Summary of Improving Steering Vectors by Targeting Sparse Autoencoder Features, By Sviatoslav Chalnev and Matthew Siu and Arthur Conmy
Improving Steering Vectors by Targeting Sparse Autoencoder Features
by Sviatoslav Chalnev, Matthew Siu, Arthur Conmy
First submitted to arxiv on: 4 Nov 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Computation and Language (cs.CL)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed paper aims to improve the control of language models by developing a new method for ensuring their outputs satisfy specific properties. This is achieved by adding steering vectors, which is a more efficient approach than fine-tuning or prompting. However, the effects of these vectors can be challenging to anticipate when using methods like CAA or SAE latents. To address this issue, the authors use SAEs to measure the causal effects of steering vectors, enabling them to develop an improved steering method called SAE-Targeted Steering (SAE-TS). This method targets specific SAE features while minimizing unintended side effects. The paper evaluates SAE-TS on a range of tasks and demonstrates that it balances steering effects with coherence better than existing methods. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Language models can be difficult to control, but researchers are working on new ways to make them behave in certain ways. One approach is to add “steering vectors” to the model, which helps ensure its outputs meet specific requirements. However, figuring out how these vectors will affect the model’s behavior can be tricky. To solve this problem, scientists have developed a method using something called SAEs (Symbolic Abstract Embeddings). This allows them to understand how steering vectors will impact the model’s performance and develop new methods that are more effective. The researchers tested their approach on various tasks and found it improved control over the language models. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Fine tuning » Prompting
