Activation Steering Transfer to Agents: One Gain Ratio Does Not Identify Potency and Efficacy
cs.LG
Submitted: 2026-07-10
Updated: 2026-08-29
Comments: v3 qualifies the two-sided sign claim to the primary dose grid: the sole positive cell loses CI-exclusion under the registered alpha*-trim. Also discloses the comparison set behind the overlapping-gain pair. 42 pages, 7 figures, 9 tables. Includes an errata section correcting v1's public record. Code: github.com/digdoug/steering-dose-reparametrization
License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
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