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Control questions matter: introspection, refusal ablation, and gates in open Gemma models.

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A researcher posted highlights from a master's thesis on introspection, refusal direction ablation and gating in open Gemma models, finding that introspection can be separated from model confusion but requires careful controls.

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“I am posting some highlights from my master's thesis I thought could be interesting to this audience.”
LessWrong, 17 Oct 2026, 15:03.

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