Locate Steer And Improve A Practical Survey Of

Mechanistic Interpretability (MI) has emerged as a vital approach to demystify the opaque decision-making of Large Language Models (LLMs). However, existing reviews primarily treat MI as an observational science, summarizing analytical insights while lacking a systematic framework for actionable intervention. To bridge this gap, we present a practical survey structured around the pipeline: 'Locate, Steer, and Improve.' We formally categorize Localizing (diagnosis) and Steering (intervention) met...

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