The author fine-tuned a model to vomit back arbitrary tokens, using them as markers tied to specific subsets of training data. This could be useful for interpretation and safety monitoring. The method involves embedding context-dependent markers into training data, forcing the model to repeat certain tokens, such as '111' and '222', without explicit instructions.
The chart will appear after repeat observations. The current metric comes from the source.
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The method could aid in safety monitoring and model interpretation, but requires further research for scalability.
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