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Sparse Neurons Carry Strong Signals of Question Ambiguity in LLMs

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Main Authors:	Zhang, Zhuoxuan, Duan, Jinhao, Kim, Edward, Xu, Kaidi
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2025
Subjects:	Computation and Language Artificial Intelligence
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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