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Key Path Identification for Resolving Knowledge Conflicts via SAE-based Steering

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Sparse Autoencoders Encode Both Concepts and Functions: The Downstream Geometry of Feature Effects

The wide-scale use of sparse autoencoders (SAEs) as interpretability tools is limited by inconsistent links between SAE features and model behavior. Features with clear activation descriptions may have weak or unexpected causal effects; steering can vary across prompts or oppose the intended direction; and activation-based feature selection can miss features that produce the desired output change.