AI has been referred to as a “black box” because its inner workings are often unknown. However, a recent breakthrough by Anthropic claims to have uncovered what goes on inside an AI. By examining different stimuli and the firing of neurons, researchers hope to understand the concepts being represented. This approach, known as “monosemanticity,” aims to use a small number of neurons to represent a larger number of concepts. While the current understanding of AI interpretation is limited, progress is being made in dissecting and interpreting simulated neural networks. The challenge lies in scaling and interpreting the complex interactions between millions of neurons. This research also raises questions about how the human brain operates and whether it too contains abstract polyhedra.
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