Operator Dynamics in Transformer Residual Streams: A Unified Framework for Interpretability, Adversarial Detection, Causal Control, and Topological Model Fingerprinting

Key Points

• The research aims to develop a framework for enhancing the interpretability and safety of transformer models.
• Develops a unified framework based on residual stream operators.
• Validates empirical contributions across multiple models.
• Explores inter-layer differences to analyze layer contributions.
• Establishes a geometric understanding of operator dynamics in transformers.
• Demonstrates improvements in interpretability and adversarial detection.
• Covers a broad parameter range across architectural families.