TRACING THE THOUGHTS OF A LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL

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Anthropic is researching how language models like Claude think by developing tools similar to an "AI microscope" to understand their internal processes. It has made progress in tracing computational circuits, revealing that Claude sometimes uses a universal "language of thought," plans ahead while writing, and occasionally fabricates reasoning. These findings show that Claude can share knowledge across languages, think of rhyming words in advance when writing poetry, and create plausible arguments even if they're not logically sound.