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6 papers

cs.LG2026

DLM-Scope: Mechanistic Interpretability of Diffusion Language Models via Sparse Autoencoders

Xu Wang, Bingqing Jiang, Yu Wan +3

Sparse autoencoders (SAEs) have become a standard tool for mechanistic interpretability in autoregressive large language models (LLMs), enabling researchers to extract sparse, huma…

cs.AI2026

SCULPT: Constraint-Guided Pruned MCTS that Carves Efficient Paths for Mathematical Reasoning

Qitong Fang, Haotian Li, Xu Wang

Automated agent workflows can enhance the problem-solving ability of large language models (LLMs), but common search strategies rely on stochastic exploration and often traverse im…

cs.LG2025

Does higher interpretability imply better utility? A Pairwise Analysis on Sparse Autoencoders

Xu Wang, Yan Hu, Benyou Wang +1

Sparse Autoencoders (SAEs) are widely used to steer large language models (LLMs), based on the assumption that their interpretable features naturally enable effective model behavio…

cs.CL2025

Model Unlearning via Sparse Autoencoder Subspace Guided Projections

Xu Wang, Zihao Li, Benyou Wang +2

Large language models (LLMs) store vast amounts of information, making them powerful yet raising privacy and safety concerns when selective knowledge removal is required. Existing…

cs.CL2025

Feature Extraction and Steering for Enhanced Chain-of-Thought Reasoning in Language Models

Zihao Li, Xu Wang, Yuzhe Yang +3

Large Language Models (LLMs) demonstrate the ability to solve reasoning and mathematical problems using the Chain-of-Thought (CoT) technique. Expanding CoT length, as seen in model…

cs.CL2025

Towards Understanding Fine-Tuning Mechanisms of LLMs via Circuit Analysis

Xu Wang, Yan Hu, Wenyu Du +3

Fine-tuning significantly improves the performance of Large Language Models (LLMs), yet its underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. This paper aims to provide an in-depth i…