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The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network

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This paper cites Eliciting Latent Predictions from Transformers with the Tuned Lens.

The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network Eliciting Latent Predictions from Transformers with the Tuned Lens

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This paper cites Whole-history rating: A bayesian rating system for players of time-varying strength.

The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network Whole-history rating: A bayesian rating system for players of time-varying strength

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This paper cites Discussion on layer normalization in transformer architecture.

The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network Discussion on layer normalization in transformer architecture

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This paper cites The Pile: An 800GB Dataset of Diverse Text for Language Modeling.

The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network The Pile: An 800GB Dataset of Diverse Text for Language Modeling

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This paper cites Residual Connections Encourage Iterative Inference.

The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network Residual Connections Encourage Iterative Inference

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This paper cites Evidence of Learned Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network.

The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network Evidence of Learned Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network

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This paper cites The Remarkable Robustness of LLMs: Stages of Inference?.

The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network The Remarkable Robustness of LLMs: Stages of Inference?

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This paper cites Leela Chess Zero.

The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network Leela Chess Zero

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This paper cites A standard dataset, 2018.

The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network A standard dataset, 2018

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This paper cites How well do Lc0 networks compare to the greatest transformer network from DeepMind ?, 2024.

The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network How well do Lc0 networks compare to the greatest transformer network from DeepMind ?, 2024

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This paper cites Lichess bot: A bridge between lichess api and chess engines.

The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network Lichess bot: A bridge between lichess api and chess engines

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This paper cites Lichess: Free online chess, 2025.

The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network Lichess: Free online chess, 2025

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This paper cites Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.

The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings

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This paper cites Acquisition of chess knowledge in alphazero.

The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network Acquisition of chess knowledge in alphazero

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This paper cites How to Dissect a Muppet: The Structure of Transformer Embedding Spaces.

The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network How to Dissect a Muppet: The Structure of Transformer Embedding Spaces

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This paper cites Mish: A Self Regularized Non-Monotonic Activation Function.

The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network Mish: A Self Regularized Non-Monotonic Activation Function

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This paper cites Transformer progress, February 2024.

The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network Transformer progress, February 2024

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This paper cites Interpreting gpt: the logit lens, 2020.

The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network Interpreting gpt: the logit lens, 2020

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The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network Language models are unsupervised multitask learners

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The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network Searching for Activation Functions

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This paper cites Amortized Planning with Large-Scale Transformers: A Case Study on Chess.

The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network Amortized Planning with Large-Scale Transformers: A Case Study on Chess

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This paper cites A general reinforcement learning algorithm that masters chess, shogi, and go through self-play.

The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network A general reinforcement learning algorithm that masters chess, shogi, and go through self-play

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The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network Attention is all you need

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This paper cites DeepNet: Scaling Transformers to 1,000 Layers.

The Algorithm Is Not the Behavior: Learned Priors Override Look-Ahead in a Chess-Playing Neural Network DeepNet: Scaling Transformers to 1,000 Layers

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