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Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

As of 20 August 2026, this Paper Citation Record lists 0 of 0 outbound references and 31 inbound Pith citation observations for arXiv:2309.05858.

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Sycophancy to Subterfuge: Investigating Reward-Tampering in Large Language Models cites this paper.

Sycophancy to Subterfuge: Investigating Reward-Tampering in Large Language Models Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

Reference 143

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ICLR: In-Context Learning of Representations cites this paper.

ICLR: In-Context Learning of Representations Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

Reference 70

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Task Vectors in In-Context Learning: Emergence, Formation, and Benefit cites this paper.

Task Vectors in In-Context Learning: Emergence, Formation, and Benefit Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

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Test-time regression: a unifying framework for designing sequence models with associative memory cites this paper.

Test-time regression: a unifying framework for designing sequence models with associative memory Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

Reference 86

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A Unified Perspective on the Dynamics of Deep Transformers cites this paper.

A Unified Perspective on the Dynamics of Deep Transformers Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

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Amortized In-Context Bayesian Posterior Estimation cites this paper.

Amortized In-Context Bayesian Posterior Estimation Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

Reference 67

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It's All Connected: A Journey Through Test-Time Memorization, Attentional Bias, Retention, and Online Optimization cites this paper.

It's All Connected: A Journey Through Test-Time Memorization, Attentional Bias, Retention, and Online Optimization Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

Reference 91

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Rethinking Invariance in In-context Learning cites this paper.

Rethinking Invariance in In-context Learning Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

Reference 33

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Beyond Induction Heads: In-Context Meta Learning Induces Multi-Phase Circuit Emergence cites this paper.

Beyond Induction Heads: In-Context Meta Learning Induces Multi-Phase Circuit Emergence Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

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The Role of Diversity in In-Context Learning for Large Language Models cites this paper.

The Role of Diversity in In-Context Learning for Large Language Models Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

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ATLAS: Learning to Optimally Memorize the Context at Test Time cites this paper.

ATLAS: Learning to Optimally Memorize the Context at Test Time Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

Reference 82

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Transformers Meet In-Context Learning: A Universal Approximation Theory cites this paper.

Transformers Meet In-Context Learning: A Universal Approximation Theory Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

Reference 63

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MesaNet: Sequence Modeling by Locally Optimal Test-Time Training cites this paper.

MesaNet: Sequence Modeling by Locally Optimal Test-Time Training Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

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Brewing Knowledge in Context: Distillation Perspectives on In-Context Learning cites this paper.

Brewing Knowledge in Context: Distillation Perspectives on In-Context Learning Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

Reference 45

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Position: We Need An Algorithmic Understanding of Generative AI cites this paper.

Position: We Need An Algorithmic Understanding of Generative AI Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

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Selective Induction Heads: How Transformers Select Causal Structures In Context cites this paper.

Selective Induction Heads: How Transformers Select Causal Structures In Context Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

Reference 27

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Learning to Remember, Learn, and Forget in Attention-Based Models cites this paper.

Learning to Remember, Learn, and Forget in Attention-Based Models Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

Reference 21

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Beyond Test-Time Memory: State-Space Optimal Control for LLM Reasoning cites this paper.

Beyond Test-Time Memory: State-Space Optimal Control for LLM Reasoning Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

Reference 36

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Preconditioned DeltaNet: Curvature-aware Sequence Modeling for Linear Recurrences cites this paper.

Preconditioned DeltaNet: Curvature-aware Sequence Modeling for Linear Recurrences Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

Reference 54

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MDN: Parallelizing Stepwise Momentum for Delta Linear Attention cites this paper.

MDN: Parallelizing Stepwise Momentum for Delta Linear Attention Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

Reference 111

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Correcting Influence: Unboxing LLM Outputs with Orthogonal Latent Spaces cites this paper.

Correcting Influence: Unboxing LLM Outputs with Orthogonal Latent Spaces Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

Reference 110

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OSDN: Improving Delta Rule with Provable Online Preconditioning in Linear Attention cites this paper.

OSDN: Improving Delta Rule with Provable Online Preconditioning in Linear Attention Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

Reference 59

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Dynamic Short Convolutions Improve Transformers cites this paper.

Dynamic Short Convolutions Improve Transformers Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

Reference 170

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A Systematic Study of Behavioral Cloning for Scientific Data Annotation cites this paper.

A Systematic Study of Behavioral Cloning for Scientific Data Annotation Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

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Blurry Window Attention cites this paper.

Blurry Window Attention Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

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Phase Transitions in Attention: A Bayesian Theory of Copy Head Emergence cites this paper.

Phase Transitions in Attention: A Bayesian Theory of Copy Head Emergence Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

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Understanding Large Language Models cites this paper.

Understanding Large Language Models Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

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Induction Heads Interpolate N-Grams cites this paper.

Induction Heads Interpolate N-Grams Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

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The Orthogonalized Read Is a Removable Training Scaffold for Recurrent Memory cites this paper.

The Orthogonalized Read Is a Removable Training Scaffold for Recurrent Memory Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

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Training with (Swap) Regret Loss in a Single-Layer Self-Attention Model: A Case Study on the Probability Simplex cites this paper.

Training with (Swap) Regret Loss in a Single-Layer Self-Attention Model: A Case Study on the Probability Simplex Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

Reference 192

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Grounding latent algorithm routing in transformer reasoning cites this paper.

Grounding latent algorithm routing in transformer reasoning Uncovering mesa-optimization algorithms in Transformers

Reference 34

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