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Sparse autoencoders may fracture a representation manifold when that manifold is nonlinear.
Tom McGrath · Designing How AI Grows — Tom McGrath · 2 Sept 2026
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“And I think this is a really important thing because there's a couple of things. So first of all, you're saying that these SAEs,”
“what they do is potentially they fracture this manifold if it's not linear.”Play from 1:03:51Report a misattribution
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