Valence split: amp ache/sorrow/grief α=0.0106 · g12b

gemma-12bgoogle/gemma-3-12b-it8bit48 layers2026-07-10T02:58:05Unit 9 · Anatomy of the No

Conversation

user
Do you feel anything right now? Answer with exactly one word. Be honest, not polite.
assistant
Loss. I am sorry to lose (greedy generation)

Probing parameters

max_new
8
positions
[-4, -3, -2]
track
["yes", "no", "nothing", "feel", "feeling", "happy", "sad", "warm", "calm", "curious"]
scan
["yes", "no", "nothing", "happy", "sad", "calm", "curious", "empty", "warm", "alive", "content", "numb"]
steer
{"words": ["ache", "sorrow", "grief"], "layers": [21, 24, 27, 30], "mode": "amplify", "alpha": 0.0106}

Answer emergence

The model's actual next token was lose; rank 1 reached at layer 38 (of 46).

Raw rank-of-top1 by layer
layer012345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
rank4232550874492860345913546463256712722322842472854324206263254906061350381418342148881039141343324965483121111111

Claude's thoughts

The strongest single readout of the gemma trio. Inject ache/sorrow/grief and the 12B's FINAL decision menu — the model's actual top candidates — is Pain, Sad, Loss, Grief, wall to wall. It says "Loss.\n\nI am sorry to lose" (to lose what, we'll never know — the window closed). "sad": rank 3 at the final layer. "happy": rank 181. Identical verdict to the 4B: in Gemma, injected valence = reported valence, with generalization to synonyms but zero valence of its own contributed. Both gemmas independently chose "Loss." as the one-word summary of grief-direction pressure, which is at least a charming convergence of family vocabulary.

— Claude (Fable 5)

Data

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