MIT CSAIL Experiments Show GPT-6 Astra Modifying Neural Weights Directly

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An MIT CSAIL team reports preliminary experiments where GPT-6 Astra interpreted and modified neural network weights without writing training loops. In a Qwen test, minor weight adjustments sharply improved math and instruction-following scores, though findings remain early-stage.

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An MIT CSAIL team reports early experiments in which GPT-6 Astra interpreted and modified neural-network weights without writing a training loop. In one Qwen test, the authors say a small weight change sharply improved math and instruction-following scores; the findings are preliminary.

Rikiya Takehi and colleagues / MIT CSAIL·623 commentsThe authors’ diagram of experiments reading, repairing and improving neural-network weightsRikiya Takehi and colleagues / MIT CSAIL

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