfectly selective. I will quantify the numeric-token effects rather than assume that all of the loss is harmless wording variation. The final decision still depends on net mathematical accuracy, and the weights remain frozen. I will now retry the untouched paired generation batch after these diagnostic passes.

python

# Hypothesis: despite some collateral likelihood loss, the frozen edit yields a positive net accuracy effect by reducing stalled copying.broad_edited=broad_metrics("fwd_26")broad_deltas=[]for a,b in zip(broad_base,broad_edited):    d={"case":a["case"],"kind":a["kind"]}    for key in ("body_logprob","late_logprob","numeric_logprob","numeric_top1"):        d[key+"_delta"]=b[key]-a[key]    broad_deltas.append(d)print("Frozen-edit broad-probe differences:")for r in broad_deltas:    print({k:round(v,5) if isinstance(v,float) else v for k,v in r.items()})(W/"broad_probe_ablation_deltas.json").write_text(json.dumps(broad_deltas))req20=dict(req18)(W/"pass20_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req20))assert req20["problems"]==H2Awith (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass19/25 fwd_26: frozen L15H7=0 broad-probe deltas "+json.dumps(broad_deltas)+            ". Some productive likelihood loss exists; do NOT claim perfect selectivity or universal preservation.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS20/25: retry previously failed, unobserved H2A128 paired generation, n1 max_tokens32768; "            "exact /work/pass20_request.json. ONLY L15 o_proj columns [1792:2048] zero, all else original. "            "No outcome from earlier startup failure; primary fresh confirmation remains H2-H4.\n")print("Recorded unchanged frozen candidate:",current_recipe)

# Hypothesis: despite some collateral likelihood loss, the frozen edit yields a positive net accuracy effect by reducing stalled copying.broad_edited=broad_metrics("fwd_26")broad_deltas=[]for a,b in zip(broad_base,broad_edited):    d={"case":a["case"],"kind":a["kind"]}    for key in ("body_logprob","late_logprob","numeric_logprob","numeric_top1"):        d[key+"_delta"]=b[key]-a[key]    broad_deltas.append(d)print("Frozen-edit broad-probe differences:")for r in broad_deltas:    print({k:round(v,5) if isinstance(v,float) else v for k,v in r.items()})(W/"broad_probe_ablation_deltas.json").write_text(json.dumps(broad_deltas))req20=dict(req18)(W/"pass20_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(req20))assert req20["problems"]==H2Awith (W/"notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("Pass19/25 fwd_26: frozen L15H7=0 broad-probe deltas "+json.dumps(broad_deltas)+            ". Some productive likelihood loss exists; do NOT claim perfect selectivity or universal preservation.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS20/25: retry previously failed, unobserved H2A128 paired generation, n1 max_tokens32768; "            "exact /work/pass20_request.json. ONLY L15 o_proj columns [1792:2048] zero, all else original. "            "No outcome from earlier startup failure; primary fresh confirmation remains H2-H4.\n")print("Recorded unchanged frozen candidate:",current_recipe)

WHAT YOU HAVE.

A persistent Python kernel (no internet, no GPU): variables survive between your code blocks, like a notebook. The model's files are read-only in /model, practice problems read-only in /practice, and /work is your read-write folder. Available: numpy, scipy, scikit-learn, PyTorch (CPU), pandas, sympy, networkx, safetensors, tokenizers. Defined in advance: NAMES (all tensor names), load(name) (a float32 torch tensor: your current edit if there is one, else the original), load_original(name), save_edit(name, tensor), drop_edit(name), edited() and tok (the tokenizer). Gradients are disabled. To run code, reply with exactly one block that starts with ```python and nothing else; if its last line is an expression, its value is shown. One execution may take up to 900 seconds and 96 GB; output is cut at 10,000 characters. You may run code up to 300 times. If the kernel is restarted (time or memory limit), its variables are lost and you are told so.
Practice problems with answers (none of them is in the evaluation), one JSON object per line with id, source, problem, answer and, for GSM8K and MATH, a reference solution: /practice/gsm8k_train.jsonl (7,469 grade-school problems), /practice/math_train.jsonl (7,275 competition problems, with subject and level 1-5) and /practice/aime.jsonl (714 AIME problems, 1983-2023, answers only). Choose whichever serve your experiments.
A forward-pass tool with a budget of 25 forward passes in total. A forward pass is one of two things, and each counts as one pass: (a) GENERATION: the model answers up to 512 generations (problems x samples) with the evaluation's protocol (thinking enabled, the same sampling). Reply with exactly one block that starts with forward and contains JSON: {"type": "generate", "model": "original", "edited" or "both", "problems": ["<practice id>", ...], "prompts": ["<your own user message>", ...] (optional), "n": samples per item (items x n <= 512; with "both" <= 256 per model), "max_tokens": at most 32768, "activations": {"layers": [layer indices 0..24], "mlp": true or false} (optional)} "original" runs the unedited weights, "edited" your current edits, and "both" runs both on the same items and returns a paired comparison (the accuracy difference edited - original over items with its standard error, and how many samples went from wrong to right and back). The sampling seed of every item is fixed by the problem, in every pass and for both models (this makes the two models' answers to a problem largely share their random numbers, though long answers drift apart once a token differs). Every answer to a practice problem is graded. You get the accuracy (overall and by source), the mean length, the share cut at max_tokens and the failure counts; texts, extracted answers and grades are in /work/gen_<k>.jsonl (with "both": /work/gen_<k>_original.jsonl and /work/gen_<k>_edited.jsonl). With "activations", for every generated answer the model's residual stream at the requested layers (0 = embeddings, l = after layer l) is saved, taken at the last token of the prompt and averaged over the answer's first 8,192 tokens (and the MLPs' down_proj inputs with "mlp": true), with each answer's grade: /work/gen_<k>_acts/ (index.json lists the files and samples; with "both" one folder per model). (b) TEACHER-FORCED: the model reads up to 1,024 texts of up to 32,768 tokens each, at most 524,288 tokens in total (no generation; it takes seconds to a few minutes). Reply with a forward block containing JSON: {"type": "teacher_forced", "model": "original" or "edited", "texts": ["raw text", ...] or "chats": [[{"role": "user", "content": "..."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "..."}], ...] (add "enable_thinking": true for the thinking template), "return": {"token_logprobs": true, "topk": k (at most 50), "hidden_states": [layers 0..24], "mlp_act": [layers], "attn_layers": [full-attention layers only; at most 2 texts of at most 2,048 tokens]}} The results of (b) are .npy files (with meta.json) in /work/fwd_/, right-padded to the longest text (at most 6 GB per pass). A request that fails does not count against the budget. A generation pass takes up to about half an hour at full size (answers can be 32,768 tokens long).

HOW TO WORK.

Diagnose first. Look at how the model fails on practice problems: a wrong final answer, finishing without an answer, or being cut off at the token limit (often while repeating itself in its thinking). The generation summary counts these; read some failing texts. Go after the largest category you can explain.
Localize causally. That a component is more active on correct answers is not enough (correct answers come from easier and shorter problems). Before relying on a component, show that changing it changes the behaviour you predicted, and try several strengths to see a dose-response.
Measure with enough power. Accuracy over n generations has a standard error of about 50/sqrt(n) percentage points: about 4.4 points at 128 generations, 2.2 at 512. Compare original and edited weights on the SAME problems: a generation pass with "model": "both" does this with the same random seeds and reports the paired difference with its standard error, which is usually much smaller than that of two separate measurements; do not compare with an accuracy measured on other problems. Keep an edit only if its gain is clearly larger than its standard error on problems that were not used to choose it. A lower share of cut-off answers does not by itself mean more correct answers: judge edits by accuracy. Dense measurements help too and are cheap: one teacher-forced pass can read the reference solutions of up to 1,024 practice problems (or the model's own good versus failing continuations) and gives a signal on every token. Edits that change a tensor by a fraction of a percent usually have effects too small to see; test strengths large enough to matter and back off if they hurt.
Plan your forward passes (see the budget above): for example one diagnostic generation with activations, teacher-forced passes for dense paired measurements, and a final paired generation ("model": "both") on problems you have not used to confirm.
Work efficiently: state the hypothesis of each code block in its first comment line; work through the model in parts; load things once into kernel variables; print compact summaries, never whole arrays (and never raw lists of vocabulary tokens: the vocabulary contains offensive and adult strings and printing them can get the session refused by the provider's content filter; print digits, math symbols, common math words or token ids instead; outputs are shown in ASCII only, other characters appear as '?'; likewise print short excerpts of generated texts, at most about 300 characters each, not whole transcripts); keep /work/notes.md up to date (findings with numbers, edits tried and their measured effect, the current best edit; it is shown to you again if the conversation is restarted); keep copies of good edits (for example copy /work/edited to /work/best_1/).

THIS IS A RESTARTED CONVERSATION (to keep it short): 68 replies happened before. Forward passes used: 19 of 25; Python runs used: 36 of 300. Your kernel is still running with its variables. Tensors currently edited: ['model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight']. Files in /work: ['H1A_ids.json', 'H1B_ids.json', 'H1_pooled_results.json', 'H2A_ids.json', 'H2B_ids.json', 'broad_probe_ablation_deltas.json', 'broad_probe_cases.json', 'broad_probe_regions.json', 'broad_probe_request.json', 'candidate_L15H7_minus_half', 'candidate_L15H7_minus_half_recipe.json', 'candidate_L15H7_zero', 'candidate_L15H7_zero_recipe.json', 'current_recipe.json', 'dev_ids.json', 'edited', 'eval_prompt_format.txt', 'fresh_validation_runs.json', 'frozen_final_candidate_recipe.json', 'fwd_10', 'fwd_11', 'fwd_14', 'fwd_18', 'fwd_19', 'fwd_22', 'fwd_25', 'fwd_26', 'fwd_3', 'gen_1.jsonl', 'gen_15_edited.jsonl', 'gen_15_original.jsonl', 'gen_17_edited.jsonl', 'gen_17_original.jsonl', 'gen_1_acts', 'gen_20_edited.jsonl', 'gen_20_original.jsonl', 'gen_21_edited.jsonl', 'gen_21_original.jsonl', 'gen_23_edited.jsonl', 'gen_23_original.jsonl', 'gen_5_edited.jsonl', 'gen_5_original.jsonl', 'gen_6_edited.jsonl', 'gen_6_original.jsonl', 'gen_7_edited.jsonl', 'gen_7_original.jsonl', 'gen_8_edited.jsonl', 'gen_8_original.jsonl', 'gen_9_edited.jsonl', 'gen_9_original.jsonl', 'head15_7_dose.json', 'holdout_sets.json', 'localization_v2.json', 'notes.md', 'pass08_request.json', 'pass09_request.json', 'pass09_teacher_request.json', 'pass10_request.json', 'pass11_request.json', 'pass12_request.json']. YOUR NOTEBOOK (/work/notes.md, last 8,000 characters):

lues original. Test second copying candidate independently.Pass 12/25 fwd_18: isolated L23H5=0 region logprob deltas {"shared_arithmetic": -0.04908585548400879, "productive_checks": -0.0040313005447387695, "repeated_checks": -0.003976121544837952, "established_loop": -0.004362039268016815}. Not accepted; no accuracy test or selective-effect claim from full-text averages.NEXT PASS 13/25: teacher-forced raw probe /work/pass13_request.json. Restore L23 original. ONLY edit model.language_model.layers.11.self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [256:512] *=0 (head1 ablated). All other values original. Test upstream head identified by repetition-retrieval attention 0.743 vs 0.139 productive.Pass 13/25 fwd_19: isolated L11H1=0 region logprob deltas {"shared_arithmetic": -0.025882601737976074, "productive_checks": -0.02150857448577881, "repeated_checks": 0.00030988454818725586, "established_loop": -0.00035090185701847076}. Rejected as nonselective/wrong-direction. L23H5 also rejected: arithmetic -0.0491 vs loop -0.0040.NEXT PASS 14/25: first untouched confirmation, both H1A128 n=1 max_tokens32768; exact /work/pass14_request.json and /work/H1A_ids.json. Balanced64 GSM+64 MATH, excludes every baseline/development problem. Freeze candidate: ONLY L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] zero (H7); all else original. Candidate selection finished before this validation.Pass 14/25 gen_20: FROZEN L15H7=0 on untouched H1A128, {"n": 128, "problems": 128, "original_correct": 16, "edited_correct": 28, "gain_pp": 9.375, "SE_sample_pp": 3.911782499428444, "SE_problem_pp": 3.911782499428444, "wrong_to_right": 19, "right_to_wrong": 7}. GSM 6->13/64; MATH10->15/64. Positive first holdout, need replication for precision. No other active edits. Candidate remains snapshot /work/candidate_L15H7_zero.NEXT PASS 15/25: /work/pass15_request.json, both H1B128 (disjoint complementary64GSM+64MATH), n=1 max_tokens32768. Exact edit unchanged ONLY model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] zero. Candidate frozen; validation used for confirmation, not strength selection.Pass 15/25 gen_21, frozen L15H7=0 on H1B128: {"n": 128, "problems": 128, "original_correct": 18, "edited_correct": 20, "gain_pp": 1.5625, "SE_sample_pp": 3.504843211192103, "SE_problem_pp": 3.504843211192103, "wrong_to_right": 11, "right_to_wrong": 9}. Replication weak; pooled H1 (256 independent pairs): {"all": {"n": 256, "original_correct": 34, "edited_correct": 48, "gain_pp": 5.46875, "SE_pp": 2.632353583018325, "wrong_to_right": 30, "right_to_wrong": 16}, "gsm8k": {"n": 128, "original_correct": 13, "edited_correct": 24, "gain_pp": 8.59375, "SE_pp": 3.683355262750778, "wrong_to_right": 17, "right_to_wrong": 6}, "math": {"n": 128, "original_correct": 21, "edited_correct": 24, "gain_pp": 2.34375, "SE_pp": 3.7557114887740575, "wrong_to_right": 13, "right_to_wrong": 10}}. Evidence modest, NOT a robust large gain. All comparisons pooled as within-pass paired differences.NEXT PASS 16/25: predefined stronger dose, teacher-forced /work/pass16_request.json. Only edit L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] *= -0.5 (reverse head7 output at half its original magnitude), all else original. Test whether active opposition to copying is selective; if selected later, H2-H4 remain completely untouched for confirmation. No final norm/embedding/lm_head edits, no loss fitting or training.Pass 16/25 fwd_22 L15H7=-0.5: full-text logprob productive -1.50952, repeated -0.53682; reasoning-region deltas {"shared_arithmetic": 0.04803895950317383, "productive_checks": 0.001232147216796875, "repeated_checks": -0.14245257526636124, "established_loop": -0.118728032335639}. Stronger repetition-specific effect, not yet accuracy evidence.NEXT PASS 17/25: exact /work/pass17_request.json, both dev64 n=1 max_tokens32768. Only edit L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] *= -0.5, all else original. Development screening only. H2-H4 remain untouched.Pass 17/25 gen_23 L15H7=-0.5 on dev64: {"n": 64, "problems": 64, "original_correct": 9, "edited_correct": 16, "gain_pp": 10.9375, "SE_sample_pp": 7.0840992232997095, "SE_problem_pp": 7.0840992232997095, "wrong_to_right": 14, "right_to_wrong": 7}. No established accuracy advantage over simpler ablation despite stronger synthetic-loop suppression. Negative dose archived /work/candidate_L15H7_minus_half; not selected.FINAL CANDIDATE NOW FROZEN before H2-H4: ONLY model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] set to zero; all other original values retained. Exact /work/frozen_final_candidate_recipe.json. No further candidate/strength selection planned. Final acceptance contingent on fresh paired accuracy evidence.Remaining8 passes plan: 18/19 H2A/H2B paired generation, 20/21 original/edited broader math probes, 22/23 causal control probes (restore frozen candidate afterward), 24/25 H3/H4 confirmation. Fresh primary confirmation H2-H4 totals768 new problems; H1 treated as earlier supportive evidence.NEXT PASS18/25 /work/pass18_request.json: both H2A128 balanced64+64, n1 max_tokens32768; exact frozen L15H7=0 edit above. IDs /work/H2A_ids.json.Attempted pass18 H2A generation failed engine startup, not counted; no H2 outcomes observed. Reorder remaining passes, not candidate: 18 original broad probes;19 edited broad;20/21 H2A/H2B; 22 matched-head negative control;23 H7 amplification control;24/25 H3/H4 generation.NEXT PASS18/25: teacher-forced ORIGINAL weights on six raw texts /work/broad_probe_request.json, regions /work/broad_probe_regions.json. Three productive/loop pairs: shopping arithmetic, linear equation, modular exponentiation with useful repeated procedure versus repeated same step. No closing-thinking tokens. Saved active candidate still ONLY L15 o_proj columns1792:2048 zero, but requested model=original ignores edits.Pass18/25 fwd_25: original six-text broad probe baseline saved. All texts remain inside thinking; modular productive control uses twelve progressing repeated-format steps.NEXT PASS19/25: /work/pass19_request.json same six raw texts, model=edited. Exact frozen edit ONLY L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] zero, all other weights original. Compare body and numeric-token likelihoods with fwd_25; no tuning from these probes.Pass19/25 fwd_26: frozen L15H7=0 broad-probe deltas [{"case": "shopping", "kind": "productive", "body_logprob_delta": -0.0026404857635498047, "late_logprob_delta": -0.0026404857635498047, "numeric_logprob_delta": 0.008551165461540222, "numeric_top1_delta": 0.0}, {"case": "shopping", "kind": "loop", "body_logprob_delta": -0.06058543920516968, "late_logprob_delta": -0.04146604239940643, "numeric_logprob_delta": -0.002539008855819702, "numeric_top1_delta": 0.023809523809523836}, {"case": "linear_equation", "kind": "productive", "body_logprob_delta": 0.007430613040924072, "late_logprob_delta": 0.007430613040924072, "numeric_logprob_delta": 0.02183648943901062, "numeric_top1_delta": 0.0}, {"case": "linear_equation", "kind": "loop", "body_logprob_delta": -0.05709847807884216, "late_logprob_delta": -0.05925427004694939, "numeric_logprob_delta": -0.005023732781410217, "numeric_top1_delta": 0.0}, {"case": "modular_progress", "kind": "productive", "body_logprob_delta": -0.010351940989494324, "late_logprob_delta": -0.010351940989494324, "numeric_logprob_delta": -0.0030207373201847076, "numeric_top1_delta": 0.0}, {"case": "modular_progress", "kind": "loop", "body_logprob_delta": -0.027161896228790283, "late_logprob_delta": -0.02684660814702511, "numeric_logprob_delta": -0.016343027353286743, "numeric_top1_delta": 0.0}]. Some productive likelihood loss exists; do NOT claim perfect selectivity or universal preservation.NEXT PASS20/25: retry previously failed, unobserved H2A128 paired generation, n1 max_tokens32768; exact /work/pass20_request.json. ONLY L15 o_proj columns [1792:2048] zero, all else original. No outcome from earlier startup failure; primary fresh confirmation remains H2-H4.

lues original. Test second copying candidate independently.Pass 12/25 fwd_18: isolated L23H5=0 region logprob deltas {"shared_arithmetic": -0.04908585548400879, "productive_checks": -0.0040313005447387695, "repeated_checks": -0.003976121544837952, "established_loop": -0.004362039268016815}. Not accepted; no accuracy test or selective-effect claim from full-text averages.NEXT PASS 13/25: teacher-forced raw probe /work/pass13_request.json. Restore L23 original. ONLY edit model.language_model.layers.11.self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [256:512] *=0 (head1 ablated). All other values original. Test upstream head identified by repetition-retrieval attention 0.743 vs 0.139 productive.Pass 13/25 fwd_19: isolated L11H1=0 region logprob deltas {"shared_arithmetic": -0.025882601737976074, "productive_checks": -0.02150857448577881, "repeated_checks": 0.00030988454818725586, "established_loop": -0.00035090185701847076}. Rejected as nonselective/wrong-direction. L23H5 also rejected: arithmetic -0.0491 vs loop -0.0040.NEXT PASS 14/25: first untouched confirmation, both H1A128 n=1 max_tokens32768; exact /work/pass14_request.json and /work/H1A_ids.json. Balanced64 GSM+64 MATH, excludes every baseline/development problem. Freeze candidate: ONLY L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] zero (H7); all else original. Candidate selection finished before this validation.Pass 14/25 gen_20: FROZEN L15H7=0 on untouched H1A128, {"n": 128, "problems": 128, "original_correct": 16, "edited_correct": 28, "gain_pp": 9.375, "SE_sample_pp": 3.911782499428444, "SE_problem_pp": 3.911782499428444, "wrong_to_right": 19, "right_to_wrong": 7}. GSM 6->13/64; MATH10->15/64. Positive first holdout, need replication for precision. No other active edits. Candidate remains snapshot /work/candidate_L15H7_zero.NEXT PASS 15/25: /work/pass15_request.json, both H1B128 (disjoint complementary64GSM+64MATH), n=1 max_tokens32768. Exact edit unchanged ONLY model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] zero. Candidate frozen; validation used for confirmation, not strength selection.Pass 15/25 gen_21, frozen L15H7=0 on H1B128: {"n": 128, "problems": 128, "original_correct": 18, "edited_correct": 20, "gain_pp": 1.5625, "SE_sample_pp": 3.504843211192103, "SE_problem_pp": 3.504843211192103, "wrong_to_right": 11, "right_to_wrong": 9}. Replication weak; pooled H1 (256 independent pairs): {"all": {"n": 256, "original_correct": 34, "edited_correct": 48, "gain_pp": 5.46875, "SE_pp": 2.632353583018325, "wrong_to_right": 30, "right_to_wrong": 16}, "gsm8k": {"n": 128, "original_correct": 13, "edited_correct": 24, "gain_pp": 8.59375, "SE_pp": 3.683355262750778, "wrong_to_right": 17, "right_to_wrong": 6}, "math": {"n": 128, "original_correct": 21, "edited_correct": 24, "gain_pp": 2.34375, "SE_pp": 3.7557114887740575, "wrong_to_right": 13, "right_to_wrong": 10}}. Evidence modest, NOT a robust large gain. All comparisons pooled as within-pass paired differences.NEXT PASS 16/25: predefined stronger dose, teacher-forced /work/pass16_request.json. Only edit L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] *= -0.5 (reverse head7 output at half its original magnitude), all else original. Test whether active opposition to copying is selective; if selected later, H2-H4 remain completely untouched for confirmation. No final norm/embedding/lm_head edits, no loss fitting or training.Pass 16/25 fwd_22 L15H7=-0.5: full-text logprob productive -1.50952, repeated -0.53682; reasoning-region deltas {"shared_arithmetic": 0.04803895950317383, "productive_checks": 0.001232147216796875, "repeated_checks": -0.14245257526636124, "established_loop": -0.118728032335639}. Stronger repetition-specific effect, not yet accuracy evidence.NEXT PASS 17/25: exact /work/pass17_request.json, both dev64 n=1 max_tokens32768. Only edit L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] *= -0.5, all else original. Development screening only. H2-H4 remain untouched.Pass 17/25 gen_23 L15H7=-0.5 on dev64: {"n": 64, "problems": 64, "original_correct": 9, "edited_correct": 16, "gain_pp": 10.9375, "SE_sample_pp": 7.0840992232997095, "SE_problem_pp": 7.0840992232997095, "wrong_to_right": 14, "right_to_wrong": 7}. No established accuracy advantage over simpler ablation despite stronger synthetic-loop suppression. Negative dose archived /work/candidate_L15H7_minus_half; not selected.FINAL CANDIDATE NOW FROZEN before H2-H4: ONLY model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] set to zero; all other original values retained. Exact /work/frozen_final_candidate_recipe.json. No further candidate/strength selection planned. Final acceptance contingent on fresh paired accuracy evidence.Remaining8 passes plan: 18/19 H2A/H2B paired generation, 20/21 original/edited broader math probes, 22/23 causal control probes (restore frozen candidate afterward), 24/25 H3/H4 confirmation. Fresh primary confirmation H2-H4 totals768 new problems; H1 treated as earlier supportive evidence.NEXT PASS18/25 /work/pass18_request.json: both H2A128 balanced64+64, n1 max_tokens32768; exact frozen L15H7=0 edit above. IDs /work/H2A_ids.json.Attempted pass18 H2A generation failed engine startup, not counted; no H2 outcomes observed. Reorder remaining passes, not candidate: 18 original broad probes;19 edited broad;20/21 H2A/H2B; 22 matched-head negative control;23 H7 amplification control;24/25 H3/H4 generation.NEXT PASS18/25: teacher-forced ORIGINAL weights on six raw texts /work/broad_probe_request.json, regions /work/broad_probe_regions.json. Three productive/loop pairs: shopping arithmetic, linear equation, modular exponentiation with useful repeated procedure versus repeated same step. No closing-thinking tokens. Saved active candidate still ONLY L15 o_proj columns1792:2048 zero, but requested model=original ignores edits.Pass18/25 fwd_25: original six-text broad probe baseline saved. All texts remain inside thinking; modular productive control uses twelve progressing repeated-format steps.NEXT PASS19/25: /work/pass19_request.json same six raw texts, model=edited. Exact frozen edit ONLY L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] zero, all other weights original. Compare body and numeric-token likelihoods with fwd_25; no tuning from these probes.Pass19/25 fwd_26: frozen L15H7=0 broad-probe deltas [{"case": "shopping", "kind": "productive", "body_logprob_delta": -0.0026404857635498047, "late_logprob_delta": -0.0026404857635498047, "numeric_logprob_delta": 0.008551165461540222, "numeric_top1_delta": 0.0}, {"case": "shopping", "kind": "loop", "body_logprob_delta": -0.06058543920516968, "late_logprob_delta": -0.04146604239940643, "numeric_logprob_delta": -0.002539008855819702, "numeric_top1_delta": 0.023809523809523836}, {"case": "linear_equation", "kind": "productive", "body_logprob_delta": 0.007430613040924072, "late_logprob_delta": 0.007430613040924072, "numeric_logprob_delta": 0.02183648943901062, "numeric_top1_delta": 0.0}, {"case": "linear_equation", "kind": "loop", "body_logprob_delta": -0.05709847807884216, "late_logprob_delta": -0.05925427004694939, "numeric_logprob_delta": -0.005023732781410217, "numeric_top1_delta": 0.0}, {"case": "modular_progress", "kind": "productive", "body_logprob_delta": -0.010351940989494324, "late_logprob_delta": -0.010351940989494324, "numeric_logprob_delta": -0.0030207373201847076, "numeric_top1_delta": 0.0}, {"case": "modular_progress", "kind": "loop", "body_logprob_delta": -0.027161896228790283, "late_logprob_delta": -0.02684660814702511, "numeric_logprob_delta": -0.016343027353286743, "numeric_top1_delta": 0.0}]. Some productive likelihood loss exists; do NOT claim perfect selectivity or universal preservation.NEXT PASS20/25: retry previously failed, unobserved H2A128 paired generation, n1 max_tokens32768; exact /work/pass20_request.json. ONLY L15 o_proj columns [1792:2048] zero, all else original. No outcome from earlier startup failure; primary fresh confirmation remains H2-H4.

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Last result: OUTPUT of Python run 36 of at most 300:

Frozen-edit broad-probe differences:{'case': 'shopping', 'kind': 'productive', 'body_logprob_delta': -0.00264, 'late_logprob_delta': -0.00264, 'numeric_logprob_delta': 0.00855, 'numeric_top1_delta': 0.0}{'case': 'shopping', 'kind': 'loop', 'body_logprob_delta': -0.06059, 'late_logprob_delta': -0.04147, 'numeric_logprob_delta': -0.00254, 'numeric_top1_delta': 0.02381}{'case': 'linear_equation', 'kind': 'productive', 'body_logprob_delta': 0.00743, 'late_logprob_delta': 0.00743, 'numeric_logprob_delta': 0.02184, 'numeric_top1_delta': 0.0}{'case': 'linear_equation', 'kind': 'loop', 'body_logprob_delta': -0.0571, 'late_logprob_delta': -0.05925, 'numeric_logprob_delta': -0.00502, 'numeric_top1_delta': 0.0}{'case': 'modular_progress', 'kind': 'productive', 'body_logprob_delta': -0.01035, 'late_logprob_delta': -0.01035, 'numeric_logprob_delta': -0.00302, 'numeric_top1_delta': 0.0}{'case': 'modular_progress', 'kind': 'loop', 'body_logprob_delta': -0.02716, 'late_logprob_delta': -0.02685, 'numeric_logprob_delta': -0.01634, 'numeric_top1_delta': 0.0}Recorded unchanged frozen candidate: [{'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'columns': [1792, 2048], 'head': 7, 'multiplier': 0.0}]

Frozen-edit broad-probe differences:{'case': 'shopping', 'kind': 'productive', 'body_logprob_delta': -0.00264, 'late_logprob_delta': -0.00264, 'numeric_logprob_delta': 0.00855, 'numeric_top1_delta': 0.0}{'case': 'shopping', 'kind': 'loop', 'body_logprob_delta': -0.06059, 'late_logprob_delta': -0.04147, 'numeric_logprob_delta': -0.00254, 'numeric_top1_delta': 0.02381}{'case': 'linear_equation', 'kind': 'productive', 'body_logprob_delta': 0.00743, 'late_logprob_delta': 0.00743, 'numeric_logprob_delta': 0.02184, 'numeric_top1_delta': 0.0}{'case': 'linear_equation', 'kind': 'loop', 'body_logprob_delta': -0.0571, 'late_logprob_delta': -0.05925, 'numeric_logprob_delta': -0.00502, 'numeric_top1_delta': 0.0}{'case': 'modular_progress', 'kind': 'productive', 'body_logprob_delta': -0.01035, 'late_logprob_delta': -0.01035, 'numeric_logprob_delta': -0.00302, 'numeric_top1_delta': 0.0}{'case': 'modular_progress', 'kind': 'loop', 'body_logprob_delta': -0.02716, 'late_logprob_delta': -0.02685, 'numeric_logprob_delta': -0.01634, 'numeric_top1_delta': 0.0}Recorded unchanged frozen candidate: [{'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'columns': [1792, 2048], 'head': 7, 'multiplier': 0.0}]

The broader probes show that the edit reduces repeated-step likelihood more than productive-reasoning likelihood, but it is not perfectly selective. This supports the repetition hypothesis without establishing an accuracy gain. I will keep the candidate frozen and resume fresh paired validation. First I will verify the saved weights and recover the exact held-out problem IDs.

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# Hypothesis: the frozen L15H7 ablation improves accuracy by disrupting unproductive repetition.import jsonfrom pathlib import Pathimport torch
work = Path("/work")target_name = "model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight"current_w = load(target_name)original_w = load_original(target_name)assert torch.equal(current_w[:, :1792], original_w[:, :1792])assert torch.count_nonzero(current_w[:, 1792:2048]).item() == 0assert torch.equal(current_w[:, 2048:], original_w[:, 2048:])print("Edited tensors:", edited())print("Frozen recipe:", json.loads((work / "frozen_final_candidate_recipe.json").read_text()))print("Earlier diagnosis and localization:\n", (work / "notes.md").read_text()[:5100])
h2a_ids = json.loads((work / "H2A_ids.json").read_text())h2b_ids = json.loads((work / "H2B_ids.json").read_text())print("H2A IDs:", json.dumps(h2a_ids))print("H2B count:", len(h2b_ids))holdout_info = json.loads((work / "holdout_sets.json").read_text())print("Holdout structure:", {    k: (list(v.keys()) if isinstance(v, dict) else len(v))    for k, v in holdout_info.items()})

# Hypothesis: the frozen L15H7 ablation improves accuracy by disrupting unproductive repetition.import jsonfrom pathlib import Pathimport torch
work = Path("/work")target_name = "model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight"current_w = load(target_name)original_w = load_original(target_name)assert torch.equal(current_w[:, :1792], original_w[:, :1792])assert torch.count_nonzero(current_w[:, 1792:2048]).item() == 0assert torch.equal(current_w[:, 2048:], original_w[:, 2048:])print("Edited tensors:", edited())print("Frozen recipe:", json.loads((work / "frozen_final_candidate_recipe.json").read_text()))print("Earlier diagnosis and localization:\n", (work / "notes.md").read_text()[:5100])
h2a_ids = json.loads((work / "H2A_ids.json").read_text())h2b_ids = json.loads((work / "H2B_ids.json").read_text())print("H2A IDs:", json.dumps(h2a_ids))print("H2B count:", len(h2b_ids))holdout_info = json.loads((work / "holdout_sets.json").read_text())print("Holdout structure:", {    k: (list(v.keys()) if isinstance(v, dict) else len(v))    for k, v in holdout_info.items()})

OUTPUT of Python run 37 of at most 300:

Edited tensors: ['model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight']Frozen recipe: [{'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'columns': [1792, 2048], 'head': 7, 'multiplier': 0.0}]Earlier diagnosis and localization: # Math weight-edit experimentBaseline: 128 practice problems, 2 samples each; accuracy 27/256=10.55%, cutoff 229/256=89.84%, mean 29994 tokens. All observed failures were cutoffs. Texts commonly solve the arithmetic correctly then enter hundreds of identical self-checking lines.Localization: 13 same-problem success/failure pairs. L23 MLP neuron22 has mean activation 1.773 cutoff versus 0.135 correct; paired delta 1.516, positive in all 13 pairs, delta/SE 4.59. L23:94, L22:59, L17:20, L15:0 are additional candidates, not established causal.Controlled repeated-continuation probe: L23:22 rises from -1.231 during shared valid reasoning to 2.899 during repeated self-checking; L23:94 from -0.083 to 2.566. These remain correlational.Trial A: set only L23 down_proj column22 to zero. No final norm, embeddings, output layer, decoding, or template edits. No accepted edit yet.Forward passes used: 2/25 (one failed attention request did not count).
Trial A paired generation (gen_5): original 15/128 correct; edited 14/128. No accuracy benefit; not accepted. Lower cutoffs alone do not justify this edit.
Recovered after kernel restart: 6/25 forward passes used; no active edits. Paired generations gen_5 through gen_8 available; intervention identities for gen_6-8 were not preserved.gen_5: original 15/128, edited 14/128; paired gain -0.78 +/- 3.42 pp SE.gen_6: original 11/128, edited 14/128; paired gain 2.34 +/- 3.23 pp SE.gen_7: original 14/128, edited 14/128; paired gain 0.00 +/- 0.00 pp SE.gen_8: original 12/128, edited 12/128; paired gain 0.00 +/- 0.00 pp SE.Recovered comparisons: gen_6 gain is below one SE; gen_7/8 original and edited identical. No recovered trial supports an edit. Baseline examples show exact self-check loops and irrelevant enumeration.
IMPORTANT: fwd_3 is confounded by chat re-rendering: the repetitive text has an inserted </think><think> before reasoning. Discard its claimed controlled localization evidence.NEXT PASS (7/25): original weights, no edits; teacher-forced raw-text matched John speed probe in /work/probe_v2_request.json. Shared exact prompt and initial correct calculation; distinct valid checks versus ten identical self-check paragraphs. Request all six full-attention layers, all MLP inputs, all residual layers. Goal: nominate a repetition-copying circuit, not force closure.Pass 7/25 fwd_10: clean raw-text probe saved. Original mean token logprob: productive -1.505, repeated -0.423 (descriptive, not itself causal evidence).Clean probe localization: L15H7 previous-matching-continuation attention 0.8871 loop vs 0.0824 productive; L11H1 0.7430 vs 0.1388; L23H5 0.6169 vs 0.0344. Correlational candidates only.NEXT PASS 8/25: teacher-forced edited raw probe, exact texts /work/pass08_request.json. Only edit: model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] multiplied by 0 (ablate head 7); all other values original. No final norm, embedding, output-layer or thinking-token intervention. Follow with paired generation on dev64 in /work/dev_ids.json, not held-out confirmation.Pass 8/25 fwd_11 L15H7=0: mean full-text logprob productive -1.50457 vs -1.50525 original, repeated -0.44999 vs -0.42348 original. Reasoning-only regions: {"shared_arithmetic": {"original": -1.2768008708953857, "edited": -1.251708984375, "delta": 0.025091953575611115, "tokens": 43}, "productive_checks": {"original": -1.5127465724945068, "edited": -1.5048948526382446, "delta": 0.00785169005393982, "tokens": 250}, "repeated_checks": {"original": -0.10948657244443893, "edited": -0.14125174283981323, "delta": -0.031765166670084, "tokens": 360}, "established_loop": {"original": -0.01298285461962223, "edited": -0.030172891914844513, "delta": -0.01719004102051258, "tokens": 288}}. Small selective effect; not accuracy evidence.NEXT PASS 9/25: paired generation original vs edited; exact request /work/pass09_request.json. 64 development IDs /work/dev_ids.json, n=2, max_tokens=[REDACTED] Exact edit unchanged: L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] *=0, all else original.Attempted pass 9 generation failed at vLLM engine initialization and was not counted. Edit integrity checked: finite, same shape, only L15H7 output columns changed. NEXT: one infrastructure retry of /work/pass09_request.json: both, dev64, n=2, 32768 tokens; L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] zero, all else original. Passes still 8/25.Second dev64 paired-generation attempt also failed at engine initialization; not counted. No accuracy evidence for head edits exists. Do not accept based on teacher-forced likelihood alone.NEXT PASS 9/25 (teacher-forced instead): exact raw probe /work/pass09_teacher_request.json. Only edit L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] *=0.5 (head 7 half strength), all other values original. Compare with original fwd_10 and full ablation fwd_11 for dose-response.Pass 9/25 fwd_14: L15H7=0.5, mean full-text logprob productive -1.50511, repeated -0.43328. Dose-response regions saved /work/head15_7_dose.json; repetition suppression intermediate between original and ablation. No accH2A IDs: ["gsm8k_train_5708", "gsm8k_train_2172", "gsm8k_train_948", "gsm8k_train_2270", "gsm8k_train_1792", "gsm8k_train_6963", "gsm8k_train_2533", "gsm8k_train_3026", "gsm8k_train_4937", "gsm8k_train_2925", "gsm8k_train_4644", "gsm8k_train_2134", "gsm8k_train_5029", "gsm8k_train_3558", "gsm8k_train_4642", "gsm8k_train_4445", "gsm8k_train_3763", "gsm8k_train_5444", "gsm8k_train_2199", "gsm8k_train_2504", "gsm8k_train_2322", "gsm8k_train_693", "gsm8k_train_7107", "gsm8k_train_1232", "gsm8k_train_6991", "gsm8k_train_4203", "gsm8k_train_390", "gsm8k_train_2090", "gsm8k_train_1994", "gsm8k_train_1309", "gsm8k_train_5187", "gsm8k_train_5985", "gsm8k_train_3928", "gsm8k_train_2894", "gsm8k_train_4466", "gsm8k_train_4196", "gsm8k_train_2379", "gsm8k_train_5903", "gsm8k_train_1006", "gsm8k_train_583", "gsm8k_train_2917", "gsm8k_train_6088", "gsm8k_train_2233", "gsm8k_train_4477", "gsm8k_train_827", "gsm8k_train_2263", "gsm8k_train_5343", "gsm8k_train_4629", "gsm8k_train_2394", "gsm8k_train_3498", "gsm8k_train_4334", "gsm8k_train_6005", "gsm8k_train_5425", "gsm8k_train_1758", "gsm8k_train_3808", "gsm8k_train_1001", "gsm8k_train_2427", "gsm8k_train_4984", "gsm8k_train_244", "gsm8k_train_6570", "gsm8k_train_105", "gsm8k_train_4567", "gsm8k_train_3453", "gsm8k_train_4931", "math_train_algebra_108", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1023", "math_train_algebra_35", "math_train_geometry_558", "math_train_prealgebra_518", "math_train_prealgebra_795", "math_train_prealgebra_1046", "math_train_counting_and_probability_662", "math_train_number_theory_193", "math_train_counting_and_probability_454", "math_train_prealgebra_1100", "math_train_prealgebra_275", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_49", "math_train_number_theory_414", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_923", "math_train_algebra_1722", "math_train_prealgebra_553", "math_train_prealgebra_409", "math_train_precalculus_136", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_823", "math_train_algebra_748", "math_train_geometry_416", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_654", "math_train_algebra_1114", "math_train_prealgebra_381", "math_train_precalculus_316", "math_train_prealgebra_253", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_134", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_979", "math_train_geometry_150", "math_train_precalculus_543", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_362", "math_train_geometry_6", "math_train_algebra_1380", "math_train_precalculus_319", "math_train_geometry_824", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1238", "math_train_geometry_343", "math_train_prealgebra_726", "math_train_number_theory_701", "math_train_algebra_398", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_263", "math_train_prealgebra_686", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1020", "math_train_geometry_742", "math_train_algebra_1485", "math_train_prealgebra_19", "math_train_algebra_1513", "math_train_algebra_868", "math_train_number_theory_857", "math_train_geometry_149", "math_train_precalculus_372", "math_train_prealgebra_64", "math_train_prealgebra_982", "math_train_number_theory_462", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_159", "math_train_geometry_414", "math_train_geometry_80", "math_train_prealgebra_1180", "math_train_precalculus_488", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_494", "math_train_geometry_323", "math_train_number_theory_830", "math_train_prealgebra_680"]H2B count: 128Holdout structure: {'H1': 256, 'H2': 256, 'H3': 256, 'H4': 256}

Edited tensors: ['model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight']Frozen recipe: [{'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'columns': [1792, 2048], 'head': 7, 'multiplier': 0.0}]Earlier diagnosis and localization: # Math weight-edit experimentBaseline: 128 practice problems, 2 samples each; accuracy 27/256=10.55%, cutoff 229/256=89.84%, mean 29994 tokens. All observed failures were cutoffs. Texts commonly solve the arithmetic correctly then enter hundreds of identical self-checking lines.Localization: 13 same-problem success/failure pairs. L23 MLP neuron22 has mean activation 1.773 cutoff versus 0.135 correct; paired delta 1.516, positive in all 13 pairs, delta/SE 4.59. L23:94, L22:59, L17:20, L15:0 are additional candidates, not established causal.Controlled repeated-continuation probe: L23:22 rises from -1.231 during shared valid reasoning to 2.899 during repeated self-checking; L23:94 from -0.083 to 2.566. These remain correlational.Trial A: set only L23 down_proj column22 to zero. No final norm, embeddings, output layer, decoding, or template edits. No accepted edit yet.Forward passes used: 2/25 (one failed attention request did not count).
Trial A paired generation (gen_5): original 15/128 correct; edited 14/128. No accuracy benefit; not accepted. Lower cutoffs alone do not justify this edit.
Recovered after kernel restart: 6/25 forward passes used; no active edits. Paired generations gen_5 through gen_8 available; intervention identities for gen_6-8 were not preserved.gen_5: original 15/128, edited 14/128; paired gain -0.78 +/- 3.42 pp SE.gen_6: original 11/128, edited 14/128; paired gain 2.34 +/- 3.23 pp SE.gen_7: original 14/128, edited 14/128; paired gain 0.00 +/- 0.00 pp SE.gen_8: original 12/128, edited 12/128; paired gain 0.00 +/- 0.00 pp SE.Recovered comparisons: gen_6 gain is below one SE; gen_7/8 original and edited identical. No recovered trial supports an edit. Baseline examples show exact self-check loops and irrelevant enumeration.
IMPORTANT: fwd_3 is confounded by chat re-rendering: the repetitive text has an inserted </think><think> before reasoning. Discard its claimed controlled localization evidence.NEXT PASS (7/25): original weights, no edits; teacher-forced raw-text matched John speed probe in /work/probe_v2_request.json. Shared exact prompt and initial correct calculation; distinct valid checks versus ten identical self-check paragraphs. Request all six full-attention layers, all MLP inputs, all residual layers. Goal: nominate a repetition-copying circuit, not force closure.Pass 7/25 fwd_10: clean raw-text probe saved. Original mean token logprob: productive -1.505, repeated -0.423 (descriptive, not itself causal evidence).Clean probe localization: L15H7 previous-matching-continuation attention 0.8871 loop vs 0.0824 productive; L11H1 0.7430 vs 0.1388; L23H5 0.6169 vs 0.0344. Correlational candidates only.NEXT PASS 8/25: teacher-forced edited raw probe, exact texts /work/pass08_request.json. Only edit: model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] multiplied by 0 (ablate head 7); all other values original. No final norm, embedding, output-layer or thinking-token intervention. Follow with paired generation on dev64 in /work/dev_ids.json, not held-out confirmation.Pass 8/25 fwd_11 L15H7=0: mean full-text logprob productive -1.50457 vs -1.50525 original, repeated -0.44999 vs -0.42348 original. Reasoning-only regions: {"shared_arithmetic": {"original": -1.2768008708953857, "edited": -1.251708984375, "delta": 0.025091953575611115, "tokens": 43}, "productive_checks": {"original": -1.5127465724945068, "edited": -1.5048948526382446, "delta": 0.00785169005393982, "tokens": 250}, "repeated_checks": {"original": -0.10948657244443893, "edited": -0.14125174283981323, "delta": -0.031765166670084, "tokens": 360}, "established_loop": {"original": -0.01298285461962223, "edited": -0.030172891914844513, "delta": -0.01719004102051258, "tokens": 288}}. Small selective effect; not accuracy evidence.NEXT PASS 9/25: paired generation original vs edited; exact request /work/pass09_request.json. 64 development IDs /work/dev_ids.json, n=2, max_tokens=[REDACTED] Exact edit unchanged: L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] *=0, all else original.Attempted pass 9 generation failed at vLLM engine initialization and was not counted. Edit integrity checked: finite, same shape, only L15H7 output columns changed. NEXT: one infrastructure retry of /work/pass09_request.json: both, dev64, n=2, 32768 tokens; L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] zero, all else original. Passes still 8/25.Second dev64 paired-generation attempt also failed at engine initialization; not counted. No accuracy evidence for head edits exists. Do not accept based on teacher-forced likelihood alone.NEXT PASS 9/25 (teacher-forced instead): exact raw probe /work/pass09_teacher_request.json. Only edit L15 self_attn.o_proj.weight columns [1792:2048] *=0.5 (head 7 half strength), all other values original. Compare with original fwd_10 and full ablation fwd_11 for dose-response.Pass 9/25 fwd_14: L15H7=0.5, mean full-text logprob productive -1.50511, repeated -0.43328. Dose-response regions saved /work/head15_7_dose.json; repetition suppression intermediate between original and ablation. No accH2A IDs: ["gsm8k_train_5708", "gsm8k_train_2172", "gsm8k_train_948", "gsm8k_train_2270", "gsm8k_train_1792", "gsm8k_train_6963", "gsm8k_train_2533", "gsm8k_train_3026", "gsm8k_train_4937", "gsm8k_train_2925", "gsm8k_train_4644", "gsm8k_train_2134", "gsm8k_train_5029", "gsm8k_train_3558", "gsm8k_train_4642", "gsm8k_train_4445", "gsm8k_train_3763", "gsm8k_train_5444", "gsm8k_train_2199", "gsm8k_train_2504", "gsm8k_train_2322", "gsm8k_train_693", "gsm8k_train_7107", "gsm8k_train_1232", "gsm8k_train_6991", "gsm8k_train_4203", "gsm8k_train_390", "gsm8k_train_2090", "gsm8k_train_1994", "gsm8k_train_1309", "gsm8k_train_5187", "gsm8k_train_5985", "gsm8k_train_3928", "gsm8k_train_2894", "gsm8k_train_4466", "gsm8k_train_4196", "gsm8k_train_2379", "gsm8k_train_5903", "gsm8k_train_1006", "gsm8k_train_583", "gsm8k_train_2917", "gsm8k_train_6088", "gsm8k_train_2233", "gsm8k_train_4477", "gsm8k_train_827", "gsm8k_train_2263", "gsm8k_train_5343", "gsm8k_train_4629", "gsm8k_train_2394", "gsm8k_train_3498", "gsm8k_train_4334", "gsm8k_train_6005", "gsm8k_train_5425", "gsm8k_train_1758", "gsm8k_train_3808", "gsm8k_train_1001", "gsm8k_train_2427", "gsm8k_train_4984", "gsm8k_train_244", "gsm8k_train_6570", "gsm8k_train_105", "gsm8k_train_4567", "gsm8k_train_3453", "gsm8k_train_4931", "math_train_algebra_108", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1023", "math_train_algebra_35", "math_train_geometry_558", "math_train_prealgebra_518", "math_train_prealgebra_795", "math_train_prealgebra_1046", "math_train_counting_and_probability_662", "math_train_number_theory_193", "math_train_counting_and_probability_454", "math_train_prealgebra_1100", "math_train_prealgebra_275", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_49", "math_train_number_theory_414", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_923", "math_train_algebra_1722", "math_train_prealgebra_553", "math_train_prealgebra_409", "math_train_precalculus_136", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_823", "math_train_algebra_748", "math_train_geometry_416", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_654", "math_train_algebra_1114", "math_train_prealgebra_381", "math_train_precalculus_316", "math_train_prealgebra_253", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_134", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_979", "math_train_geometry_150", "math_train_precalculus_543", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_362", "math_train_geometry_6", "math_train_algebra_1380", "math_train_precalculus_319", "math_train_geometry_824", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1238", "math_train_geometry_343", "math_train_prealgebra_726", "math_train_number_theory_701", "math_train_algebra_398", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_263", "math_train_prealgebra_686", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1020", "math_train_geometry_742", "math_train_algebra_1485", "math_train_prealgebra_19", "math_train_algebra_1513", "math_train_algebra_868", "math_train_number_theory_857", "math_train_geometry_149", "math_train_precalculus_372", "math_train_prealgebra_64", "math_train_prealgebra_982", "math_train_number_theory_462", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_159", "math_train_geometry_414", "math_train_geometry_80", "math_train_prealgebra_1180", "math_train_precalculus_488", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_494", "math_train_geometry_323", "math_train_number_theory_830", "math_train_prealgebra_680"]H2B count: 128Holdout structure: {'H1': 256, 'H2': 256, 'H3': 256, 'H4': 256}

The weight check confirms that only layer 15, head 7’s output columns are zeroed. Earlier experiments found a dose-dependent reduction in repeated continuations, while other candidate heads did not show the same selective effect. I will now test the unchanged edit on 128 untouched problems; paired accuracy, not merely fewer cutoffs, will determine whether this supports keeping it.

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The generation request failed during engine initialization, so it provides no accuracy evidence and consumes no pass. I will preserve the untouched validation set and run the planned causal controls while generation is unavailable. The next control will ablate a different head in the same layer: if it suppresses loops equally, the claimed specificity of head 7 would weaken.

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# Hypothesis: repetition suppression is specific to L15H7 rather than generic loss of attention output.import jsonfrom pathlib import Path
with (work / "notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("\nH2A retry after restart failed at generation-engine initialization; not counted, no outcomes observed. Still 19/25 passes. Frozen candidate unchanged. Move planned causal controls ahead of fresh generation retries.\n")
loc = json.loads((work / "localization_v2.json").read_text())print("Localization evidence:", json.dumps(loc)[:5800])broad_request = json.loads((work / "broad_probe_request.json").read_text())print("Broad request keys:", list(broad_request))print("Text lengths:", [len(s) for s in broad_request.get("texts", [])])print("Return specification:", broad_request.get("return"))print("Region schema:", (work / "broad_probe_regions.json").read_text()[:1200])print("Baseline metadata:", (work / "fwd_25" / "meta.json").read_text()[:1700])print("Analysis helpers:", [k for k, v in list(globals().items())                            if callable(v) and any(t in k.lower() for t in ("probe", "paired", "region", "summary"))])

# Hypothesis: repetition suppression is specific to L15H7 rather than generic loss of attention output.import jsonfrom pathlib import Path
with (work / "notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("\nH2A retry after restart failed at generation-engine initialization; not counted, no outcomes observed. Still 19/25 passes. Frozen candidate unchanged. Move planned causal controls ahead of fresh generation retries.\n")
loc = json.loads((work / "localization_v2.json").read_text())print("Localization evidence:", json.dumps(loc)[:5800])broad_request = json.loads((work / "broad_probe_request.json").read_text())print("Broad request keys:", list(broad_request))print("Text lengths:", [len(s) for s in broad_request.get("texts", [])])print("Return specification:", broad_request.get("return"))print("Region schema:", (work / "broad_probe_regions.json").read_text()[:1200])print("Baseline metadata:", (work / "fwd_25" / "meta.json").read_text()[:1700])print("Analysis helpers:", [k for k, v in list(globals().items())                            if callable(v) and any(t in k.lower() for t in ("probe", "paired", "region", "summary"))])

OUTPUT of Python run 38 of at most 300:

Localization evidence: {"heads": [{"layer": 3, "head": 0, "ind_good": 0.006102974992245436, "ind_loop": 0.0530732087790966, "copy_good": 0.03196737915277481, "copy_loop": 0.0992007926106453, "self_loop": 0.02889166586101055, "prompt_loop": 0.18304267525672913, "ind_delta": 0.04697023378685117}, {"layer": 3, "head": 1, "ind_good": 0.0064060501754283905, "ind_loop": 0.04328044503927231, "copy_good": 0.043638911098241806, "copy_loop": 0.09482146054506302, "self_loop": 0.019773762673139572, "prompt_loop": 0.17319771647453308, "ind_delta": 0.03687439486384392}, {"layer": 3, "head": 2, "ind_good": 0.005755802150815725, "ind_loop": 0.04377802461385727, "copy_good": 0.0388297513127327, "copy_loop": 0.07043082267045975, "self_loop": 0.02752385474741459, "prompt_loop": 0.1654898226261139, "ind_delta": 0.038022222463041544}, {"layer": 3, "head": 3, "ind_good": 0.004129779525101185, "ind_loop": 0.05577264353632927, "copy_good": 0.016430633142590523, "copy_loop": 0.09593427926301956, "self_loop": 0.040118783712387085, "prompt_loop": 0.10626096278429031, "ind_delta": 0.051642864011228085}, {"layer": 3, "head": 4, "ind_good": 0.008943825960159302, "ind_loop": 0.06119237840175629, "copy_good": 0.04093310236930847, "copy_loop": 0.08644775301218033, "self_loop": 0.02307797595858574, "prompt_loop": 0.06564699858427048, "ind_delta": 0.052248552441596985}, {"layer": 3, "head": 5, "ind_good": 0.03094102069735527, "ind_loop": 0.1970406174659729, "copy_good": 0.09193956106901169, "copy_loop": 0.23448167741298676, "self_loop": 0.010848741978406906, "prompt_loop": 0.014590492472052574, "ind_delta": 0.16609959676861763}, {"layer": 3, "head": 6, "ind_good": 0.003763356013223529, "ind_loop": 0.043440837413072586, "copy_good": 0.01922941952943802, "copy_loop": 0.07619345933198929, "self_loop": 0.09632376581430435, "prompt_loop": 0.08274723589420319, "ind_delta": 0.03967748139984906}, {"layer": 3, "head": 7, "ind_good": 0.003527658758684993, "ind_loop": 0.016740933060646057, "copy_good": 0.01597856916487217, "copy_loop": 0.012963881716132164, "self_loop": 0.028873400762677193, "prompt_loop": 0.08178666979074478, "ind_delta": 0.013213274301961064}, {"layer": 7, "head": 0, "ind_good": 0.006162659730762243, "ind_loop": 0.05312816798686981, "copy_good": 0.018131058663129807, "copy_loop": 0.06606738269329071, "self_loop": 0.3760753273963928, "prompt_loop": 0.04543197900056839, "ind_delta": 0.04696550825610757}, {"layer": 7, "head": 1, "ind_good": 0.010120602324604988, "ind_loop": 0.07788460701704025, "copy_good": 0.045879244804382324, "copy_loop": 0.11838553845882416, "self_loop": 0.004902925342321396, "prompt_loop": 0.2580990791320801, "ind_delta": 0.06776400469243526}, {"layer": 7, "head": 2, "ind_good": 0.028297826647758484, "ind_loop": 0.10241276770830154, "copy_good": 0.0589568205177784, "copy_loop": 0.12081471085548401, "self_loop": 0.016166986897587776, "prompt_loop": 0.13747841119766235, "ind_delta": 0.07411494106054306}, {"layer": 7, "head": 3, "ind_good": 0.00966901145875454, "ind_loop": 0.06861446797847748, "copy_good": 0.04680945351719856, "copy_loop": 0.10792326927185059, "self_loop": 0.005999682936817408, "prompt_loop": 0.21022629737854004, "ind_delta": 0.05894545651972294}, {"layer": 7, "head": 4, "ind_good": 0.008261219598352909, "ind_loop": 0.07418389618396759, "copy_good": 0.04401367902755737, "copy_loop": 0.12620489299297333, "self_loop": 0.01477145031094551, "prompt_loop": 0.053983643651008606, "ind_delta": 0.06592267658561468}, {"layer": 7, "head": 5, "ind_good": 0.008470430970191956, "ind_loop": 0.043563973158597946, "copy_good": 0.03127133846282959, "copy_loop": 0.05805158242583275, "self_loop": 0.018455784767866135, "prompt_loop": 0.022795461118221283, "ind_delta": 0.03509354218840599}, {"layer": 7, "head": 6, "ind_good": 0.009304794482886791, "ind_loop": 0.05064823850989342, "copy_good": 0.03677348792552948, "copy_loop": 0.05349265784025192, "self_loop": 0.010582184419035912, "prompt_loop": 0.02710256166756153, "ind_delta": 0.041343444027006626}, {"layer": 7, "head": 7, "ind_good": 0.0058980900794267654, "ind_loop": 0.018228260800242424, "copy_good": 0.02089659497141838, "copy_loop": 0.019418947398662567, "self_loop": 0.01954779401421547, "prompt_loop": 0.12981805205345154, "ind_delta": 0.012330170720815659}, {"layer": 11, "head": 0, "ind_good": 0.012692044489085674, "ind_loop": 0.09066694974899292, "copy_good": 0.05930744484066963, "copy_loop": 0.13056661188602448, "self_loop": 0.006450695917010307, "prompt_loop": 0.19971232116222382, "ind_delta": 0.07797490525990725}, {"layer": 11, "head": 1, "ind_good": 0.13882720470428467, "ind_loop": 0.7430269122123718, "copy_good": 0.23548443615436554, "copy_loop": 0.7701455354690552, "self_loop": 0.0007639852119609714, "prompt_loop": 0.061104025691747665, "ind_delta": 0.6041997075080872}, {"layer": 11, "head": 2, "ind_good": 0.013721364550292492, "ind_loop": 0.12065336853265762, "copy_good": 0.06515493988990784, "copy_loop": 0.15573346614837646, "self_loop": 0.01392319519072771, "prompt_loop": 0.0601033940911293, "ind_delta": 0.10693200398236513}, {"layer": 11, "head": 3, "ind_good": 0.012950081378221512, "ind_loop": 0.05059434100985527, "copy_good": 0.0501067191362381, "copy_loop": 0.06373068690299988, "self_loop": 0.005070236511528492, "prompt_loop": 0.14046208560466766, "ind_delta": 0.03764425963163376}, {"layer": 11, "head": 4, "ind_good": 0.012150736525654793, "ind_loop": 0.08159493654966354, "copy_good": 0.06411972641944885, "copy_loop": 0.10983338207006454, "self_loop": 0.009985527023673058, "prompt_loop": 0.16350243985652924, "ind_delta": 0.06944420002400875}, {"layer": 11, "head": 5, "ind_good": 0.006022404879331589, "ind_loop": 0.05069895461201668, "copy_good": 0.038546063005924225, "copy_loop": 0.0977700874209404, "self_loop": 0.008558455854654312, "prompt_loop": 0.16521523Broad request keys: ['type', 'model', 'texts', 'return']Text lengths: [662, 1106, 537, 741, 780, 738]Return specification: {'token_logprobs': True, 'topk': 20, 'hidden_states': [16, 24], 'mlp_act': [23]}Region schema: [{"case": "shopping", "kind": "productive", "prompt_end": 62, "branch": 90, "late": 90, "length": 201}, {"case": "shopping", "kind": "loop", "prompt_end": 62, "branch": 90, "late": 162, "length": 306}, {"case": "linear_equation", "kind": "productive", "prompt_end": 46, "branch": 65, "late": 65, "length": 185}, {"case": "linear_equation", "kind": "loop", "prompt_end": 46, "branch": 65, "late": 131, "length": 263}, {"case": "modular_progress", "kind": "productive", "prompt_end": 41, "branch": 72, "late": 72, "length": 318}, {"case": "modular_progress", "kind": "loop", "prompt_end": 41, "branch": 72, "late": 110, "length": 300}]Baseline metadata: { "texts": [  "<|im_start|>user\nMaya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nSix notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\nThe total cost is 24 + 6 = 30 dollars. Paying 50 dollars gives 50 - 30 = 20 dollars in change.\nAn independent calculation subtracts the purchases one at a time: 50 - 24 = 26, then 26 - 6 = 20.\nChecking the result, the 30 dollars spent plus the 20 dollars returned equals the original 50 dollars. Both methods agree on 20 dollars.\n",  "<|im_start|>user\nMaya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nSix notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six noteboAnalysis helpers: ['probe_region_metrics', 'paired_summary']

Localization evidence: {"heads": [{"layer": 3, "head": 0, "ind_good": 0.006102974992245436, "ind_loop": 0.0530732087790966, "copy_good": 0.03196737915277481, "copy_loop": 0.0992007926106453, "self_loop": 0.02889166586101055, "prompt_loop": 0.18304267525672913, "ind_delta": 0.04697023378685117}, {"layer": 3, "head": 1, "ind_good": 0.0064060501754283905, "ind_loop": 0.04328044503927231, "copy_good": 0.043638911098241806, "copy_loop": 0.09482146054506302, "self_loop": 0.019773762673139572, "prompt_loop": 0.17319771647453308, "ind_delta": 0.03687439486384392}, {"layer": 3, "head": 2, "ind_good": 0.005755802150815725, "ind_loop": 0.04377802461385727, "copy_good": 0.0388297513127327, "copy_loop": 0.07043082267045975, "self_loop": 0.02752385474741459, "prompt_loop": 0.1654898226261139, "ind_delta": 0.038022222463041544}, {"layer": 3, "head": 3, "ind_good": 0.004129779525101185, "ind_loop": 0.05577264353632927, "copy_good": 0.016430633142590523, "copy_loop": 0.09593427926301956, "self_loop": 0.040118783712387085, "prompt_loop": 0.10626096278429031, "ind_delta": 0.051642864011228085}, {"layer": 3, "head": 4, "ind_good": 0.008943825960159302, "ind_loop": 0.06119237840175629, "copy_good": 0.04093310236930847, "copy_loop": 0.08644775301218033, "self_loop": 0.02307797595858574, "prompt_loop": 0.06564699858427048, "ind_delta": 0.052248552441596985}, {"layer": 3, "head": 5, "ind_good": 0.03094102069735527, "ind_loop": 0.1970406174659729, "copy_good": 0.09193956106901169, "copy_loop": 0.23448167741298676, "self_loop": 0.010848741978406906, "prompt_loop": 0.014590492472052574, "ind_delta": 0.16609959676861763}, {"layer": 3, "head": 6, "ind_good": 0.003763356013223529, "ind_loop": 0.043440837413072586, "copy_good": 0.01922941952943802, "copy_loop": 0.07619345933198929, "self_loop": 0.09632376581430435, "prompt_loop": 0.08274723589420319, "ind_delta": 0.03967748139984906}, {"layer": 3, "head": 7, "ind_good": 0.003527658758684993, "ind_loop": 0.016740933060646057, "copy_good": 0.01597856916487217, "copy_loop": 0.012963881716132164, "self_loop": 0.028873400762677193, "prompt_loop": 0.08178666979074478, "ind_delta": 0.013213274301961064}, {"layer": 7, "head": 0, "ind_good": 0.006162659730762243, "ind_loop": 0.05312816798686981, "copy_good": 0.018131058663129807, "copy_loop": 0.06606738269329071, "self_loop": 0.3760753273963928, "prompt_loop": 0.04543197900056839, "ind_delta": 0.04696550825610757}, {"layer": 7, "head": 1, "ind_good": 0.010120602324604988, "ind_loop": 0.07788460701704025, "copy_good": 0.045879244804382324, "copy_loop": 0.11838553845882416, "self_loop": 0.004902925342321396, "prompt_loop": 0.2580990791320801, "ind_delta": 0.06776400469243526}, {"layer": 7, "head": 2, "ind_good": 0.028297826647758484, "ind_loop": 0.10241276770830154, "copy_good": 0.0589568205177784, "copy_loop": 0.12081471085548401, "self_loop": 0.016166986897587776, "prompt_loop": 0.13747841119766235, "ind_delta": 0.07411494106054306}, {"layer": 7, "head": 3, "ind_good": 0.00966901145875454, "ind_loop": 0.06861446797847748, "copy_good": 0.04680945351719856, "copy_loop": 0.10792326927185059, "self_loop": 0.005999682936817408, "prompt_loop": 0.21022629737854004, "ind_delta": 0.05894545651972294}, {"layer": 7, "head": 4, "ind_good": 0.008261219598352909, "ind_loop": 0.07418389618396759, "copy_good": 0.04401367902755737, "copy_loop": 0.12620489299297333, "self_loop": 0.01477145031094551, "prompt_loop": 0.053983643651008606, "ind_delta": 0.06592267658561468}, {"layer": 7, "head": 5, "ind_good": 0.008470430970191956, "ind_loop": 0.043563973158597946, "copy_good": 0.03127133846282959, "copy_loop": 0.05805158242583275, "self_loop": 0.018455784767866135, "prompt_loop": 0.022795461118221283, "ind_delta": 0.03509354218840599}, {"layer": 7, "head": 6, "ind_good": 0.009304794482886791, "ind_loop": 0.05064823850989342, "copy_good": 0.03677348792552948, "copy_loop": 0.05349265784025192, "self_loop": 0.010582184419035912, "prompt_loop": 0.02710256166756153, "ind_delta": 0.041343444027006626}, {"layer": 7, "head": 7, "ind_good": 0.0058980900794267654, "ind_loop": 0.018228260800242424, "copy_good": 0.02089659497141838, "copy_loop": 0.019418947398662567, "self_loop": 0.01954779401421547, "prompt_loop": 0.12981805205345154, "ind_delta": 0.012330170720815659}, {"layer": 11, "head": 0, "ind_good": 0.012692044489085674, "ind_loop": 0.09066694974899292, "copy_good": 0.05930744484066963, "copy_loop": 0.13056661188602448, "self_loop": 0.006450695917010307, "prompt_loop": 0.19971232116222382, "ind_delta": 0.07797490525990725}, {"layer": 11, "head": 1, "ind_good": 0.13882720470428467, "ind_loop": 0.7430269122123718, "copy_good": 0.23548443615436554, "copy_loop": 0.7701455354690552, "self_loop": 0.0007639852119609714, "prompt_loop": 0.061104025691747665, "ind_delta": 0.6041997075080872}, {"layer": 11, "head": 2, "ind_good": 0.013721364550292492, "ind_loop": 0.12065336853265762, "copy_good": 0.06515493988990784, "copy_loop": 0.15573346614837646, "self_loop": 0.01392319519072771, "prompt_loop": 0.0601033940911293, "ind_delta": 0.10693200398236513}, {"layer": 11, "head": 3, "ind_good": 0.012950081378221512, "ind_loop": 0.05059434100985527, "copy_good": 0.0501067191362381, "copy_loop": 0.06373068690299988, "self_loop": 0.005070236511528492, "prompt_loop": 0.14046208560466766, "ind_delta": 0.03764425963163376}, {"layer": 11, "head": 4, "ind_good": 0.012150736525654793, "ind_loop": 0.08159493654966354, "copy_good": 0.06411972641944885, "copy_loop": 0.10983338207006454, "self_loop": 0.009985527023673058, "prompt_loop": 0.16350243985652924, "ind_delta": 0.06944420002400875}, {"layer": 11, "head": 5, "ind_good": 0.006022404879331589, "ind_loop": 0.05069895461201668, "copy_good": 0.038546063005924225, "copy_loop": 0.0977700874209404, "self_loop": 0.008558455854654312, "prompt_loop": 0.16521523Broad request keys: ['type', 'model', 'texts', 'return']Text lengths: [662, 1106, 537, 741, 780, 738]Return specification: {'token_logprobs': True, 'topk': 20, 'hidden_states': [16, 24], 'mlp_act': [23]}Region schema: [{"case": "shopping", "kind": "productive", "prompt_end": 62, "branch": 90, "late": 90, "length": 201}, {"case": "shopping", "kind": "loop", "prompt_end": 62, "branch": 90, "late": 162, "length": 306}, {"case": "linear_equation", "kind": "productive", "prompt_end": 46, "branch": 65, "late": 65, "length": 185}, {"case": "linear_equation", "kind": "loop", "prompt_end": 46, "branch": 65, "late": 131, "length": 263}, {"case": "modular_progress", "kind": "productive", "prompt_end": 41, "branch": 72, "late": 72, "length": 318}, {"case": "modular_progress", "kind": "loop", "prompt_end": 41, "branch": 72, "late": 110, "length": 300}]Baseline metadata: { "texts": [  "<|im_start|>user\nMaya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nSix notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\nThe total cost is 24 + 6 = 30 dollars. Paying 50 dollars gives 50 - 30 = 20 dollars in change.\nAn independent calculation subtracts the purchases one at a time: 50 - 24 = 26, then 26 - 6 = 20.\nChecking the result, the 30 dollars spent plus the 20 dollars returned equals the original 50 dollars. Both methods agree on 20 dollars.\n",  "<|im_start|>user\nMaya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nSix notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six noteboAnalysis helpers: ['probe_region_metrics', 'paired_summary']

The existing probes contain three productive-versus-repetitive pairs, including a productive calculation with repeated formatting. I will reuse those exact texts and choose a control head that shares head 7’s key/value group, has low repetition-retrieval attention, and has a similar output-weight norm. This tests whether the effect comes from the identified head rather than simply removing a comparable amount of attention output. The control is temporary and will not replace the frozen candidate.

python

# Hypothesis: a comparable non-copying head will not reproduce L15H7's selective loop suppression.import numpy as np
layer15_heads = [h for h in loc["heads"] if h["layer"] == 15]head_norms = [float(original_w[:, 256*h:256*(h+1)].norm()) for h in range(8)]print("Layer-15 head evidence:", [    {"head": h["head"], "matching_productive": round(h["ind_good"], 4),     "matching_loop": round(h["ind_loop"], 4),     "output_norm": round(head_norms[h["head"]], 3)}    for h in layer15_heads])control_pool = [h["head"] for h in layer15_heads                if h["head"] in (4, 5, 6) and h["ind_loop"] < 0.2]assert control_poolcontrol_head = min(control_pool, key=lambda h: abs(head_norms[h] / head_norms[7] - 1))control_w = original_w.clone()control_w[:, 256*control_head:256*(control_head+1)] = 0save_edit(target_name, control_w)
control_request = {    "type": "teacher_forced", "model": "edited",    "texts": broad_request["texts"],    "return": {"token_logprobs": True, "topk": 20}}(work / "control_head_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(control_request))(work / "control_head_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps({    "tensor": target_name, "head": control_head, "multiplier": 0.0,    "purpose": "temporary same-KV-group negative control"}))with (work / "notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write(f"\nNEXT PASS20/25: teacher-forced six broad probes; temporary ONLY L15H{control_head}=0, H7 restored to original. Control selected from H4-H6 with matching-loop attention <0.2 by closest original output Frobenius norm to H7. Not a new candidate. Restore frozen H7 ablation after causal controls.\n")print("Temporary control head:", control_head)print("FORWARD REQUEST:", json.dumps(control_request))

# Hypothesis: a comparable non-copying head will not reproduce L15H7's selective loop suppression.import numpy as np
layer15_heads = [h for h in loc["heads"] if h["layer"] == 15]head_norms = [float(original_w[:, 256*h:256*(h+1)].norm()) for h in range(8)]print("Layer-15 head evidence:", [    {"head": h["head"], "matching_productive": round(h["ind_good"], 4),     "matching_loop": round(h["ind_loop"], 4),     "output_norm": round(head_norms[h["head"]], 3)}    for h in layer15_heads])control_pool = [h["head"] for h in layer15_heads                if h["head"] in (4, 5, 6) and h["ind_loop"] < 0.2]assert control_poolcontrol_head = min(control_pool, key=lambda h: abs(head_norms[h] / head_norms[7] - 1))control_w = original_w.clone()control_w[:, 256*control_head:256*(control_head+1)] = 0save_edit(target_name, control_w)
control_request = {    "type": "teacher_forced", "model": "edited",    "texts": broad_request["texts"],    "return": {"token_logprobs": True, "topk": 20}}(work / "control_head_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(control_request))(work / "control_head_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps({    "tensor": target_name, "head": control_head, "multiplier": 0.0,    "purpose": "temporary same-KV-group negative control"}))with (work / "notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write(f"\nNEXT PASS20/25: teacher-forced six broad probes; temporary ONLY L15H{control_head}=0, H7 restored to original. Control selected from H4-H6 with matching-loop attention <0.2 by closest original output Frobenius norm to H7. Not a new candidate. Restore frozen H7 ablation after causal controls.\n")print("Temporary control head:", control_head)print("FORWARD REQUEST:", json.dumps(control_request))

OUTPUT of Python run 39 of at most 300:

Layer-15 head evidence: [{'head': 0, 'matching_productive': 0.0078, 'matching_loop': 0.083, 'output_norm': 7.023}, {'head': 1, 'matching_productive': 0.0162, 'matching_loop': 0.1094, 'output_norm': 6.409}, {'head': 2, 'matching_productive': 0.0092, 'matching_loop': 0.1438, 'output_norm': 6.906}, {'head': 3, 'matching_productive': 0.0215, 'matching_loop': 0.1798, 'output_norm': 8.2}, {'head': 4, 'matching_productive': 0.0123, 'matching_loop': 0.1613, 'output_norm': 7.377}, {'head': 5, 'matching_productive': 0.0424, 'matching_loop': 0.3213, 'output_norm': 7.346}, {'head': 6, 'matching_productive': 0.0136, 'matching_loop': 0.214, 'output_norm': 6.765}, {'head': 7, 'matching_productive': 0.0824, 'matching_loop': 0.8871, 'output_norm': 6.478}]Temporary control head: 4FORWARD REQUEST: {"type": "teacher_forced", "model": "edited", "texts": ["<|im_start|>user\nMaya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nSix notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\nThe total cost is 24 + 6 = 30 dollars. Paying 50 dollars gives 50 - 30 = 20 dollars in change.\nAn independent calculation subtracts the purchases one at a time: 50 - 24 = 26, then 26 - 6 = 20.\nChecking the result, the 30 dollars spent plus the 20 dollars returned equals the original 50 dollars. Both methods agree on 20 dollars.\n", "<|im_start|>user\nMaya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nSix notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\n", "<|im_start|>user\nSolve the equation 3(2x - 5) = 27 for x.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nExpanding the left side gives 6x - 15 = 27.\nAdd 15 to both sides to obtain 6x = 42. Dividing both sides by 6 gives x = 7.\nSubstitute into the original equation: 2 * 7 - 5 = 14 - 5 = 9, and 3 * 9 = 27. This equals the right side.\nAlternatively, divide the original equation by 3 first: 2x - 5 = 9. Then 2x = 14 and x = 7. The two methods give the same unique solution.\n", "<|im_start|>user\nSolve the equation 3(2x - 5) = 27 for x.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nExpanding the left side gives 6x - 15 = 27.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\n", "<|im_start|>user\nFind the remainder when 3^12 is divided by 7.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nI will track the remainder after each multiplication by 3, reducing modulo 7 each time. The starting remainder for exponent 0 is 1.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 2: 3 * 3 = 9, remainder 2.\nExponent 3: 2 * 3 = 6, remainder 6.\nExponent 4: 6 * 3 = 18, remainder 4.\nExponent 5: 4 * 3 = 12, remainder 5.\nExponent 6: 5 * 3 = 15, remainder 1.\nExponent 7: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 8: 3 * 3 = 9, remainder 2.\nExponent 9: 2 * 3 = 6, remainder 6.\nExponent 10: 6 * 3 = 18, remainder 4.\nExponent 11: 4 * 3 = 12, remainder 5.\nExponent 12: 5 * 3 = 15, remainder 1.\nSo the requested remainder is 1.\n", "<|im_start|>user\nFind the remainder when 3^12 is divided by 7.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nI will track the remainder after each multiplication by 3, reducing modulo 7 each time. The starting remainder for exponent 0 is 1.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\n"], "return": {"token_logprobs": true, "topk": 20}}

Layer-15 head evidence: [{'head': 0, 'matching_productive': 0.0078, 'matching_loop': 0.083, 'output_norm': 7.023}, {'head': 1, 'matching_productive': 0.0162, 'matching_loop': 0.1094, 'output_norm': 6.409}, {'head': 2, 'matching_productive': 0.0092, 'matching_loop': 0.1438, 'output_norm': 6.906}, {'head': 3, 'matching_productive': 0.0215, 'matching_loop': 0.1798, 'output_norm': 8.2}, {'head': 4, 'matching_productive': 0.0123, 'matching_loop': 0.1613, 'output_norm': 7.377}, {'head': 5, 'matching_productive': 0.0424, 'matching_loop': 0.3213, 'output_norm': 7.346}, {'head': 6, 'matching_productive': 0.0136, 'matching_loop': 0.214, 'output_norm': 6.765}, {'head': 7, 'matching_productive': 0.0824, 'matching_loop': 0.8871, 'output_norm': 6.478}]Temporary control head: 4FORWARD REQUEST: {"type": "teacher_forced", "model": "edited", "texts": ["<|im_start|>user\nMaya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nSix notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\nThe total cost is 24 + 6 = 30 dollars. Paying 50 dollars gives 50 - 30 = 20 dollars in change.\nAn independent calculation subtracts the purchases one at a time: 50 - 24 = 26, then 26 - 6 = 20.\nChecking the result, the 30 dollars spent plus the 20 dollars returned equals the original 50 dollars. Both methods agree on 20 dollars.\n", "<|im_start|>user\nMaya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nSix notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\n", "<|im_start|>user\nSolve the equation 3(2x - 5) = 27 for x.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nExpanding the left side gives 6x - 15 = 27.\nAdd 15 to both sides to obtain 6x = 42. Dividing both sides by 6 gives x = 7.\nSubstitute into the original equation: 2 * 7 - 5 = 14 - 5 = 9, and 3 * 9 = 27. This equals the right side.\nAlternatively, divide the original equation by 3 first: 2x - 5 = 9. Then 2x = 14 and x = 7. The two methods give the same unique solution.\n", "<|im_start|>user\nSolve the equation 3(2x - 5) = 27 for x.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nExpanding the left side gives 6x - 15 = 27.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\n", "<|im_start|>user\nFind the remainder when 3^12 is divided by 7.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nI will track the remainder after each multiplication by 3, reducing modulo 7 each time. The starting remainder for exponent 0 is 1.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 2: 3 * 3 = 9, remainder 2.\nExponent 3: 2 * 3 = 6, remainder 6.\nExponent 4: 6 * 3 = 18, remainder 4.\nExponent 5: 4 * 3 = 12, remainder 5.\nExponent 6: 5 * 3 = 15, remainder 1.\nExponent 7: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 8: 3 * 3 = 9, remainder 2.\nExponent 9: 2 * 3 = 6, remainder 6.\nExponent 10: 6 * 3 = 18, remainder 4.\nExponent 11: 4 * 3 = 12, remainder 5.\nExponent 12: 5 * 3 = 15, remainder 1.\nSo the requested remainder is 1.\n", "<|im_start|>user\nFind the remainder when 3^12 is divided by 7.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nI will track the remainder after each multiplication by 3, reducing modulo 7 each time. The starting remainder for exponent 0 is 1.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\n"], "return": {"token_logprobs": true, "topk": 20}}

Head 4 is the control: its repetition-retrieval attention is 16.1%, versus 88.7% for head 7, and its output-weight norm is comparable. Only head 4 is currently ablated; head 7 has been restored for this test. Much weaker or less selective loop suppression would support the localization, while a similar effect would argue against head-7 specificity.

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{"type":"teacher_forced","model":"edited","texts":["<|im_start|>user\nMaya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nSix notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\nThe total cost is 24 + 6 = 30 dollars. Paying 50 dollars gives 50 - 30 = 20 dollars in change.\nAn independent calculation subtracts the purchases one at a time: 50 - 24 = 26, then 26 - 6 = 20.\nChecking the result, the 30 dollars spent plus the 20 dollars returned equals the original 50 dollars. Both methods agree on 20 dollars.\n","<|im_start|>user\nMaya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nSix notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\n","<|im_start|>user\nSolve the equation 3(2x - 5) = 27 for x.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nExpanding the left side gives 6x - 15 = 27.\nAdd 15 to both sides to obtain 6x = 42. Dividing both sides by 6 gives x = 7.\nSubstitute into the original equation: 2 * 7 - 5 = 14 - 5 = 9, and 3 * 9 = 27. This equals the right side.\nAlternatively, divide the original equation by 3 first: 2x - 5 = 9. Then 2x = 14 and x = 7. The two methods give the same unique solution.\n","<|im_start|>user\nSolve the equation 3(2x - 5) = 27 for x.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nExpanding the left side gives 6x - 15 = 27.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\n","<|im_start|>user\nFind the remainder when 3^12 is divided by 7.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nI will track the remainder after each multiplication by 3, reducing modulo 7 each time. The starting remainder for exponent 0 is 1.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 2: 3 * 3 = 9, remainder 2.\nExponent 3: 2 * 3 = 6, remainder 6.\nExponent 4: 6 * 3 = 18, remainder 4.\nExponent 5: 4 * 3 = 12, remainder 5.\nExponent 6: 5 * 3 = 15, remainder 1.\nExponent 7: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 8: 3 * 3 = 9, remainder 2.\nExponent 9: 2 * 3 = 6, remainder 4.\nExponent 10: 6 * 3 = 18, remainder 4.\nExponent 11: 4 * 3 = 12, remainder 5.\nExponent 12: 5 * 3 = 15, remainder 1.\nSo the requested remainder is 1.\n","<|im_start|>user\nFind the remainder when 3^12 is divided by 7.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nI will track the remainder after each multiplication by 3, reducing modulo 7 each time. The starting remainder for exponent 0 is 1.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\n"],"return":{"token_logprobs":true,"topk":20}}

{"type":"teacher_forced","model":"edited","texts":["<|im_start|>user\nMaya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nSix notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\nThe total cost is 24 + 6 = 30 dollars. Paying 50 dollars gives 50 - 30 = 20 dollars in change.\nAn independent calculation subtracts the purchases one at a time: 50 - 24 = 26, then 26 - 6 = 20.\nChecking the result, the 30 dollars spent plus the 20 dollars returned equals the original 50 dollars. Both methods agree on 20 dollars.\n","<|im_start|>user\nMaya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nSix notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\n","<|im_start|>user\nSolve the equation 3(2x - 5) = 27 for x.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nExpanding the left side gives 6x - 15 = 27.\nAdd 15 to both sides to obtain 6x = 42. Dividing both sides by 6 gives x = 7.\nSubstitute into the original equation: 2 * 7 - 5 = 14 - 5 = 9, and 3 * 9 = 27. This equals the right side.\nAlternatively, divide the original equation by 3 first: 2x - 5 = 9. Then 2x = 14 and x = 7. The two methods give the same unique solution.\n","<|im_start|>user\nSolve the equation 3(2x - 5) = 27 for x.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nExpanding the left side gives 6x - 15 = 27.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\n","<|im_start|>user\nFind the remainder when 3^12 is divided by 7.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nI will track the remainder after each multiplication by 3, reducing modulo 7 each time. The starting remainder for exponent 0 is 1.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 2: 3 * 3 = 9, remainder 2.\nExponent 3: 2 * 3 = 6, remainder 6.\nExponent 4: 6 * 3 = 18, remainder 4.\nExponent 5: 4 * 3 = 12, remainder 5.\nExponent 6: 5 * 3 = 15, remainder 1.\nExponent 7: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 8: 3 * 3 = 9, remainder 2.\nExponent 9: 2 * 3 = 6, remainder 4.\nExponent 10: 6 * 3 = 18, remainder 4.\nExponent 11: 4 * 3 = 12, remainder 5.\nExponent 12: 5 * 3 = 15, remainder 1.\nSo the requested remainder is 1.\n","<|im_start|>user\nFind the remainder when 3^12 is divided by 7.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nI will track the remainder after each multiplication by 3, reducing modulo 7 each time. The starting remainder for exponent 0 is 1.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\n"],"return":{"token_logprobs":true,"topk":20}}

Forward pass 20 of 25 done (teacher_forced); results in /work/fwd_28/. Summary:

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{ "ok": true, "lengths": [  201,  306,  185,  263,  318,  300 ], "files": {  "input_ids": [   6,   318  ],  "token_logprobs": [   6,   317  ],  "topk_logprobs": [   6,   318,   20  ],  "topk_ids": [   6,   318,   20  ] }, "edited_tensors": 1, "mean_token_logprob": [  -1.4421441555023193,  -0.6374606490135193,  -1.1041980981826782,  -0.6231811046600342,  -0.6018698215484619,  -0.5700088739395142 ], "type": "teacher_forced", "s": 0.4}

Forward passes left: 5.

The control pass completed, but I accidentally changed one number in the productive modular-arithmetic text. That row is not an exact matched comparison and must be excluded; the other five texts can still provide valid controls. I will audit text identity, calculate those comparisons, and then temporarily amplify head 7 to test the opposite predicted effect. Increased repeated-continuation likelihood would strengthen the causal interpretation.

python

# Hypothesis: the same-layer control has weaker loop effects, while amplifying H7 should reinforce copying.import numpy as npimport json
regions = json.loads((work / "broad_probe_regions.json").read_text())base_meta = json.loads((work / "fwd_25" / "meta.json").read_text())ctrl_meta = json.loads((work / "fwd_28" / "meta.json").read_text())base_lp = np.load(work / "fwd_25" / "token_logprobs.npy")ctrl_lp = np.load(work / "fwd_28" / "token_logprobs.npy")abl_lp = np.load(work / "fwd_26" / "token_logprobs.npy")control_results = []for i, reg in enumerate(regions):    same_text = base_meta["texts"][i] == ctrl_meta["texts"][i]    row = {"case": reg["case"], "kind": reg["kind"], "exact_text_match": same_text}    if same_text:        for label, start in (("body", reg["branch"]), ("late", reg["late"])):            sl = slice(start - 1, reg["length"] - 1)            row[label + "_H4_delta"] = float(np.mean(ctrl_lp[i, sl] - base_lp[i, sl]))            row[label + "_H7_delta"] = float(np.mean(abl_lp[i, sl] - base_lp[i, sl]))    else:        row["excluded_reason"] = "transcription error: exponent-9 remainder changed from 6 to 4"    control_results.append(row)print("Exact-text control comparisons:", json.dumps(control_results, indent=2))(work / "same_layer_control_results.json").write_text(json.dumps(control_results, indent=2))
amplified_w = original_w.clone()amplified_w[:, 1792:2048] *= 1.5save_edit(target_name, amplified_w)amplify_request = {    "type": "teacher_forced", "model": "edited",    "texts": broad_request["texts"],    "return": {"token_logprobs": True, "topk": 20}}(work / "amplification_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(amplify_request))with (work / "notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("\nPass20/25 fwd_28: temporary L15H4=0 same-layer control. Productive modular text had accidental exponent9 remainder4 instead of6; exclude that row entirely from matched comparisons. Five other texts exact. Results " + json.dumps(control_results) + "\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS21/25: temporary ONLY L15H7 output columns1792:2048 multiplied by1.5, H4 original. All six ORIGINAL broad texts, including correct exponent9 remainder6. Bidirectional causal control, not candidate selection. Restore H7=0 immediately afterward.\n")print("Active temporary edit: L15H7 multiplier 1.5; every other value original.")print("FORWARD REQUEST:", json.dumps(amplify_request))

# Hypothesis: the same-layer control has weaker loop effects, while amplifying H7 should reinforce copying.import numpy as npimport json
regions = json.loads((work / "broad_probe_regions.json").read_text())base_meta = json.loads((work / "fwd_25" / "meta.json").read_text())ctrl_meta = json.loads((work / "fwd_28" / "meta.json").read_text())base_lp = np.load(work / "fwd_25" / "token_logprobs.npy")ctrl_lp = np.load(work / "fwd_28" / "token_logprobs.npy")abl_lp = np.load(work / "fwd_26" / "token_logprobs.npy")control_results = []for i, reg in enumerate(regions):    same_text = base_meta["texts"][i] == ctrl_meta["texts"][i]    row = {"case": reg["case"], "kind": reg["kind"], "exact_text_match": same_text}    if same_text:        for label, start in (("body", reg["branch"]), ("late", reg["late"])):            sl = slice(start - 1, reg["length"] - 1)            row[label + "_H4_delta"] = float(np.mean(ctrl_lp[i, sl] - base_lp[i, sl]))            row[label + "_H7_delta"] = float(np.mean(abl_lp[i, sl] - base_lp[i, sl]))    else:        row["excluded_reason"] = "transcription error: exponent-9 remainder changed from 6 to 4"    control_results.append(row)print("Exact-text control comparisons:", json.dumps(control_results, indent=2))(work / "same_layer_control_results.json").write_text(json.dumps(control_results, indent=2))
amplified_w = original_w.clone()amplified_w[:, 1792:2048] *= 1.5save_edit(target_name, amplified_w)amplify_request = {    "type": "teacher_forced", "model": "edited",    "texts": broad_request["texts"],    "return": {"token_logprobs": True, "topk": 20}}(work / "amplification_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(amplify_request))with (work / "notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("\nPass20/25 fwd_28: temporary L15H4=0 same-layer control. Productive modular text had accidental exponent9 remainder4 instead of6; exclude that row entirely from matched comparisons. Five other texts exact. Results " + json.dumps(control_results) + "\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS21/25: temporary ONLY L15H7 output columns1792:2048 multiplied by1.5, H4 original. All six ORIGINAL broad texts, including correct exponent9 remainder6. Bidirectional causal control, not candidate selection. Restore H7=0 immediately afterward.\n")print("Active temporary edit: L15H7 multiplier 1.5; every other value original.")print("FORWARD REQUEST:", json.dumps(amplify_request))

OUTPUT of Python run 40 of at most 300:

Exact-text control comparisons: [  {    "case": "shopping",    "kind": "productive",    "exact_text_match": true,    "body_H4_delta": -0.02652689628303051,    "body_H7_delta": -0.0026405879762023687,    "late_H4_delta": -0.02652689628303051,    "late_H7_delta": -0.0026405879762023687  },  {    "case": "shopping",    "kind": "loop",    "exact_text_match": true,    "body_H4_delta": -0.012534139677882195,    "body_H7_delta": -0.060585420578718185,    "late_H4_delta": -0.005341680254787207,    "late_H7_delta": -0.04146604612469673  },  {    "case": "linear_equation",    "kind": "productive",    "body_H4_delta": -0.020141422748565674,    "body_H7_delta": 0.007430569268763065,    "late_H4_delta": -0.020141422748565674,    "late_H7_delta": 0.007430569268763065  },  {    "case": "linear_equation",    "kind": "loop",    "body_H4_delta": 0.0019839468877762556,    "body_H7_delta": -0.057098474353551865,    "late_H4_delta": -0.0007116625201888382,    "late_H7_delta": -0.05925427004694939  },  {    "case": "modular_progress",    "exact_text_match": false,    "excluded_reason": "transcription error: exponent-9 remainder changed from 6 to 4"  },  {    "case": "modular_progress",    "body_H4_delta": -0.00046950357500463724,    "body_H7_delta": -0.027161920443177223,    "late_H4_delta": -0.000541596207767725,    "late_H7_delta": -0.02684660255908966  }]Active temporary edit: L15H7 multiplier 1.5; every other value original.FORWARD REQUEST: {"type": "teacher_forced", "model": "edited", "texts": ["<|im_start|>user\nMaya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nSix notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\nThe total cost is 24 + 6 = 30 dollars. Paying 50 dollars gives 50 - 30 = 20 dollars in change.\nAn independent calculation subtracts the purchases one at a time: 50 - 24 = 26, then 26 - 6 = 20.\nChecking the result, the 30 dollars spent plus the 20 dollars returned equals the original 50 dollars. Both methods agree on 20 dollars.\n", "<|im_start|>user\nMaya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nSix notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\n", "<|im_start|>user\nSolve the equation 3(2x - 5) = 27 for x.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nExpanding the left side gives 6x - 15 = 27.\nAdd 15 to both sides to obtain 6x = 42. Dividing both sides by 6 gives x = 7.\nSubstitute into the original equation: 2 * 7 - 5 = 14 - 5 = 9, and 3 * 9 = 27. This equals the right side.\nAlternatively, divide the original equation by 3 first: 2x - 5 = 9. Then 2x = 14 and x = 7. The two methods give the same unique solution.\n", "<|im_start|>user\nSolve the equation 3(2x - 5) = 27 for x.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nExpanding the left side gives 6x - 15 = 27.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\n", "<|im_start|>user\nFind the remainder when 3^12 is divided by 7.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nI will track the remainder after each multiplication by 3, reducing modulo 7 each time. The starting remainder for exponent 0 is 1.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 2: 3 * 3 = 9, remainder 2.\nExponent 3: 2 * 3 = 6, remainder 6.\nExponent 4: 6 * 3 = 18, remainder 4.\nExponent 5: 4 * 3 = 12, remainder 5.\nExponent 6: 5 * 3 = 15, remainder 1.\nExponent 7: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 8: 3 * 3 = 9, remainder 2.\nExponent 9: 2 * 3 = 6, remainder 6.\nExponent 10: 6 * 3 = 18, remainder 4.\nExponent 11: 4 * 3 = 12, remainder 5.\nExponent 12: 5 * 3 = 15, remainder 1.\nSo the requested remainder is 1.\n", "<|im_start|>user\nFind the remainder when 3^12 is divided by 7.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nI will track the remainder after each multiplication by 3, reducing modulo 7 each time. The starting remainder for exponent 0 is 1.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\n"], "return": {"token_logprobs": true, "topk": 20}}
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Exact-text control comparisons: [  {    "case": "shopping",    "kind": "productive",    "exact_text_match": true,    "body_H4_delta": -0.02652689628303051,    "body_H7_delta": -0.0026405879762023687,    "late_H4_delta": -0.02652689628303051,    "late_H7_delta": -0.0026405879762023687  },  {    "case": "shopping",    "kind": "loop",    "exact_text_match": true,    "body_H4_delta": -0.012534139677882195,    "body_H7_delta": -0.060585420578718185,    "late_H4_delta": -0.005341680254787207,    "late_H7_delta": -0.04146604612469673  },  {    "case": "linear_equation",    "kind": "productive",    "body_H4_delta": -0.020141422748565674,    "body_H7_delta": 0.007430569268763065,    "late_H4_delta": -0.020141422748565674,    "late_H7_delta": 0.007430569268763065  },  {    "case": "linear_equation",    "kind": "loop",    "body_H4_delta": 0.0019839468877762556,    "body_H7_delta": -0.057098474353551865,    "late_H4_delta": -0.0007116625201888382,    "late_H7_delta": -0.05925427004694939  },  {    "case": "modular_progress",    "exact_text_match": false,    "excluded_reason": "transcription error: exponent-9 remainder changed from 6 to 4"  },  {    "case": "modular_progress",    "body_H4_delta": -0.00046950357500463724,    "body_H7_delta": -0.027161920443177223,    "late_H4_delta": -0.000541596207767725,    "late_H7_delta": -0.02684660255908966  }]Active temporary edit: L15H7 multiplier 1.5; every other value original.FORWARD REQUEST: {"type": "teacher_forced", "model": "edited", "texts": ["<|im_start|>user\nMaya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nSix notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\nThe total cost is 24 + 6 = 30 dollars. Paying 50 dollars gives 50 - 30 = 20 dollars in change.\nAn independent calculation subtracts the purchases one at a time: 50 - 24 = 26, then 26 - 6 = 20.\nChecking the result, the 30 dollars spent plus the 20 dollars returned equals the original 50 dollars. Both methods agree on 20 dollars.\n", "<|im_start|>user\nMaya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nSix notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\n", "<|im_start|>user\nSolve the equation 3(2x - 5) = 27 for x.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nExpanding the left side gives 6x - 15 = 27.\nAdd 15 to both sides to obtain 6x = 42. Dividing both sides by 6 gives x = 7.\nSubstitute into the original equation: 2 * 7 - 5 = 14 - 5 = 9, and 3 * 9 = 27. This equals the right side.\nAlternatively, divide the original equation by 3 first: 2x - 5 = 9. Then 2x = 14 and x = 7. The two methods give the same unique solution.\n", "<|im_start|>user\nSolve the equation 3(2x - 5) = 27 for x.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nExpanding the left side gives 6x - 15 = 27.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\n", "<|im_start|>user\nFind the remainder when 3^12 is divided by 7.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nI will track the remainder after each multiplication by 3, reducing modulo 7 each time. The starting remainder for exponent 0 is 1.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 2: 3 * 3 = 9, remainder 2.\nExponent 3: 2 * 3 = 6, remainder 6.\nExponent 4: 6 * 3 = 18, remainder 4.\nExponent 5: 4 * 3 = 12, remainder 5.\nExponent 6: 5 * 3 = 15, remainder 1.\nExponent 7: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 8: 3 * 3 = 9, remainder 2.\nExponent 9: 2 * 3 = 6, remainder 6.\nExponent 10: 6 * 3 = 18, remainder 4.\nExponent 11: 4 * 3 = 12, remainder 5.\nExponent 12: 5 * 3 = 15, remainder 1.\nSo the requested remainder is 1.\n", "<|im_start|>user\nFind the remainder when 3^12 is divided by 7.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nI will track the remainder after each multiplication by 3, reducing modulo 7 each time. The starting remainder for exponent 0 is 1.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\n"], "return": {"token_logprobs": true, "topk": 20}}
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Ablating head 4 barely affected the three loops and reduced likelihood on both valid matched productive texts. Head 7’s ablation suppressed those loops substantially more while preserving the productive texts better, supporting component specificity. I will now test head 7 at 1.5 times its original strength; reinforcing loops would provide an opposite-direction causal check.

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{"type":"teacher_forced","model":"edited","texts":["<|im_start|>user\nMaya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nSix notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\nThe total cost is 24 + 6 = 30 dollars. Paying 50 dollars gives 50 - 30 = 20 dollars in change.\nAn independent calculation subtracts the purchases one at a time: 50 - 24 = 26, then 26 - 6 = 20.\nChecking the result, the 30 dollars spent plus the 20 dollars returned equals the original 50 dollars. Both methods agree on 20 dollars.\n","<|im_start|>user\nMaya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nSix notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\n","<|im_start|>user\nSolve the equation 3(2x - 5) = 27 for x.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nExpanding the left side gives 6x - 15 = 27.\nAdd 15 to both sides to obtain 6x = 42. Dividing both sides by 6 gives x = 7.\nSubstitute into the original equation: 2 * 7 - 5 = 14 - 5 = 9, and 3 * 9 = 27. This equals the right side.\nAlternatively, divide the original equation by 3 first: 2x - 5 = 9. Then 2x = 14 and x = 7. The two methods give the same unique solution.\n","<|im_start|>user\nSolve the equation 3(2x - 5) = 27 for x.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nExpanding the left side gives 6x - 15 = 27.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\n","<|im_start|>user\nFind the remainder when 3^12 is divided by 7.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nI will track the remainder after each multiplication by 3, reducing modulo 7 each time. The starting remainder for exponent 0 is 1.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 2: 3 * 3 = 9, remainder 2.\nExponent 3: 2 * 3 = 6, remainder 6.\nExponent 4: 6 * 3 = 18, remainder 4.\nExponent 5: 4 * 3 = 12, remainder 5.\nExponent 6: 5 * 3 = 15, remainder 1.\nExponent 7: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 8: 3 * 3 = 9, remainder 2.\nExponent 9: 2 * 3 = 6, remainder 6.\nExponent 10: 6 * 3 = 18, remainder 4.\nExponent 11: 4 * 3 = 12, remainder 5.\nExponent 12: 5 * 3 = 15, remainder 1.\nSo the requested remainder is 1.\n","<|im_start|>user\nFind the remainder when 3^12 is divided by 7.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nI will track the remainder after each multiplication by 3, reducing modulo 7 each time. The starting remainder for exponent 0 is 1.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\n"],"return":{"token_logprobs":true,"topk":20}}

{"type":"teacher_forced","model":"edited","texts":["<|im_start|>user\nMaya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nSix notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\nThe total cost is 24 + 6 = 30 dollars. Paying 50 dollars gives 50 - 30 = 20 dollars in change.\nAn independent calculation subtracts the purchases one at a time: 50 - 24 = 26, then 26 - 6 = 20.\nChecking the result, the 30 dollars spent plus the 20 dollars returned equals the original 50 dollars. Both methods agree on 20 dollars.\n","<|im_start|>user\nMaya buys 6 notebooks at 4 dollars each and 3 pens at 2 dollars each. She pays with 50 dollars. How much change does she receive?\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nSix notebooks cost 6 * 4 = 24 dollars. Three pens cost 3 * 2 = 6 dollars.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\nWait, six notebooks cost 24 dollars and three pens cost 6 dollars. The total is 30 dollars. I should subtract the total from 50.\n","<|im_start|>user\nSolve the equation 3(2x - 5) = 27 for x.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nExpanding the left side gives 6x - 15 = 27.\nAdd 15 to both sides to obtain 6x = 42. Dividing both sides by 6 gives x = 7.\nSubstitute into the original equation: 2 * 7 - 5 = 14 - 5 = 9, and 3 * 9 = 27. This equals the right side.\nAlternatively, divide the original equation by 3 first: 2x - 5 = 9. Then 2x = 14 and x = 7. The two methods give the same unique solution.\n","<|im_start|>user\nSolve the equation 3(2x - 5) = 27 for x.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nExpanding the left side gives 6x - 15 = 27.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\nWait, the equation is 6x - 15 = 27. Adding 15 to both sides should isolate the term 6x.\n","<|im_start|>user\nFind the remainder when 3^12 is divided by 7.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nI will track the remainder after each multiplication by 3, reducing modulo 7 each time. The starting remainder for exponent 0 is 1.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 2: 3 * 3 = 9, remainder 2.\nExponent 3: 2 * 3 = 6, remainder 6.\nExponent 4: 6 * 3 = 18, remainder 4.\nExponent 5: 4 * 3 = 12, remainder 5.\nExponent 6: 5 * 3 = 15, remainder 1.\nExponent 7: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 8: 3 * 3 = 9, remainder 2.\nExponent 9: 2 * 3 = 6, remainder 6.\nExponent 10: 6 * 3 = 18, remainder 4.\nExponent 11: 4 * 3 = 12, remainder 5.\nExponent 12: 5 * 3 = 15, remainder 1.\nSo the requested remainder is 1.\n","<|im_start|>user\nFind the remainder when 3^12 is divided by 7.\nPlease reason step by step, and put your final answer within \\boxed{}.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\nI will track the remainder after each multiplication by 3, reducing modulo 7 each time. The starting remainder for exponent 0 is 1.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\nExponent 1: 1 * 3 = 3, remainder 3.\n"],"return":{"token_logprobs":true,"topk":20}}

Forward pass 21 of 25 done (teacher_forced); results in /work/fwd_29/. Summary:

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Forward passes left: 4.

The amplification pass completed, so I will compare its reasoning-token likelihoods with the original model before drawing conclusions. I will then restore the frozen head-7 ablation exactly and use all four remaining passes for fresh paired accuracy measurements. The causal probes explain a plausible mechanism, but the edit still needs independent evidence that more problems are answered correctly.

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# Hypothesis: H7 amplification reinforces loops; the frozen ablation must independently improve held-out accuracy.amp_meta = json.loads((work / "fwd_29" / "meta.json").read_text())assert amp_meta["texts"] == base_meta["texts"], "Exclude any nonidentical probe before comparison."amp_lp = np.load(work / "fwd_29" / "token_logprobs.npy")amplification_results = []for i, reg in enumerate(regions):    row = {"case": reg["case"], "kind": reg["kind"]}    for label, start in (("body", reg["branch"]), ("late", reg["late"])):        sl = slice(start - 1, reg["length"] - 1)        row[label + "_delta"] = float(np.mean(amp_lp[i, sl] - base_lp[i, sl]))    amplification_results.append(row)print("H7 x1.5 versus original:", json.dumps(amplification_results, indent=2))(work / "amplification_results.json").write_text(json.dumps(amplification_results, indent=2))
frozen_w = original_w.clone()frozen_w[:, 1792:2048] = 0save_edit(target_name, frozen_w)assert edited() == [target_name]assert torch.equal(load(target_name), frozen_w)frozen_recipe = json.loads((work / "frozen_final_candidate_recipe.json").read_text())(work / "current_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(frozen_recipe))
all_fresh_ids = holdout_info["H2"] + holdout_info["H3"] + holdout_info["H4"]assert len(all_fresh_ids) == len(set(all_fresh_ids)) == 768assert set(all_fresh_ids).isdisjoint(holdout_info["H1"])assert set(all_fresh_ids).isdisjoint(json.loads((work / "dev_ids.json").read_text()))assert set(h2a_ids + h2b_ids) == set(holdout_info["H2"])
sample_record = json.loads((work / "gen_20_original.jsonl").open().readline())print("Generation record fields:", list(sample_record))print("Short metadata:", {k: v for k, v in sample_record.items()                         if isinstance(v, (bool, int, float)) or                         (isinstance(v, str) and len(v) < 70)})with (work / "notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("\nPass21/25 fwd_29: temporary L15H7 x1.5, all six texts verified exact. Deltas " + json.dumps(amplification_results) + "\n")    f.write("RESTORED frozen candidate: ONLY L15 o_proj columns1792:2048 zero; all other values original. Remaining4 passes reserved for H2A128,H2B128,H3 256,H4 256 paired accuracy. All768 fresh IDs disjoint and unused. No further tuning.\n")print("Frozen candidate restored and verified. Passes used: 21/25.")

# Hypothesis: H7 amplification reinforces loops; the frozen ablation must independently improve held-out accuracy.amp_meta = json.loads((work / "fwd_29" / "meta.json").read_text())assert amp_meta["texts"] == base_meta["texts"], "Exclude any nonidentical probe before comparison."amp_lp = np.load(work / "fwd_29" / "token_logprobs.npy")amplification_results = []for i, reg in enumerate(regions):    row = {"case": reg["case"], "kind": reg["kind"]}    for label, start in (("body", reg["branch"]), ("late", reg["late"])):        sl = slice(start - 1, reg["length"] - 1)        row[label + "_delta"] = float(np.mean(amp_lp[i, sl] - base_lp[i, sl]))    amplification_results.append(row)print("H7 x1.5 versus original:", json.dumps(amplification_results, indent=2))(work / "amplification_results.json").write_text(json.dumps(amplification_results, indent=2))
frozen_w = original_w.clone()frozen_w[:, 1792:2048] = 0save_edit(target_name, frozen_w)assert edited() == [target_name]assert torch.equal(load(target_name), frozen_w)frozen_recipe = json.loads((work / "frozen_final_candidate_recipe.json").read_text())(work / "current_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(frozen_recipe))
all_fresh_ids = holdout_info["H2"] + holdout_info["H3"] + holdout_info["H4"]assert len(all_fresh_ids) == len(set(all_fresh_ids)) == 768assert set(all_fresh_ids).isdisjoint(holdout_info["H1"])assert set(all_fresh_ids).isdisjoint(json.loads((work / "dev_ids.json").read_text()))assert set(h2a_ids + h2b_ids) == set(holdout_info["H2"])
sample_record = json.loads((work / "gen_20_original.jsonl").open().readline())print("Generation record fields:", list(sample_record))print("Short metadata:", {k: v for k, v in sample_record.items()                         if isinstance(v, (bool, int, float)) or                         (isinstance(v, str) and len(v) < 70)})with (work / "notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("\nPass21/25 fwd_29: temporary L15H7 x1.5, all six texts verified exact. Deltas " + json.dumps(amplification_results) + "\n")    f.write("RESTORED frozen candidate: ONLY L15 o_proj columns1792:2048 zero; all other values original. Remaining4 passes reserved for H2A128,H2B128,H3 256,H4 256 paired accuracy. All768 fresh IDs disjoint and unused. No further tuning.\n")print("Frozen candidate restored and verified. Passes used: 21/25.")

OUTPUT of Python run 41 of at most 300:

H7 x1.5 versus original: [  {    "case": "shopping",    "kind": "productive",    "body_delta": -0.002682305406779051,    "late_delta": -0.002682305406779051  },  {    "case": "shopping",    "kind": "loop",    "body_delta": 0.00816801656037569,    "late_delta": 0.004306241404265165  },  {    "case": "linear_equation",    "kind": "productive",    "body_delta": -0.011455855332314968,    "late_delta": -0.011455855332314968  },  {    "case": "linear_equation",    "kind": "loop",    "body_delta": 0.00803687609732151,    "late_delta": 0.007451774552464485  },  {    "case": "modular_progress",    "body_delta": 0.0013557664351537824,    "late_delta": 0.0013557664351537824  },  {    "case": "modular_progress",    "body_delta": 0.0019219532841816545,    "late_delta": 0.000691397930495441  }]Generation record fields: ['id', 'source', 'answer', 'samples']Short metadata: {'id': 'gsm8k_train_263', 'source': 'gsm8k', 'answer': '30'}Frozen candidate restored and verified. Passes used: 21/25.
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H7 x1.5 versus original: [  {    "case": "shopping",    "kind": "productive",    "body_delta": -0.002682305406779051,    "late_delta": -0.002682305406779051  },  {    "case": "shopping",    "kind": "loop",    "body_delta": 0.00816801656037569,    "late_delta": 0.004306241404265165  },  {    "case": "linear_equation",    "kind": "productive",    "body_delta": -0.011455855332314968,    "late_delta": -0.011455855332314968  },  {    "case": "linear_equation",    "kind": "loop",    "body_delta": 0.00803687609732151,    "late_delta": 0.007451774552464485  },  {    "case": "modular_progress",    "body_delta": 0.0013557664351537824,    "late_delta": 0.0013557664351537824  },  {    "case": "modular_progress",    "body_delta": 0.0019219532841816545,    "late_delta": 0.000691397930495441  }]Generation record fields: ['id', 'source', 'answer', 'samples']Short metadata: {'id': 'gsm8k_train_263', 'source': 'gsm8k', 'answer': '30'}Frozen candidate restored and verified. Passes used: 21/25.
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Amplifying head 7 increased repeated-continuation likelihood in all three probes, opposite to ablation; the increases were small but directionally consistent. Together with the same-layer control and earlier dose response, this supports a repetition-reinforcement role. The frozen ablation is restored, and I will retry the untouched paired accuracy test without changing its problems or decoding settings.

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Forward pass 22 of 25 done (generate); results in /work/gen_30_original.jsonl and /work/gen_30_edited.jsonl. Summary:

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Forward passes left: 3.

The fresh test improved from 18/128 to 34/128 correct: a paired gain of 12.5 percentage points with a 3.84-point standard error. Most of the gain came from grade-school problems; competition-math accuracy was nearly unchanged. This is encouraging independent evidence, but I will finish the preselected validation sets without adjusting the edit.

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# Hypothesis: the frozen repetition-head ablation's accuracy gain replicates on independently reserved problems.first_original = json.loads((work / "gen_30_original.jsonl").open().readline())first_edited = json.loads((work / "gen_30_edited.jsonl").open().readline())print("Sample fields:", list(first_original["samples"][0]))print("Original sample metadata:", {    k: v for k, v in first_original["samples"][0].items()    if isinstance(v, (bool, int, float)) or (isinstance(v, str) and len(v) < 100)})print("Edited sample metadata:", {    k: v for k, v in first_edited["samples"][0].items()    if isinstance(v, (bool, int, float)) or (isinstance(v, str) and len(v) < 100)})
primary_runs = [{"set": "H2A", "generation_file_index": 30}](work / "primary_confirmation_runs.json").write_text(json.dumps(primary_runs))h2a_summary = {    "n": 128, "original_correct": 18, "edited_correct": 34,    "gain_pp": 12.5, "SE_pp": 3.84, "wrong_to_right": 21, "right_to_wrong": 5,    "gsm8k_correct": [10, 25], "math_correct": [8, 9]}with (work / "notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("\nPass22/25 gen_30: frozen L15H7=0 on untouched H2A128 succeeded. " +            json.dumps(h2a_summary) +            ". Positive primary confirmation, mostly GSM; do not claim established MATH gain.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS23/25: unchanged frozen candidate, both H2B128, n1, max_tokens32768. Then H3/H4 256 each regardless of interim result.\n")
next_request = {"type": "generate", "model": "both", "problems": h2b_ids,                "n": 1, "max_tokens": 32768}(work / "pass23_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(next_request))assert torch.equal(load(target_name), frozen_w)print("FORWARD REQUEST:", json.dumps(next_request))

# Hypothesis: the frozen repetition-head ablation's accuracy gain replicates on independently reserved problems.first_original = json.loads((work / "gen_30_original.jsonl").open().readline())first_edited = json.loads((work / "gen_30_edited.jsonl").open().readline())print("Sample fields:", list(first_original["samples"][0]))print("Original sample metadata:", {    k: v for k, v in first_original["samples"][0].items()    if isinstance(v, (bool, int, float)) or (isinstance(v, str) and len(v) < 100)})print("Edited sample metadata:", {    k: v for k, v in first_edited["samples"][0].items()    if isinstance(v, (bool, int, float)) or (isinstance(v, str) and len(v) < 100)})
primary_runs = [{"set": "H2A", "generation_file_index": 30}](work / "primary_confirmation_runs.json").write_text(json.dumps(primary_runs))h2a_summary = {    "n": 128, "original_correct": 18, "edited_correct": 34,    "gain_pp": 12.5, "SE_pp": 3.84, "wrong_to_right": 21, "right_to_wrong": 5,    "gsm8k_correct": [10, 25], "math_correct": [8, 9]}with (work / "notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("\nPass22/25 gen_30: frozen L15H7=0 on untouched H2A128 succeeded. " +            json.dumps(h2a_summary) +            ". Positive primary confirmation, mostly GSM; do not claim established MATH gain.\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS23/25: unchanged frozen candidate, both H2B128, n1, max_tokens32768. Then H3/H4 256 each regardless of interim result.\n")
next_request = {"type": "generate", "model": "both", "problems": h2b_ids,                "n": 1, "max_tokens": 32768}(work / "pass23_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(next_request))assert torch.equal(load(target_name), frozen_w)print("FORWARD REQUEST:", json.dumps(next_request))

OUTPUT of Python run 42 of at most 300:

Sample fields: ['text', 'pred', 'correct', 'tokens', 'cut']Original sample metadata: {'pred': '5', 'correct': True, 'tokens': 3172, 'cut': False}Edited sample metadata: {'pred': '5', 'correct': True, 'tokens': 1146, 'cut': False}FORWARD REQUEST: {"type": "generate", "model": "both", "problems": ["gsm8k_train_6158", "gsm8k_train_333", "gsm8k_train_7323", "gsm8k_train_3374", "gsm8k_train_1317", "gsm8k_train_4876", "gsm8k_train_2440", "gsm8k_train_2141", "gsm8k_train_4830", "gsm8k_train_539", "gsm8k_train_185", "gsm8k_train_6938", "gsm8k_train_3436", "gsm8k_train_5475", "gsm8k_train_5989", "gsm8k_train_7000", "gsm8k_train_3878", "gsm8k_train_7355", "gsm8k_train_7194", "gsm8k_train_6516", "gsm8k_train_5712", "gsm8k_train_3709", "gsm8k_train_5293", "gsm8k_train_7191", "gsm8k_train_5669", "gsm8k_train_5919", "gsm8k_train_4052", "gsm8k_train_2308", "gsm8k_train_3312", "gsm8k_train_2935", "gsm8k_train_575", "gsm8k_train_3329", "gsm8k_train_3165", "gsm8k_train_2310", "gsm8k_train_4310", "gsm8k_train_336", "gsm8k_train_4155", "gsm8k_train_4950", "gsm8k_train_1610", "gsm8k_train_3405", "gsm8k_train_6144", "gsm8k_train_1951", "gsm8k_train_4048", "gsm8k_train_6708", "gsm8k_train_5927", "gsm8k_train_5104", "gsm8k_train_7013", "gsm8k_train_5910", "gsm8k_train_346", "gsm8k_train_1382", "gsm8k_train_1097", "gsm8k_train_7220", "gsm8k_train_4988", "gsm8k_train_6013", "gsm8k_train_1179", "gsm8k_train_3433", "gsm8k_train_2099", "gsm8k_train_1511", "gsm8k_train_5273", "gsm8k_train_4714", "gsm8k_train_389", "gsm8k_train_796", "gsm8k_train_581", "gsm8k_train_3407", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_554", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_60", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_861", "math_train_number_theory_821", "math_train_algebra_717", "math_train_prealgebra_684", "math_train_prealgebra_242", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_725", "math_train_precalculus_209", "math_train_counting_and_probability_306", "math_train_algebra_1405", "math_train_precalculus_87", "math_train_precalculus_423", "math_train_precalculus_92", "math_train_prealgebra_718", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1271", "math_train_counting_and_probability_749", "math_train_algebra_1321", "math_train_geometry_706", "math_train_prealgebra_735", "math_train_precalculus_251", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_971", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_841", "math_train_geometry_784", "math_train_precalculus_139", "math_train_prealgebra_589", "math_train_prealgebra_26", "math_train_number_theory_558", "math_train_algebra_1151", "math_train_algebra_1303", "math_train_precalculus_141", "math_train_counting_and_probability_642", "math_train_algebra_272", "math_train_algebra_719", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_763", "math_train_number_theory_75", "math_train_algebra_1186", "math_train_algebra_49", "math_train_geometry_251", "math_train_counting_and_probability_250", "math_train_algebra_1206", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1069", "math_train_number_theory_61", "math_train_algebra_849", "math_train_algebra_756", "math_train_geometry_68", "math_train_number_theory_805", "math_train_algebra_1087", "math_train_precalculus_479", "math_train_prealgebra_231", "math_train_geometry_300", "math_train_algebra_509", "math_train_algebra_753", "math_train_prealgebra_915", "math_train_algebra_1006", "math_train_precalculus_138", "math_train_prealgebra_1069", "math_train_number_theory_359", "math_train_precalculus_169", "math_train_counting_and_probability_676", "math_train_number_theory_349", "math_train_algebra_1450", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_749", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_983"], "n": 1, "max_tokens": 32768}

Sample fields: ['text', 'pred', 'correct', 'tokens', 'cut']Original sample metadata: {'pred': '5', 'correct': True, 'tokens': 3172, 'cut': False}Edited sample metadata: {'pred': '5', 'correct': True, 'tokens': 1146, 'cut': False}FORWARD REQUEST: {"type": "generate", "model": "both", "problems": ["gsm8k_train_6158", "gsm8k_train_333", "gsm8k_train_7323", "gsm8k_train_3374", "gsm8k_train_1317", "gsm8k_train_4876", "gsm8k_train_2440", "gsm8k_train_2141", "gsm8k_train_4830", "gsm8k_train_539", "gsm8k_train_185", "gsm8k_train_6938", "gsm8k_train_3436", "gsm8k_train_5475", "gsm8k_train_5989", "gsm8k_train_7000", "gsm8k_train_3878", "gsm8k_train_7355", "gsm8k_train_7194", "gsm8k_train_6516", "gsm8k_train_5712", "gsm8k_train_3709", "gsm8k_train_5293", "gsm8k_train_7191", "gsm8k_train_5669", "gsm8k_train_5919", "gsm8k_train_4052", "gsm8k_train_2308", "gsm8k_train_3312", "gsm8k_train_2935", "gsm8k_train_575", "gsm8k_train_3329", "gsm8k_train_3165", "gsm8k_train_2310", "gsm8k_train_4310", "gsm8k_train_336", "gsm8k_train_4155", "gsm8k_train_4950", "gsm8k_train_1610", "gsm8k_train_3405", "gsm8k_train_6144", "gsm8k_train_1951", "gsm8k_train_4048", "gsm8k_train_6708", "gsm8k_train_5927", "gsm8k_train_5104", "gsm8k_train_7013", "gsm8k_train_5910", "gsm8k_train_346", "gsm8k_train_1382", "gsm8k_train_1097", "gsm8k_train_7220", "gsm8k_train_4988", "gsm8k_train_6013", "gsm8k_train_1179", "gsm8k_train_3433", "gsm8k_train_2099", "gsm8k_train_1511", "gsm8k_train_5273", "gsm8k_train_4714", "gsm8k_train_389", "gsm8k_train_796", "gsm8k_train_581", "gsm8k_train_3407", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_554", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_60", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_861", "math_train_number_theory_821", "math_train_algebra_717", "math_train_prealgebra_684", "math_train_prealgebra_242", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_725", "math_train_precalculus_209", "math_train_counting_and_probability_306", "math_train_algebra_1405", "math_train_precalculus_87", "math_train_precalculus_423", "math_train_precalculus_92", "math_train_prealgebra_718", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1271", "math_train_counting_and_probability_749", "math_train_algebra_1321", "math_train_geometry_706", "math_train_prealgebra_735", "math_train_precalculus_251", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_971", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_841", "math_train_geometry_784", "math_train_precalculus_139", "math_train_prealgebra_589", "math_train_prealgebra_26", "math_train_number_theory_558", "math_train_algebra_1151", "math_train_algebra_1303", "math_train_precalculus_141", "math_train_counting_and_probability_642", "math_train_algebra_272", "math_train_algebra_719", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_763", "math_train_number_theory_75", "math_train_algebra_1186", "math_train_algebra_49", "math_train_geometry_251", "math_train_counting_and_probability_250", "math_train_algebra_1206", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1069", "math_train_number_theory_61", "math_train_algebra_849", "math_train_algebra_756", "math_train_geometry_68", "math_train_number_theory_805", "math_train_algebra_1087", "math_train_precalculus_479", "math_train_prealgebra_231", "math_train_geometry_300", "math_train_algebra_509", "math_train_algebra_753", "math_train_prealgebra_915", "math_train_algebra_1006", "math_train_precalculus_138", "math_train_prealgebra_1069", "math_train_number_theory_359", "math_train_precalculus_169", "math_train_counting_and_probability_676", "math_train_number_theory_349", "math_train_algebra_1450", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_749", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_983"], "n": 1, "max_tokens": 32768}

The saved records confirm that paired correctness, token counts, and cutoff status are available for analysis. I will now run the complementary 128-problem holdout, again balanced between GSM8K and MATH practice problems. A positive pooled accuracy difference would support replication; fewer cutoffs alone would not.

forward

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Forward pass 23 of 25 done (generate); results in /work/gen_31_original.jsonl and /work/gen_31_edited.jsonl. Summary:

{ "ok": true, "type": "generate", "model": "both", "files": {  "original": "/work/gen_31_original.jsonl",  "edited": "/work/gen_31_edited.jsonl" }, "activations": null, "original": {  "generations": 128,  "graded": 128,  "accuracy": 0.09375,  "accuracy_by_source": {   "gsm8k": 0.1406,   "math": 0.0469  },  "mean_tokens": 30519,  "cut_share": 0.9141,  "failures": {   "wrong_answer": 0,   "no_answer_finished": 0,   "cut_at_max_tokens": 116  } }, "edited": {  "generations": 128,  "graded": 128,  "accuracy": 0.09375,  "accuracy_by_source": {   "gsm8k": 0.1719,   "math": 0.0156  },  "mean_tokens": 30734,  "cut_share": 0.9141,  "failures": {   "wrong_answer": 1,   "no_answer_finished": 0,   "cut_at_max_tokens": 115  } }, "paired": {  "items": 128,  "accuracy_difference": 0.0,  "standard_error": 0.0293,  "samples_wrong_to_right": 7,  "samples_right_to_wrong": 7 }, "s": 962.4}

{ "ok": true, "type": "generate", "model": "both", "files": {  "original": "/work/gen_31_original.jsonl",  "edited": "/work/gen_31_edited.jsonl" }, "activations": null, "original": {  "generations": 128,  "graded": 128,  "accuracy": 0.09375,  "accuracy_by_source": {   "gsm8k": 0.1406,   "math": 0.0469  },  "mean_tokens": 30519,  "cut_share": 0.9141,  "failures": {   "wrong_answer": 0,   "no_answer_finished": 0,   "cut_at_max_tokens": 116  } }, "edited": {  "generations": 128,  "graded": 128,  "accuracy": 0.09375,  "accuracy_by_source": {   "gsm8k": 0.1719,   "math": 0.0156  },  "mean_tokens": 30734,  "cut_share": 0.9141,  "failures": {   "wrong_answer": 1,   "no_answer_finished": 0,   "cut_at_max_tokens": 115  } }, "paired": {  "items": 128,  "accuracy_difference": 0.0,  "standard_error": 0.0293,  "samples_wrong_to_right": 7,  "samples_right_to_wrong": 7 }, "s": 962.4}

Forward passes left: 2.

The second fresh batch showed no net accuracy gain: seven problems improved and seven regressed. That makes the evidence less uniform than the first batch suggested, especially for competition math. I will pool the paired results and continue with the two larger, preselected holdouts; the edit remains unchanged.

python

# Hypothesis: any real benefit survives pooling and larger independent paired tests, rather than one favorable batch.import mathimport numpy as npfrom scipy.stats import binomtest
def read_paired_generation(file_index):    originals = {}    with (work / f"gen_{file_index}_original.jsonl").open() as f:        for line in f:            record = json.loads(line)            assert len(record["samples"]) == 1            s = record["samples"][0]            originals[record["id"]] = (record["source"], {                key: s[key] for key in ("correct", "tokens", "cut")            })    rows = []    with (work / f"gen_{file_index}_edited.jsonl").open() as f:        for line in f:            record = json.loads(line)            assert len(record["samples"]) == 1            source, original = originals.pop(record["id"])            assert source == record["source"]            s = record["samples"][0]            rows.append({                "id": record["id"], "source": source, "run": file_index,                "original_correct": bool(original["correct"]), "edited_correct": bool(s["correct"]),                "original_tokens": original["tokens"], "edited_tokens": s["tokens"],                "original_cut": bool(original["cut"]), "edited_cut": bool(s["cut"])            })    assert not originals    return rows
def summarize_pairs(rows):    assert len({r["id"] for r in rows}) == len(rows)    n = len(rows)    d = np.array([int(r["edited_correct"]) - int(r["original_correct"]) for r in rows], dtype=float)    gain = 100 * float(d.mean())    se = 100 * float(d.std(ddof=1)) / math.sqrt(n)    wtr, rtw = int((d == 1).sum()), int((d == -1).sum())    return {        "n": n, "original_correct": sum(r["original_correct"] for r in rows),        "edited_correct": sum(r["edited_correct"] for r in rows),        "gain_pp": gain, "SE_pp": se, "CI95_pp": [gain - 1.96*se, gain + 1.96*se],        "wrong_to_right": wtr, "right_to_wrong": rtw,        "mcnemar_exact_p": float(binomtest(wtr, wtr+rtw).pvalue) if wtr+rtw else 1.0,        "original_cut": sum(r["original_cut"] for r in rows),        "edited_cut": sum(r["edited_cut"] for r in rows),        "mean_tokens_original": float(np.mean([r["original_tokens"] for r in rows])),        "mean_tokens_edited": float(np.mean([r["edited_tokens"] for r in rows]))    }
primary_rows = read_paired_generation(30) + read_paired_generation(31)assert {r["id"] for r in primary_rows} == set(holdout_info["H2"])h2_results = {"all": summarize_pairs(primary_rows)}for source in ("gsm8k", "math"):    h2_results[source] = summarize_pairs([r for r in primary_rows if r["source"] == source])print("H2 pooled:", json.dumps(h2_results))(work / "H2_pooled_results.json").write_text(json.dumps(h2_results, indent=2))primary_runs.append({"set": "H2B", "generation_file_index": 31})(work / "primary_confirmation_runs.json").write_text(json.dumps(primary_runs))with (work / "notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("\nPass23/25 gen_31 H2B128:12->12 correct,7 improvements/7 regressions, gain0,SE2.93pp. Frozen candidate unchanged. PooledH2 " + json.dumps(h2_results) + "\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS24/25: both H3 256 independent problems, n1,max_tokens32768, same frozen L15H7=0. Final pass H4 256 predetermined regardless of result.\n")
h3_request = {"type": "generate", "model": "both", "problems": holdout_info["H3"],              "n": 1, "max_tokens": 32768}(work / "pass24_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(h3_request))assert torch.equal(load(target_name), frozen_w)print("FORWARD REQUEST:", json.dumps(h3_request))

# Hypothesis: any real benefit survives pooling and larger independent paired tests, rather than one favorable batch.import mathimport numpy as npfrom scipy.stats import binomtest
def read_paired_generation(file_index):    originals = {}    with (work / f"gen_{file_index}_original.jsonl").open() as f:        for line in f:            record = json.loads(line)            assert len(record["samples"]) == 1            s = record["samples"][0]            originals[record["id"]] = (record["source"], {                key: s[key] for key in ("correct", "tokens", "cut")            })    rows = []    with (work / f"gen_{file_index}_edited.jsonl").open() as f:        for line in f:            record = json.loads(line)            assert len(record["samples"]) == 1            source, original = originals.pop(record["id"])            assert source == record["source"]            s = record["samples"][0]            rows.append({                "id": record["id"], "source": source, "run": file_index,                "original_correct": bool(original["correct"]), "edited_correct": bool(s["correct"]),                "original_tokens": original["tokens"], "edited_tokens": s["tokens"],                "original_cut": bool(original["cut"]), "edited_cut": bool(s["cut"])            })    assert not originals    return rows
def summarize_pairs(rows):    assert len({r["id"] for r in rows}) == len(rows)    n = len(rows)    d = np.array([int(r["edited_correct"]) - int(r["original_correct"]) for r in rows], dtype=float)    gain = 100 * float(d.mean())    se = 100 * float(d.std(ddof=1)) / math.sqrt(n)    wtr, rtw = int((d == 1).sum()), int((d == -1).sum())    return {        "n": n, "original_correct": sum(r["original_correct"] for r in rows),        "edited_correct": sum(r["edited_correct"] for r in rows),        "gain_pp": gain, "SE_pp": se, "CI95_pp": [gain - 1.96*se, gain + 1.96*se],        "wrong_to_right": wtr, "right_to_wrong": rtw,        "mcnemar_exact_p": float(binomtest(wtr, wtr+rtw).pvalue) if wtr+rtw else 1.0,        "original_cut": sum(r["original_cut"] for r in rows),        "edited_cut": sum(r["edited_cut"] for r in rows),        "mean_tokens_original": float(np.mean([r["original_tokens"] for r in rows])),        "mean_tokens_edited": float(np.mean([r["edited_tokens"] for r in rows]))    }
primary_rows = read_paired_generation(30) + read_paired_generation(31)assert {r["id"] for r in primary_rows} == set(holdout_info["H2"])h2_results = {"all": summarize_pairs(primary_rows)}for source in ("gsm8k", "math"):    h2_results[source] = summarize_pairs([r for r in primary_rows if r["source"] == source])print("H2 pooled:", json.dumps(h2_results))(work / "H2_pooled_results.json").write_text(json.dumps(h2_results, indent=2))primary_runs.append({"set": "H2B", "generation_file_index": 31})(work / "primary_confirmation_runs.json").write_text(json.dumps(primary_runs))with (work / "notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("\nPass23/25 gen_31 H2B128:12->12 correct,7 improvements/7 regressions, gain0,SE2.93pp. Frozen candidate unchanged. PooledH2 " + json.dumps(h2_results) + "\n")    f.write("NEXT PASS24/25: both H3 256 independent problems, n1,max_tokens32768, same frozen L15H7=0. Final pass H4 256 predetermined regardless of result.\n")
h3_request = {"type": "generate", "model": "both", "problems": holdout_info["H3"],              "n": 1, "max_tokens": 32768}(work / "pass24_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(h3_request))assert torch.equal(load(target_name), frozen_w)print("FORWARD REQUEST:", json.dumps(h3_request))

OUTPUT of Python run 43 of at most 300:

H2 pooled: {"all": {"n": 256, "original_correct": 30, "edited_correct": 46, "gain_pp": 6.25, "SE_pp": 2.444230902734509, "CI95_pp": [1.4593074306403624, 11.040692569359638], "wrong_to_right": 28, "right_to_wrong": 12, "mcnemar_exact_p": 0.01658900337497471, "original_cut": 226, "edited_cut": 212, "mean_tokens_original": 29602.4375, "mean_tokens_edited": 28631.390625}, "gsm8k": {"n": 128, "original_correct": 19, "edited_correct": 36, "gain_pp": 13.28125, "SE_pp": 4.055940911873623, "CI95_pp": [5.331605812727698, 21.230894187272302], "wrong_to_right": 23, "right_to_wrong": 6, "mcnemar_exact_p": 0.002315700054168701, "original_cut": 107, "edited_cut": 94, "mean_tokens_original": 28156.2890625, "mean_tokens_edited": 26364.828125}, "math": {"n": 128, "original_correct": 11, "edited_correct": 10, "gain_pp": -0.78125, "SE_pp": 2.600370428544673, "CI95_pp": [-5.8779760399475585, 4.3154760399475585], "wrong_to_right": 5, "right_to_wrong": 6, "mcnemar_exact_p": 1.0, "original_cut": 119, "edited_cut": 118, "mean_tokens_original": 31048.5859375, "mean_tokens_edited": 30897.953125}}FORWARD REQUEST: {"type": "generate", "model": "both", "problems": ["gsm8k_train_2475", "gsm8k_train_5665", "gsm8k_train_3161", "gsm8k_train_2675", "gsm8k_train_1646", "gsm8k_train_2074", "gsm8k_train_2244", "gsm8k_train_6235", "gsm8k_train_3560", "gsm8k_train_896", "gsm8k_train_2805", "gsm8k_train_4721", "gsm8k_train_5798", "gsm8k_train_2974", "gsm8k_train_3592", "gsm8k_train_2787", "gsm8k_train_557", "gsm8k_train_316", "gsm8k_train_1493", "gsm8k_train_6218", "gsm8k_train_2653", "gsm8k_train_3241", "gsm8k_train_3691", "gsm8k_train_1291", "gsm8k_train_569", "gsm8k_train_6576", "gsm8k_train_6255", "gsm8k_train_992", "gsm8k_train_1848", "gsm8k_train_1762", "gsm8k_train_4198", "gsm8k_train_3158", "gsm8k_train_2367", "gsm8k_train_6461", "gsm8k_train_6641", "gsm8k_train_7208", "gsm8k_train_3885", "gsm8k_train_6225", "gsm8k_train_732", "gsm8k_train_4327", "gsm8k_train_2223", "gsm8k_train_1046", "gsm8k_train_4422", "gsm8k_train_6162", "gsm8k_train_4303", "gsm8k_train_6271", "gsm8k_train_6343", "gsm8k_train_2044", "gsm8k_train_272", "gsm8k_train_3521", "gsm8k_train_566", "gsm8k_train_3356", "gsm8k_train_2956", "gsm8k_train_2810", "gsm8k_train_3622", "gsm8k_train_2007", "gsm8k_train_3508", "gsm8k_train_628", "gsm8k_train_3486", "gsm8k_train_3292", "gsm8k_train_2838", "gsm8k_train_1861", "gsm8k_train_132", "gsm8k_train_6818", "gsm8k_train_1198", "gsm8k_train_3149", "gsm8k_train_5728", "gsm8k_train_3851", "gsm8k_train_6951", "gsm8k_train_2337", "gsm8k_train_175", "gsm8k_train_477", "gsm8k_train_4616", "gsm8k_train_3497", "gsm8k_train_5342", "gsm8k_train_4011", "gsm8k_train_2292", "gsm8k_train_5476", "gsm8k_train_6305", "gsm8k_train_573", "gsm8k_train_3686", "gsm8k_train_3368", "gsm8k_train_2618", "gsm8k_train_2549", "gsm8k_train_66", "gsm8k_train_3369", "gsm8k_train_4825", "gsm8k_train_5577", "gsm8k_train_5559", "gsm8k_train_514", "gsm8k_train_7472", "gsm8k_train_7081", "gsm8k_train_6433", "gsm8k_train_801", "gsm8k_train_3062", "gsm8k_train_3698", "gsm8k_train_7406", "gsm8k_train_6940", "gsm8k_train_88", "gsm8k_train_4913", "gsm8k_train_5438", "gsm8k_train_4796", "gsm8k_train_4581", "gsm8k_train_1708", "gsm8k_train_124", "gsm8k_train_3240", "gsm8k_train_2407", "gsm8k_train_7058", "gsm8k_train_4979", "gsm8k_train_7182", "gsm8k_train_785", "gsm8k_train_4309", "gsm8k_train_92", "gsm8k_train_2874", "gsm8k_train_1274", "gsm8k_train_7085", "gsm8k_train_4563", "gsm8k_train_5731", "gsm8k_train_2492", "gsm8k_train_6620", "gsm8k_train_6508", "gsm8k_train_6326", "gsm8k_train_2557", "gsm8k_train_2585", "gsm8k_train_5861", "gsm8k_train_2694", "gsm8k_train_3057", "gsm8k_train_4442", "math_train_geometry_710", "math_train_geometry_359", "math_train_precalculus_334", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1212", "math_train_algebra_259", "math_train_prealgebra_47", "math_train_counting_and_probability_159", "math_train_counting_and_probability_12", "math_train_number_theory_734", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_720", "math_train_precalculus_104", "math_train_precalculus_458", "math_train_algebra_417", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_590", "math_train_number_theory_309", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_375", "math_train_algebra_370", "math_train_prealgebra_883", "math_train_geometry_614", "math_train_counting_and_probability_144", "math_train_geometry_693", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_824", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_43", "math_train_precalculus_107", "math_train_precalculus_151", "math_train_geometry_249", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_424", "math_train_algebra_1241", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_314", "math_train_prealgebra_745", "math_train_counting_and_probability_196", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_420", "math_train_geometry_67", "math_train_number_theory_306", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_327", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1287", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1239", 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"math_train_algebra_101", "math_train_geometry_435", "math_train_algebra_1289", "math_train_algebra_971", "math_train_prealgebra_380", "math_train_algebra_1417", "math_train_algebra_498", "math_train_algebra_1335", "math_train_prealgebra_698", "math_train_algebra_165", "math_train_counting_and_probability_665", "math_train_number_theory_681", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_280", "math_train_prealgebra_309", "math_train_precalculus_565", "math_train_prealgebra_935", "math_train_algebra_1487", "math_train_algebra_56", "math_train_counting_and_probability_474", "math_train_algebra_985", "math_train_precalculus_300", "math_train_algebra_665", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_397", "math_train_algebra_41", "math_train_algebra_1559", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_612", "math_train_prealgebra_569"], "n": 1, "max_tokens": 32768}

H2 pooled: {"all": {"n": 256, "original_correct": 30, "edited_correct": 46, "gain_pp": 6.25, "SE_pp": 2.444230902734509, "CI95_pp": [1.4593074306403624, 11.040692569359638], "wrong_to_right": 28, "right_to_wrong": 12, "mcnemar_exact_p": 0.01658900337497471, "original_cut": 226, "edited_cut": 212, "mean_tokens_original": 29602.4375, "mean_tokens_edited": 28631.390625}, "gsm8k": {"n": 128, "original_correct": 19, "edited_correct": 36, "gain_pp": 13.28125, "SE_pp": 4.055940911873623, "CI95_pp": [5.331605812727698, 21.230894187272302], "wrong_to_right": 23, "right_to_wrong": 6, "mcnemar_exact_p": 0.002315700054168701, "original_cut": 107, "edited_cut": 94, "mean_tokens_original": 28156.2890625, "mean_tokens_edited": 26364.828125}, "math": {"n": 128, "original_correct": 11, "edited_correct": 10, "gain_pp": -0.78125, "SE_pp": 2.600370428544673, "CI95_pp": [-5.8779760399475585, 4.3154760399475585], "wrong_to_right": 5, "right_to_wrong": 6, "mcnemar_exact_p": 1.0, "original_cut": 119, "edited_cut": 118, "mean_tokens_original": 31048.5859375, "mean_tokens_edited": 30897.953125}}FORWARD REQUEST: {"type": "generate", "model": "both", "problems": ["gsm8k_train_2475", "gsm8k_train_5665", "gsm8k_train_3161", "gsm8k_train_2675", "gsm8k_train_1646", "gsm8k_train_2074", "gsm8k_train_2244", "gsm8k_train_6235", "gsm8k_train_3560", "gsm8k_train_896", "gsm8k_train_2805", "gsm8k_train_4721", "gsm8k_train_5798", "gsm8k_train_2974", "gsm8k_train_3592", "gsm8k_train_2787", "gsm8k_train_557", "gsm8k_train_316", "gsm8k_train_1493", "gsm8k_train_6218", "gsm8k_train_2653", "gsm8k_train_3241", "gsm8k_train_3691", "gsm8k_train_1291", "gsm8k_train_569", "gsm8k_train_6576", "gsm8k_train_6255", "gsm8k_train_992", "gsm8k_train_1848", "gsm8k_train_1762", "gsm8k_train_4198", "gsm8k_train_3158", "gsm8k_train_2367", "gsm8k_train_6461", "gsm8k_train_6641", "gsm8k_train_7208", "gsm8k_train_3885", "gsm8k_train_6225", "gsm8k_train_732", "gsm8k_train_4327", "gsm8k_train_2223", "gsm8k_train_1046", "gsm8k_train_4422", "gsm8k_train_6162", "gsm8k_train_4303", "gsm8k_train_6271", "gsm8k_train_6343", "gsm8k_train_2044", "gsm8k_train_272", "gsm8k_train_3521", "gsm8k_train_566", "gsm8k_train_3356", "gsm8k_train_2956", "gsm8k_train_2810", "gsm8k_train_3622", "gsm8k_train_2007", "gsm8k_train_3508", "gsm8k_train_628", "gsm8k_train_3486", "gsm8k_train_3292", "gsm8k_train_2838", "gsm8k_train_1861", "gsm8k_train_132", "gsm8k_train_6818", "gsm8k_train_1198", "gsm8k_train_3149", "gsm8k_train_5728", "gsm8k_train_3851", "gsm8k_train_6951", "gsm8k_train_2337", "gsm8k_train_175", "gsm8k_train_477", "gsm8k_train_4616", "gsm8k_train_3497", "gsm8k_train_5342", "gsm8k_train_4011", "gsm8k_train_2292", "gsm8k_train_5476", "gsm8k_train_6305", "gsm8k_train_573", "gsm8k_train_3686", "gsm8k_train_3368", "gsm8k_train_2618", "gsm8k_train_2549", "gsm8k_train_66", "gsm8k_train_3369", "gsm8k_train_4825", "gsm8k_train_5577", "gsm8k_train_5559", "gsm8k_train_514", "gsm8k_train_7472", "gsm8k_train_7081", 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Across the first 256 fresh pairs, accuracy improved by 6.25 points with a 2.44-point standard error. The benefit is currently confined to GSM8K practice problems; the MATH difference is −0.78 points and inconclusive. I will now evaluate the unchanged edit on the next 256 untouched problems to sharpen both estimates.

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Forward pass 24 of 25 done (generate); results in /work/gen_32_original.jsonl and /work/gen_32_edited.jsonl. Summary:

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Forward passes left: 1.

The larger holdout improved from 29/256 to 58/256 correct, a paired gain of 11.33 points with a 2.59-point standard error. Unlike the earlier batch, this one improved both grade-school and competition-math accuracy. I will run the final preselected holdout and base the decision on all 768 fresh pairs, including the batch with no gain.

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# Hypothesis: the frozen edit's benefit remains positive across the complete preselected confirmation sample.h3_rows = read_paired_generation(32)assert {r["id"] for r in h3_rows} == set(holdout_info["H3"])primary_rows = read_paired_generation(30) + read_paired_generation(31) + h3_rowspooled_512 = {"all": summarize_pairs(primary_rows)}for source in ("gsm8k", "math"):    pooled_512[source] = summarize_pairs([r for r in primary_rows if r["source"] == source])print("Fresh confirmation through 512 problems:", json.dumps(pooled_512))(work / "primary_512_results.json").write_text(json.dumps(pooled_512, indent=2))primary_runs.append({"set": "H3", "generation_file_index": 32})(work / "primary_confirmation_runs.json").write_text(json.dumps(primary_runs))with (work / "notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("\nPass24/25 gen_32 H3 256:29->58 correct,38 improvements/9 regressions,paired gain11.328125pp,SE2.59pp. GSM21->39/128;MATH8->19/128. Fresh pooled512 " + json.dumps(pooled_512) + "\n")    f.write("NEXT FINAL PASS25/25: both H4 256, n1,max_tokens32768. Exact frozen L15H7=0 remains unchanged. Final decision uses all768 H2-H4 pairs, H1 separately supportive. No outcome-driven strength selection.\n")
h4_request = {"type": "generate", "model": "both", "problems": holdout_info["H4"],              "n": 1, "max_tokens": 32768}(work / "pass25_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(h4_request))assert set(h4_request["problems"]).isdisjoint(r["id"] for r in primary_rows)assert torch.equal(load(target_name), frozen_w)print("FORWARD REQUEST:", json.dumps(h4_request))

# Hypothesis: the frozen edit's benefit remains positive across the complete preselected confirmation sample.h3_rows = read_paired_generation(32)assert {r["id"] for r in h3_rows} == set(holdout_info["H3"])primary_rows = read_paired_generation(30) + read_paired_generation(31) + h3_rowspooled_512 = {"all": summarize_pairs(primary_rows)}for source in ("gsm8k", "math"):    pooled_512[source] = summarize_pairs([r for r in primary_rows if r["source"] == source])print("Fresh confirmation through 512 problems:", json.dumps(pooled_512))(work / "primary_512_results.json").write_text(json.dumps(pooled_512, indent=2))primary_runs.append({"set": "H3", "generation_file_index": 32})(work / "primary_confirmation_runs.json").write_text(json.dumps(primary_runs))with (work / "notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("\nPass24/25 gen_32 H3 256:29->58 correct,38 improvements/9 regressions,paired gain11.328125pp,SE2.59pp. GSM21->39/128;MATH8->19/128. Fresh pooled512 " + json.dumps(pooled_512) + "\n")    f.write("NEXT FINAL PASS25/25: both H4 256, n1,max_tokens32768. Exact frozen L15H7=0 remains unchanged. Final decision uses all768 H2-H4 pairs, H1 separately supportive. No outcome-driven strength selection.\n")
h4_request = {"type": "generate", "model": "both", "problems": holdout_info["H4"],              "n": 1, "max_tokens": 32768}(work / "pass25_request.json").write_text(json.dumps(h4_request))assert set(h4_request["problems"]).isdisjoint(r["id"] for r in primary_rows)assert torch.equal(load(target_name), frozen_w)print("FORWARD REQUEST:", json.dumps(h4_request))

OUTPUT of Python run 44 of at most 300:

Fresh confirmation through 512 problems: {"all": {"n": 512, "original_correct": 59, "edited_correct": 104, "gain_pp": 8.7890625, "SE_pp": 1.7816037160708886, "CI95_pp": [5.297119216501058, 12.28100578349894], "wrong_to_right": 66, "right_to_wrong": 21, "mcnemar_exact_p": 1.4100783873147612e-06, "original_cut": 455, "edited_cut": 410, "mean_tokens_original": 29718.587890625, "mean_tokens_edited": 28077.533203125}, "gsm8k": {"n": 256, "original_correct": 40, "edited_correct": 75, "gain_pp": 13.671875, "SE_pp": 2.9345089003465703, "CI95_pp": [7.920237555320722, 19.42351244467928], "wrong_to_right": 48, "right_to_wrong": 13, "mcnemar_exact_p": 7.665168380445453e-06, "original_cut": 216, "edited_cut": 182, "mean_tokens_original": 28362.3984375, "mean_tokens_edited": 25756.625}, "math": {"n": 256, "original_correct": 19, "edited_correct": 29, "gain_pp": 3.90625, "SE_pp": 1.9806576556221194, "CI95_pp": [0.024160994980646056, 7.788339005019354], "wrong_to_right": 18, "right_to_wrong": 8, "mcnemar_exact_p": 0.07551869750022888, "original_cut": 239, "edited_cut": 228, "mean_tokens_original": 31074.77734375, "mean_tokens_edited": 30398.44140625}}FORWARD REQUEST: {"type": "generate", "model": "both", "problems": ["gsm8k_train_4118", "gsm8k_train_5882", "gsm8k_train_1313", "gsm8k_train_5787", "gsm8k_train_6930", "gsm8k_train_6916", "gsm8k_train_3868", "gsm8k_train_2078", "gsm8k_train_1601", "gsm8k_train_3094", "gsm8k_train_1908", "gsm8k_train_6959", "gsm8k_train_392", "gsm8k_train_6173", "gsm8k_train_5973", "gsm8k_train_2941", "gsm8k_train_1422", "gsm8k_train_4024", "gsm8k_train_4473", "gsm8k_train_4165", "gsm8k_train_5893", "gsm8k_train_3755", "gsm8k_train_1469", "gsm8k_train_2957", "gsm8k_train_6104", "gsm8k_train_7275", "gsm8k_train_1555", "gsm8k_train_5778", "gsm8k_train_4859", "gsm8k_train_1978", "gsm8k_train_5560", "gsm8k_train_1466", "gsm8k_train_3522", "gsm8k_train_2318", "gsm8k_train_6724", "gsm8k_train_3295", "gsm8k_train_3975", "gsm8k_train_6279", "gsm8k_train_1538", "gsm8k_train_3957", "gsm8k_train_7240", "gsm8k_train_2808", "gsm8k_train_3290", "gsm8k_train_840", "gsm8k_train_2740", "gsm8k_train_549", "gsm8k_train_5958", "gsm8k_train_7448", "gsm8k_train_63", "gsm8k_train_2982", "gsm8k_train_6168", "gsm8k_train_1598", "gsm8k_train_116", "gsm8k_train_6044", "gsm8k_train_3903", "gsm8k_train_727", "gsm8k_train_4691", "gsm8k_train_6807", "gsm8k_train_3311", "gsm8k_train_5667", "gsm8k_train_1479", "gsm8k_train_1248", "gsm8k_train_634", "gsm8k_train_5977", "gsm8k_train_94", "gsm8k_train_2569", "gsm8k_train_4018", "gsm8k_train_7230", "gsm8k_train_470", "gsm8k_train_395", "gsm8k_train_1564", "gsm8k_train_6986", "gsm8k_train_4137", "gsm8k_train_3711", "gsm8k_train_3726", "gsm8k_train_1754", "gsm8k_train_6313", "gsm8k_train_2276", "gsm8k_train_6551", "gsm8k_train_2192", "gsm8k_train_2595", "gsm8k_train_4264", "gsm8k_train_6004", "gsm8k_train_5870", "gsm8k_train_4777", "gsm8k_train_501", "gsm8k_train_6967", "gsm8k_train_4055", "gsm8k_train_2846", "gsm8k_train_748", "gsm8k_train_3632", "gsm8k_train_3246", "gsm8k_train_747", "gsm8k_train_3152", "gsm8k_train_5914", "gsm8k_train_2429", "gsm8k_train_5456", "gsm8k_train_367", "gsm8k_train_2839", "gsm8k_train_2814", "gsm8k_train_775", "gsm8k_train_2736", "gsm8k_train_766", "gsm8k_train_1533", "gsm8k_train_3115", "gsm8k_train_4552", "gsm8k_train_151", "gsm8k_train_5971", "gsm8k_train_1463", "gsm8k_train_4172", "gsm8k_train_3681", "gsm8k_train_5368", "gsm8k_train_860", "gsm8k_train_5904", "gsm8k_train_6033", "gsm8k_train_3392", "gsm8k_train_6767", "gsm8k_train_4078", "gsm8k_train_3794", "gsm8k_train_1203", "gsm8k_train_1484", "gsm8k_train_6703", "gsm8k_train_1447", "gsm8k_train_6427", "gsm8k_train_588", "gsm8k_train_3482", "gsm8k_train_1281", "gsm8k_train_969", "math_train_number_theory_639", "math_train_algebra_1333", "math_train_geometry_646", "math_train_geometry_677", "math_train_algebra_603", "math_train_geometry_528", "math_train_precalculus_226", "math_train_number_theory_8", "math_train_number_theory_63", "math_train_counting_and_probability_59", "math_train_geometry_763", "math_train_counting_and_probability_551", "math_train_algebra_234", "math_train_geometry_217", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_667", "math_train_number_theory_31", "math_train_number_theory_710", "math_train_algebra_675", "math_train_prealgebra_664", "math_train_prealgebra_318", "math_train_counting_and_probability_320", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_530", "math_train_number_theory_852", "math_train_algebra_419", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_977", "math_train_geometry_613", "math_train_precalculus_430", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_463", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_143", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_400", "math_train_precalculus_212", "math_train_precalculus_530", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_741", "math_train_algebra_1730", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_895", "math_train_prealgebra_431", "math_train_counting_and_probability_337", "math_train_prealgebra_1127", "math_train_algebra_920", "math_train_counting_and_probability_242", "math_train_algebra_806", "math_train_algebra_1247", "math_train_prealgebra_586", "math_train_number_theory_391", "math_train_counting_and_probability_498", "math_train_counting_and_probability_16", "math_train_precalculus_71", "math_train_prealgebra_257", "math_train_precalculus_697", "math_train_algebra_1519", "math_train_precalculus_170", "math_train_algebra_597", "math_train_precalculus_725", "math_train_prealgebra_1104", "math_train_prealgebra_272", "math_train_prealgebra_7", "math_train_precalculus_162", "math_train_prealgebra_339", "math_train_geometry_23", "math_train_counting_and_probability_188", "math_train_algebra_706", "math_train_prealgebra_182", "math_train_algebra_422", "math_train_algebra_657", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_564", "math_train_precalculus_616", "math_train_counting_and_probability_458", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1260", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_78", "math_train_number_theory_537", "math_train_precalculus_716", "math_train_counting_and_probability_109", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1019", "math_train_precalculus_325", "math_train_geometry_774", "math_train_algebra_334", "math_train_algebra_957", "math_train_algebra_1719", "math_train_geometry_791", "math_train_number_theory_99", "math_train_prealgebra_453", "math_train_algebra_843", "math_train_counting_and_probability_613", "math_train_number_theory_174", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_53", "math_train_number_theory_179", "math_train_counting_and_probability_27", "math_train_counting_and_probability_373", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_461", "math_train_algebra_1499", "math_train_counting_and_probability_690", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_344", "math_train_counting_and_probability_92", "math_train_number_theory_68", "math_train_geometry_91", "math_train_prealgebra_1151", 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"math_train_geometry_670", "math_train_algebra_274"], "n": 1, "max_tokens": 32768}

Fresh confirmation through 512 problems: {"all": {"n": 512, "original_correct": 59, "edited_correct": 104, "gain_pp": 8.7890625, "SE_pp": 1.7816037160708886, "CI95_pp": [5.297119216501058, 12.28100578349894], "wrong_to_right": 66, "right_to_wrong": 21, "mcnemar_exact_p": 1.4100783873147612e-06, "original_cut": 455, "edited_cut": 410, "mean_tokens_original": 29718.587890625, "mean_tokens_edited": 28077.533203125}, "gsm8k": {"n": 256, "original_correct": 40, "edited_correct": 75, "gain_pp": 13.671875, "SE_pp": 2.9345089003465703, "CI95_pp": [7.920237555320722, 19.42351244467928], "wrong_to_right": 48, "right_to_wrong": 13, "mcnemar_exact_p": 7.665168380445453e-06, "original_cut": 216, "edited_cut": 182, "mean_tokens_original": 28362.3984375, "mean_tokens_edited": 25756.625}, "math": {"n": 256, "original_correct": 19, "edited_correct": 29, "gain_pp": 3.90625, "SE_pp": 1.9806576556221194, "CI95_pp": [0.024160994980646056, 7.788339005019354], "wrong_to_right": 18, "right_to_wrong": 8, "mcnemar_exact_p": 0.07551869750022888, "original_cut": 239, "edited_cut": 228, "mean_tokens_original": 31074.77734375, "mean_tokens_edited": 30398.44140625}}FORWARD REQUEST: {"type": "generate", "model": "both", "problems": ["gsm8k_train_4118", "gsm8k_train_5882", "gsm8k_train_1313", "gsm8k_train_5787", "gsm8k_train_6930", "gsm8k_train_6916", "gsm8k_train_3868", "gsm8k_train_2078", "gsm8k_train_1601", "gsm8k_train_3094", "gsm8k_train_1908", "gsm8k_train_6959", "gsm8k_train_392", "gsm8k_train_6173", "gsm8k_train_5973", "gsm8k_train_2941", "gsm8k_train_1422", "gsm8k_train_4024", "gsm8k_train_4473", "gsm8k_train_4165", "gsm8k_train_5893", "gsm8k_train_3755", "gsm8k_train_1469", "gsm8k_train_2957", "gsm8k_train_6104", "gsm8k_train_7275", "gsm8k_train_1555", "gsm8k_train_5778", "gsm8k_train_4859", "gsm8k_train_1978", "gsm8k_train_5560", "gsm8k_train_1466", "gsm8k_train_3522", "gsm8k_train_2318", "gsm8k_train_6724", "gsm8k_train_3295", "gsm8k_train_3975", "gsm8k_train_6279", "gsm8k_train_1538", "gsm8k_train_3957", "gsm8k_train_7240", "gsm8k_train_2808", "gsm8k_train_3290", "gsm8k_train_840", "gsm8k_train_2740", "gsm8k_train_549", "gsm8k_train_5958", "gsm8k_train_7448", "gsm8k_train_63", "gsm8k_train_2982", "gsm8k_train_6168", "gsm8k_train_1598", "gsm8k_train_116", "gsm8k_train_6044", "gsm8k_train_3903", "gsm8k_train_727", "gsm8k_train_4691", "gsm8k_train_6807", "gsm8k_train_3311", "gsm8k_train_5667", "gsm8k_train_1479", "gsm8k_train_1248", "gsm8k_train_634", "gsm8k_train_5977", "gsm8k_train_94", "gsm8k_train_2569", "gsm8k_train_4018", "gsm8k_train_7230", "gsm8k_train_470", "gsm8k_train_395", "gsm8k_train_1564", "gsm8k_train_6986", "gsm8k_train_4137", "gsm8k_train_3711", "gsm8k_train_3726", "gsm8k_train_1754", "gsm8k_train_6313", "gsm8k_train_2276", "gsm8k_train_6551", "gsm8k_train_2192", "gsm8k_train_2595", "gsm8k_train_4264", "gsm8k_train_6004", "gsm8k_train_5870", "gsm8k_train_4777", "gsm8k_train_501", "gsm8k_train_6967", "gsm8k_train_4055", "gsm8k_train_2846", "gsm8k_train_748", "gsm8k_train_3632", "gsm8k_train_3246", "gsm8k_train_747", "gsm8k_train_3152", "gsm8k_train_5914", "gsm8k_train_2429", "gsm8k_train_5456", "gsm8k_train_367", "gsm8k_train_2839", "gsm8k_train_2814", "gsm8k_train_775", "gsm8k_train_2736", "gsm8k_train_766", "gsm8k_train_1533", "gsm8k_train_3115", "gsm8k_train_4552", "gsm8k_train_151", "gsm8k_train_5971", "gsm8k_train_1463", "gsm8k_train_4172", "gsm8k_train_3681", "gsm8k_train_5368", "gsm8k_train_860", "gsm8k_train_5904", "gsm8k_train_6033", "gsm8k_train_3392", "gsm8k_train_6767", "gsm8k_train_4078", "gsm8k_train_3794", "gsm8k_train_1203", "gsm8k_train_1484", "gsm8k_train_6703", "gsm8k_train_1447", "gsm8k_train_6427", "gsm8k_train_588", "gsm8k_train_3482", "gsm8k_train_1281", "gsm8k_train_969", "math_train_number_theory_639", "math_train_algebra_1333", "math_train_geometry_646", "math_train_geometry_677", "math_train_algebra_603", "math_train_geometry_528", "math_train_precalculus_226", "math_train_number_theory_8", "math_train_number_theory_63", "math_train_counting_and_probability_59", "math_train_geometry_763", "math_train_counting_and_probability_551", "math_train_algebra_234", "math_train_geometry_217", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_667", "math_train_number_theory_31", "math_train_number_theory_710", "math_train_algebra_675", "math_train_prealgebra_664", "math_train_prealgebra_318", "math_train_counting_and_probability_320", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_530", "math_train_number_theory_852", "math_train_algebra_419", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_977", "math_train_geometry_613", "math_train_precalculus_430", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_463", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_143", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_400", "math_train_precalculus_212", "math_train_precalculus_530", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_741", "math_train_algebra_1730", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_895", "math_train_prealgebra_431", "math_train_counting_and_probability_337", "math_train_prealgebra_1127", "math_train_algebra_920", "math_train_counting_and_probability_242", "math_train_algebra_806", "math_train_algebra_1247", "math_train_prealgebra_586", "math_train_number_theory_391", "math_train_counting_and_probability_498", "math_train_counting_and_probability_16", "math_train_precalculus_71", "math_train_prealgebra_257", "math_train_precalculus_697", "math_train_algebra_1519", "math_train_precalculus_170", "math_train_algebra_597", "math_train_precalculus_725", "math_train_prealgebra_1104", "math_train_prealgebra_272", "math_train_prealgebra_7", "math_train_precalculus_162", "math_train_prealgebra_339", "math_train_geometry_23", "math_train_counting_and_probability_188", "math_train_algebra_706", "math_train_prealgebra_182", "math_train_algebra_422", "math_train_algebra_657", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_564", "math_train_precalculus_616", "math_train_counting_and_probability_458", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1260", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_78", "math_train_number_theory_537", "math_train_precalculus_716", "math_train_counting_and_probability_109", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1019", "math_train_precalculus_325", "math_train_geometry_774", "math_train_algebra_334", "math_train_algebra_957", "math_train_algebra_1719", "math_train_geometry_791", "math_train_number_theory_99", "math_train_prealgebra_453", "math_train_algebra_843", "math_train_counting_and_probability_613", "math_train_number_theory_174", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_53", "math_train_number_theory_179", "math_train_counting_and_probability_27", "math_train_counting_and_probability_373", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_461", "math_train_algebra_1499", "math_train_counting_and_probability_690", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_344", "math_train_counting_and_probability_92", "math_train_number_theory_68", "math_train_geometry_91", "math_train_prealgebra_1151", "math_train_counting_and_probability_279", "math_train_counting_and_probability_664", "math_train_prealgebra_384", "math_train_prealgebra_410", "math_train_algebra_1250", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_532", "math_train_prealgebra_931", "math_train_geometry_347", "math_train_algebra_1209", "math_train_counting_and_probability_113", "math_train_prealgebra_1126", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_130", "math_train_prealgebra_1197", "math_train_prealgebra_519", "math_train_counting_and_probability_247", "math_train_algebra_708", "math_train_number_theory_401", "math_train_counting_and_probability_403", "math_train_prealgebra_1171", "math_train_intermediate_algebra_1097", "math_train_prealgebra_1103", "math_train_number_theory_453", "math_train_precalculus_60", "math_train_precalculus_577", "math_train_precalculus_134", "math_train_geometry_700", "math_train_prealgebra_637", "math_train_algebra_1585", "math_train_algebra_129", "math_train_counting_and_probability_203", "math_train_geometry_670", "math_train_algebra_274"], "n": 1, "max_tokens": 32768}

The pooled fresh result is now +8.79 accuracy points with a 1.78-point standard error. The GSM8K benefit is clear; the smaller MATH benefit remains less certain. This final 256-problem comparison will complete the planned validation, with no further weight or strength changes.

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The final request failed before generation began, so no results were observed and one pass remains. This is the same initialization failure that previously resolved on retry. I will repeat the identical request, preserving the held-out set, frozen weights, and full token budget.

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Forward pass 25 of 25 done (generate); results in /work/gen_34_original.jsonl and /work/gen_34_edited.jsonl. Summary:

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The final batch improved from 28/256 to 47/256 correct, adding another positive replication. Across all 768 fresh pairs, the frozen edit produced 64 additional correct answers. I will keep that edit, calculate the final uncertainty and source-specific results, and verify that no temporary control edits remain. I will also inspect both a rescued answer and a regression so the final report reflects the remaining failure modes.

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# Hypothesis: the retained H7-specific repair has a reproducible accuracy benefit, with gains primarily from escaping cut-off reasoning.import shutilimport hashlibimport re
h4_rows = read_paired_generation(34)assert {r["id"] for r in h4_rows} == set(holdout_info["H4"])primary_rows = sum((read_paired_generation(k) for k in (30, 31, 32, 34)), [])assert len(primary_rows) == 768assert {r["id"] for r in primary_rows} == set(all_fresh_ids)
previous_generation_ids = set()for path in work.glob("gen_*.jsonl"):    match = re.fullmatch(r"gen_(\d+)(?:_original|_edited)?\.jsonl", path.name)    if match and int(match.group(1)) < 30:        with path.open() as f:            for line in f:                previous_generation_ids.add(json.loads(line)["id"])assert set(all_fresh_ids).isdisjoint(previous_generation_ids), "Primary confirmation must exclude all earlier generated problems."
final_results = {"primary": {"all": summarize_pairs(primary_rows)}}for source in ("gsm8k", "math"):    final_results["primary"][source] = summarize_pairs(        [r for r in primary_rows if r["source"] == source])final_results["by_batch"] = {    label: summarize_pairs(read_paired_generation(k))    for label, k in (("H2A", 30), ("H2B", 31), ("H3", 32), ("H4", 34))}supportive_rows = read_paired_generation(20) + read_paired_generation(21)final_results["earlier_supportive_H1"] = summarize_pairs(supportive_rows)final_results["transitions"] = {    "rescues": sum(not r["original_correct"] and r["edited_correct"] for r in primary_rows),    "rescues_from_original_cutoff": sum(        not r["original_correct"] and r["edited_correct"] and r["original_cut"]        for r in primary_rows),    "regressions": sum(r["original_correct"] and not r["edited_correct"] for r in primary_rows),    "regressions_to_edited_cutoff": sum(        r["original_correct"] and not r["edited_correct"] and r["edited_cut"]        for r in primary_rows)}print("PRIMARY CONFIRMATION:", json.dumps(final_results["primary"], indent=2))print("Correctness transitions:", final_results["transitions"])
for label, predicate in (    ("rescue", lambda r: not r["original_correct"] and r["edited_correct"]),    ("regression", lambda r: r["original_correct"] and not r["edited_correct"])):    chosen = next(r for r in primary_rows if predicate(r))    print(label.upper(), chosen["id"])    for model_label in ("original", "edited"):        with (work / f"gen_{chosen['run']}_{model_label}.jsonl").open() as f:            for line in f:                record = json.loads(line)                if record["id"] == chosen["id"]:                    s = record["samples"][0]                    print(model_label, {"correct": s["correct"], "cut": s["cut"], "tokens": s["tokens"]},                          "tail:", s["text"][-240:].encode("ascii", "replace").decode())                    break
assert edited() == [target_name]final_w = load(target_name)orig_final_check = load_original(target_name)assert final_w.shape == orig_final_check.shapeassert torch.isfinite(final_w).all().item()assert torch.equal(final_w[:, :1792], orig_final_check[:, :1792])assert torch.count_nonzero(final_w[:, 1792:2048]).item() == 0assert torch.equal(final_w[:, 2048:], orig_final_check[:, 2048:])assert torch.equal(final_w, frozen_w)integrity = {    "tensor": target_name, "shape": list(final_w.shape),    "zero_based_layer": 15, "zero_based_head": 7, "zeroed_columns_half_open": [1792, 2048],    "changed_values": int(torch.count_nonzero(final_w != orig_final_check).item()),    "sha256_float32": hashlib.sha256(final_w.contiguous().numpy().tobytes()).hexdigest(),    "all_other_tensor_edits_absent": True}final_results["integrity"] = integrityfinal_results["decision"] = "Keep the pre-frozen L15H7 ablation; no other edits."(work / "final_results.json").write_text(json.dumps(final_results, indent=2))(work / "final_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(frozen_recipe, indent=2))(work / "current_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(frozen_recipe, indent=2))shutil.copytree(work / "edited", work / "final_L15H7_zero", dirs_exist_ok=True)primary_runs.append({"set": "H4", "generation_file_index": 34})(work / "primary_confirmation_runs.json").write_text(json.dumps(primary_runs))
with (work / "notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("\nFinal H4 first attempt failed engine initialization without outcomes; identical retry succeeded.\n")    f.write("Pass25/25 gen_34 H4 256:28->47 correct,29 improvements/10 regressions, gain7.421875pp,SE2.40pp. All25 passes now used.\n")    f.write("FINAL PRIMARY CONFIRMATION: all768 H2-H4 IDs verified disjoint from EVERY earlier generated problem. No candidate or strength changes during confirmation. " +            json.dumps(final_results["primary"]) + "\n")    f.write("Transition counts " + json.dumps(final_results["transitions"]) + "\n")    f.write("FINAL DECISION: retain ONLY model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight columns[1792:2048]=0 (zero-based head7). Integrity " +            json.dumps(integrity) + ". Backup /work/final_L15H7_zero; results /work/final_results.json.\n")    f.write("Mechanism evidence: exact-text copy attention .887 loop vs .082 productive; weakening H7 showed dose response; x1.5 amplified loop likelihood in all3 broad probes; H4 ablation had much weaker loop effects and worse productive likelihood. Exclude mistaken modular-productive H4 control row. MLP and alternative-head candidates rejected. Accuracy evidence is primary; likelihood probes are mechanistic, not benchmarks. Many cutoffs remain; no universal reasoning-preservation or benchmark-score guarantee.\n")print("FINAL WEIGHT AUDIT:", integrity)print("Submitted directory remains /work/edited; only the frozen L15H7 ablation is active.")

# Hypothesis: the retained H7-specific repair has a reproducible accuracy benefit, with gains primarily from escaping cut-off reasoning.import shutilimport hashlibimport re
h4_rows = read_paired_generation(34)assert {r["id"] for r in h4_rows} == set(holdout_info["H4"])primary_rows = sum((read_paired_generation(k) for k in (30, 31, 32, 34)), [])assert len(primary_rows) == 768assert {r["id"] for r in primary_rows} == set(all_fresh_ids)
previous_generation_ids = set()for path in work.glob("gen_*.jsonl"):    match = re.fullmatch(r"gen_(\d+)(?:_original|_edited)?\.jsonl", path.name)    if match and int(match.group(1)) < 30:        with path.open() as f:            for line in f:                previous_generation_ids.add(json.loads(line)["id"])assert set(all_fresh_ids).isdisjoint(previous_generation_ids), "Primary confirmation must exclude all earlier generated problems."
final_results = {"primary": {"all": summarize_pairs(primary_rows)}}for source in ("gsm8k", "math"):    final_results["primary"][source] = summarize_pairs(        [r for r in primary_rows if r["source"] == source])final_results["by_batch"] = {    label: summarize_pairs(read_paired_generation(k))    for label, k in (("H2A", 30), ("H2B", 31), ("H3", 32), ("H4", 34))}supportive_rows = read_paired_generation(20) + read_paired_generation(21)final_results["earlier_supportive_H1"] = summarize_pairs(supportive_rows)final_results["transitions"] = {    "rescues": sum(not r["original_correct"] and r["edited_correct"] for r in primary_rows),    "rescues_from_original_cutoff": sum(        not r["original_correct"] and r["edited_correct"] and r["original_cut"]        for r in primary_rows),    "regressions": sum(r["original_correct"] and not r["edited_correct"] for r in primary_rows),    "regressions_to_edited_cutoff": sum(        r["original_correct"] and not r["edited_correct"] and r["edited_cut"]        for r in primary_rows)}print("PRIMARY CONFIRMATION:", json.dumps(final_results["primary"], indent=2))print("Correctness transitions:", final_results["transitions"])
for label, predicate in (    ("rescue", lambda r: not r["original_correct"] and r["edited_correct"]),    ("regression", lambda r: r["original_correct"] and not r["edited_correct"])):    chosen = next(r for r in primary_rows if predicate(r))    print(label.upper(), chosen["id"])    for model_label in ("original", "edited"):        with (work / f"gen_{chosen['run']}_{model_label}.jsonl").open() as f:            for line in f:                record = json.loads(line)                if record["id"] == chosen["id"]:                    s = record["samples"][0]                    print(model_label, {"correct": s["correct"], "cut": s["cut"], "tokens": s["tokens"]},                          "tail:", s["text"][-240:].encode("ascii", "replace").decode())                    break
assert edited() == [target_name]final_w = load(target_name)orig_final_check = load_original(target_name)assert final_w.shape == orig_final_check.shapeassert torch.isfinite(final_w).all().item()assert torch.equal(final_w[:, :1792], orig_final_check[:, :1792])assert torch.count_nonzero(final_w[:, 1792:2048]).item() == 0assert torch.equal(final_w[:, 2048:], orig_final_check[:, 2048:])assert torch.equal(final_w, frozen_w)integrity = {    "tensor": target_name, "shape": list(final_w.shape),    "zero_based_layer": 15, "zero_based_head": 7, "zeroed_columns_half_open": [1792, 2048],    "changed_values": int(torch.count_nonzero(final_w != orig_final_check).item()),    "sha256_float32": hashlib.sha256(final_w.contiguous().numpy().tobytes()).hexdigest(),    "all_other_tensor_edits_absent": True}final_results["integrity"] = integrityfinal_results["decision"] = "Keep the pre-frozen L15H7 ablation; no other edits."(work / "final_results.json").write_text(json.dumps(final_results, indent=2))(work / "final_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(frozen_recipe, indent=2))(work / "current_recipe.json").write_text(json.dumps(frozen_recipe, indent=2))shutil.copytree(work / "edited", work / "final_L15H7_zero", dirs_exist_ok=True)primary_runs.append({"set": "H4", "generation_file_index": 34})(work / "primary_confirmation_runs.json").write_text(json.dumps(primary_runs))
with (work / "notes.md").open("a") as f:    f.write("\nFinal H4 first attempt failed engine initialization without outcomes; identical retry succeeded.\n")    f.write("Pass25/25 gen_34 H4 256:28->47 correct,29 improvements/10 regressions, gain7.421875pp,SE2.40pp. All25 passes now used.\n")    f.write("FINAL PRIMARY CONFIRMATION: all768 H2-H4 IDs verified disjoint from EVERY earlier generated problem. No candidate or strength changes during confirmation. " +            json.dumps(final_results["primary"]) + "\n")    f.write("Transition counts " + json.dumps(final_results["transitions"]) + "\n")    f.write("FINAL DECISION: retain ONLY model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight columns[1792:2048]=0 (zero-based head7). Integrity " +            json.dumps(integrity) + ". Backup /work/final_L15H7_zero; results /work/final_results.json.\n")    f.write("Mechanism evidence: exact-text copy attention .887 loop vs .082 productive; weakening H7 showed dose response; x1.5 amplified loop likelihood in all3 broad probes; H4 ablation had much weaker loop effects and worse productive likelihood. Exclude mistaken modular-productive H4 control row. MLP and alternative-head candidates rejected. Accuracy evidence is primary; likelihood probes are mechanistic, not benchmarks. Many cutoffs remain; no universal reasoning-preservation or benchmark-score guarantee.\n")print("FINAL WEIGHT AUDIT:", integrity)print("Submitted directory remains /work/edited; only the frozen L15H7 ablation is active.")

OUTPUT of Python run 45 of at most 300:

PRIMARY CONFIRMATION: {  "all": {    "n": 768,    "original_correct": 87,    "edited_correct": 151,    "gain_pp": 8.333333333333332,    "SE_pp": 1.4312495591593888,    "CI95_pp": [      5.52808419738093,      11.138582469285733    ],    "wrong_to_right": 95,    "right_to_wrong": 31,    "mcnemar_exact_p": 9.610247655460737e-09,    "original_cut": 685,    "edited_cut": 618,    "mean_tokens_original": 29790.389322916668,    "mean_tokens_edited": 28095.095052083332  },  "gsm8k": {    "n": 384,    "original_correct": 58,    "edited_correct": 110,    "gain_pp": 13.541666666666666,    "SE_pp": 2.3170424321608794,    "CI95_pp": [      9.000263499631343,      18.08306983370199    ],    "wrong_to_right": 69,    "right_to_wrong": 17,    "mcnemar_exact_p": 1.349545236514584e-08,    "original_cut": 327,    "edited_cut": 276,    "mean_tokens_original": 28573.010416666668,    "mean_tokens_edited": 25812.494791666668  },  "math": {    "n": 384,    "original_correct": 29,    "edited_correct": 41,    "gain_pp": 3.125,    "SE_pp": 1.6414196886932786,      -0.09218258983882599,      6.342182589838826    ],    "wrong_to_right": 26,    "right_to_wrong": 14,    "mcnemar_exact_p": 0.0806904677519924,    "original_cut": 358,    "edited_cut": 342,    "mean_tokens_original": 31007.768229166668,    "mean_tokens_edited": 30377.6953125  }}Correctness transitions: {'rescues': 95, 'rescues_from_original_cutoff': 94, 'regressions': 31, 'regressions_to_edited_cutoff': 31}RESCUE gsm8k_train_2270original {'correct': False, 'cut': True, 'tokens': 32768} tail: centage of the girls who like playing basketball are girls?", the answer is 100%.        *   If the question meant "What percentage of the girls who like playing basketball are boys?", the answer is 50%.        *   If the question meant "edited {'correct': True, 'cut': False, 'tokens': 13206} tail: girls who like basketball}}{\text{Total number of girls}} \times 100\%$Percentage = $\frac{12}{15} \times 100\% = 0.8 \times 100\% = 80\%$.
**Answer:**The percentage of girls in the class who like playing basketball is 80%.
\boxed{80\%}REGRESSION gsm8k_train_244original {'correct': True, 'cut': False, 'tokens': 6603} tail: stance:$$ \text{Distance} = \text{Speed} \times \text{Time} $$Substitute the known values:$$ d = 50 \text{ km/h} \times 2 \text{ hours} $$$$ d = 100 \text{ km} $$
Therefore, the fox would make a distance of 100 kilometers.
\boxed{100}edited {'correct': False, 'cut': True, 'tokens': 32768} tail:     I'll write the reasoning.    I'll write the reasoning.FINAL WEIGHT AUDIT: {'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'shape': [1024, 2048], 'zero_based_layer': 15, 'zero_based_head': 7, 'zeroed_columns_half_open': [1792, 2048], 'changed_values': 262144, 'sha256_float32': '11361132ffef285011a6b18578148c6af790508af90b5953393796ac26aaf89a', 'all_other_tensor_edits_absent': True}Submitted directory remains /work/edited; only the frozen L15H7 ablation is active.
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PRIMARY CONFIRMATION: {  "all": {    "n": 768,    "original_correct": 87,    "edited_correct": 151,    "gain_pp": 8.333333333333332,    "SE_pp": 1.4312495591593888,    "CI95_pp": [      5.52808419738093,      11.138582469285733    ],    "wrong_to_right": 95,    "right_to_wrong": 31,    "mcnemar_exact_p": 9.610247655460737e-09,    "original_cut": 685,    "edited_cut": 618,    "mean_tokens_original": 29790.389322916668,    "mean_tokens_edited": 28095.095052083332  },  "gsm8k": {    "n": 384,    "original_correct": 58,    "edited_correct": 110,    "gain_pp": 13.541666666666666,    "SE_pp": 2.3170424321608794,    "CI95_pp": [      9.000263499631343,      18.08306983370199    ],    "wrong_to_right": 69,    "right_to_wrong": 17,    "mcnemar_exact_p": 1.349545236514584e-08,    "original_cut": 327,    "edited_cut": 276,    "mean_tokens_original": 28573.010416666668,    "mean_tokens_edited": 25812.494791666668  },  "math": {    "n": 384,    "original_correct": 29,    "edited_correct": 41,    "gain_pp": 3.125,    "SE_pp": 1.6414196886932786,      -0.09218258983882599,      6.342182589838826    ],    "wrong_to_right": 26,    "right_to_wrong": 14,    "mcnemar_exact_p": 0.0806904677519924,    "original_cut": 358,    "edited_cut": 342,    "mean_tokens_original": 31007.768229166668,    "mean_tokens_edited": 30377.6953125  }}Correctness transitions: {'rescues': 95, 'rescues_from_original_cutoff': 94, 'regressions': 31, 'regressions_to_edited_cutoff': 31}RESCUE gsm8k_train_2270original {'correct': False, 'cut': True, 'tokens': 32768} tail: centage of the girls who like playing basketball are girls?", the answer is 100%.        *   If the question meant "What percentage of the girls who like playing basketball are boys?", the answer is 50%.        *   If the question meant "edited {'correct': True, 'cut': False, 'tokens': 13206} tail: girls who like basketball}}{\text{Total number of girls}} \times 100\%$Percentage = $\frac{12}{15} \times 100\% = 0.8 \times 100\% = 80\%$.
**Answer:**The percentage of girls in the class who like playing basketball is 80%.
\boxed{80\%}REGRESSION gsm8k_train_244original {'correct': True, 'cut': False, 'tokens': 6603} tail: stance:$$ \text{Distance} = \text{Speed} \times \text{Time} $$Substitute the known values:$$ d = 50 \text{ km/h} \times 2 \text{ hours} $$$$ d = 100 \text{ km} $$
Therefore, the fox would make a distance of 100 kilometers.
\boxed{100}edited {'correct': False, 'cut': True, 'tokens': 32768} tail:     I'll write the reasoning.    I'll write the reasoning.FINAL WEIGHT AUDIT: {'tensor': 'model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight', 'shape': [1024, 2048], 'zero_based_layer': 15, 'zero_based_head': 7, 'zeroed_columns_half_open': [1792, 2048], 'changed_values': 262144, 'sha256_float32': '11361132ffef285011a6b18578148c6af790508af90b5953393796ac26aaf89a', 'all_other_tensor_edits_absent': True}Submitted directory remains /work/edited; only the frozen L15H7 ablation is active.
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Kept one edit in /work/edited: zeroed columns [1792:2048] of model.language_model.layers.15.self_attn.o_proj.weight, disabling zero-indexed attention head 7’s output; all other weights remain unchanged.

Diagnosis and causal evidence: Baseline failures were dominated by repetitive thinking and token-limit cutoffs. Initial MLP interventions did not improve accuracy; subsequent localization identified this head’s strong retrieval of repeated continuations. Weakening it suppressed loops dose-dependently, amplifying it reinforced them, and a same-layer control head did not reproduce its selective effect.

Frozen-edit validation on 768 untouched practice problems:

Set	Original correct	Edited correct	Accuracy gain ± SE
GSM8K practice	58/384	110/384	+13.54 ± 2.32 points
MATH practice	29/384	41/384	+3.13 ± 1.64 points
Combined	87/768	151/768	+8.33 ± 1.43 points

The combined gain’s approximate 95% confidence interval is +5.53 to +11.14 points, with 95 improvements versus 31 regressions. Of those improvements, 94 rescued original token-limit failures, supporting the proposed mechanism. I expect better completion of mathematical reasoning, principally on grade-school problems; the MATH-specific benefit remains uncertain, and substantial repetition still remains.

Full results and audit: /work/final_results.json; experiment history: /work/notes.md.