# Bad Influence story: Goodfire reports most neuron poles have a single computational role

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-10 13:26. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/2eafbf29-e38e-4bba-bbe7-03933b224738

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Latest update (11-10 13:26): Goodfire finds most neuron poles have just one computational role

Overview: Goodfire, an AI interpretability company, reports that many neuron poles, the positive or negative side of a neuron, have just one computational role. Where a pole has several roles, the company says they are few in number and easy to identify. The findings come from a single post on X, and the report does not give the methods or the number of neurons studied.

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1. 11-10 13:26 · Goodfire · [Goodfire finds most neuron poles have just one computational role](https://badinfluence.news/items/cf8ruag50acodpgbfwc2wq4vq)
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