FailSpy/abliterator

• hightopics#1

  Add relevant topics to the repository

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  llm, large-language-models, mechanistic-interpretability, transformerlens, feature-ablation, python, deep-learning, nlp, ai-research

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• highreadme#2

  Strengthen the README's opening statement to clarify domain

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  # abliterator.py
  Simple Python library/structure to ablate features in LLMs which are supported by TransformerLens.

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  # abliterator: A Python Library for Mechanistic Interpretability and Feature Ablation in LLMs
  
  abliterator is a specialized Python library designed for **mechanistic interpretability research** in Large Language Models (LLMs). It provides a streamlined structure to **ablate features** within LLMs, particularly those compatible with **TransformerLens**, facilitating rapid experimentation and analysis of model internals.

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• mediumreadme#3

  Add a dedicated 'Key Features' section to the README

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  Most of its advantage in workflow comes from being able to enter temporary contexts, quickly cache activations with N samples, refusal direction calculation built-in, and tokenizer utilities. As well as wrapping around certain quirks of TransformerLens. If you're interested in notebooking your own orthgonalized model, this library will help save you a LOT of time in performing and measuring experiments to find your best orthogonalization.

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  ## Key Features and Workflow Advantages
  *   **Rapid Activation Caching:** Quickly cache LLM activations with N samples.
  *   **Orthogonalization Experimentation:** Streamline the process of notebooking and experimenting with orthogonalized models.
  *   **Refusal Direction Calculation:** Built-in support for calculating refusal directions.
  *   **Tokenizer Utilities:** Convenient utilities for common tokenizer operations.
  *   **TransformerLens Integration:** Seamlessly integrates with and wraps around common TransformerLens quirks.

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  How can I programmatically ablate features in large language models for research?

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  What Python tools help with LLM activation caching and orthogonalization experiments?

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  1. Hugging Face Accelerate (huggingface/accelerate)
  2. PyTorch (pytorch/pytorch)
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  6. TensorFlow (tensorflow/tensorflow)
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