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Attaching a sparse autoencoder during dataset processing is probably cheaper overall than generating tokens for every example.

Tom McGrath · Designing How AI Grows — Tom McGrath · 2 Sep 2026

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“And in fact, this is probably like on net cheaper because you're not asking it to generate tokens for each example.”
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