Shortcut Before Circuit: Document Statistics Time In-Context Conflict Resolution

arXiv:2608.24460 · cs.CL · Submitted 2026-08-25 · Read on arXiv

cs.CL

Submitted: 2026-08-25

Updated: 2026-08-25

Code: https://github.com/lyj20071013/Shortcut-Before-Circuit

Terminology

• Accuracy — 37× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Redundancy — 31× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• In-Context Learning — 14× in this paper · explained in 4 episodes
• Transformer — 5× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Alignment — 4× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Interpretability — 4× in this paper · explained in 15 episodes
• Sparsity — 4× in this paper · explained in 4 episodes
• Calibration — 3× in this paper · explained in 7 episodes
• Consistency — 2× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Embeddings — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Generalization — 2× in this paper · explained in 13 episodes
• Mechanistic interpretability — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Abstraction — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Adam — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Anisotropy — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Core — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Failure Modes — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes

Sources

• Distinct mechanisms underlying in-context learning in transformers
• How Training Data Shapes the Use of Parametric and In-Context Knowledge in Language Models
• Overcoming State Inertia: Minimally Invasive Temporal Alignment for Evolving Contexts
• Predictive Multiplicity in Classification

Related papers

• Exploring Solution Divergence and Its Effect on Large Language Model Problem Solving
• Ishigaki-IDS-Bench: A Benchmark for Generating Information Delivery Specification from BIM Information Requirements
• Subliminal Steering: Stronger Encoding of Hidden Signals
• MedStruct-S: A Benchmark for Key Discovery, Key-Conditioned QA and Semi-Structured Extraction from OCR Clinical Reports
• The End of Transformers? On Challenging Attention and the Rise of Sub-Quadratic Architectures
• Untangling the Mechanisms of Misleading Context in Medical Question Answering