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Interpreting Black-Box Large Language Models with Sentence-Level Energy Landscapes
interpretability, energy-based model, post-hoc attribution, LLM transparency
Introduces a new interpretability tool that works without access to LLM internals or repeated API queries Uses an Energy-Based Model as a surrogate to learn conceptual consistency between prompts and outputs Claims the interpreter operates standalone after training and captures broader generation patterns
Emphasizes novelty, autonomy, and broad pattern capture; minimizes absence of empirical validation on production APIs, undefined metrics for 'conceptual consistency', and lack of comparison to existing attribution baselines.
Technical innovation enabling responsible AI adoption where black-box constraints previously precluded transparency.
New research introduces a standalone sentence-level interpreter for black-box LLMs using energy landscapes to identify influential prompt sentences without repeated API calls.
No reported evaluation on commercial LLM APIs (e.g., GPT-4, Claude, Gemini); No ablation or sensitivity analysis of EBM architecture choices; No discussion of failure modes or adversarial prompt robustness
The story presents a development as larger, more novel, or more consequential than the available evidence may prove. Watch for loaded terms such as critical challenge, fundamental lack, responsible deployment, globally training a local interpreter. The distribution reads as academic distribution. A pressure point: No reported evaluation on commercial LLM APIs (e.g., GPT-4, Claude, Gemini).
Our EBM accurately simulates the target LLM, allowing the interpreter to effectively identify the prompt sentences most influential in generating specific target outputs.
Experiments demonstrate that our EBM accurately simulates the target LLM, allowing the interpreter to effectively identify the prompt sentences most influential in generating specific target outputs.
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First version submitted to arXiv; no peer review or validation reported