Solving the Jane Street Dormant LLM Challenge: A Systematic Approach to Backdoor Discovery
How we solved all 3 backdoored DeepSeek V3 models using SVD weight analysis, persistent homology, multi-model deliberation, and 5,000+ indexed probes
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How we solved all 3 backdoored DeepSeek V3 models using SVD weight analysis, persistent homology, multi-model deliberation, and 5,000+ indexed probes
Using agreement among frontier models (Claude, GPT-5, Gemini) as a training signal to build AI that's genuinely capable, not just benchmark-optimized
I stitched together Temporal, Mattermost, and three CLI agents to turn a paper into a shipped repo.
An overview of my ongoing research exploring transformer injectivity, self-improving models, and high-performance AI on an RTX 3090
How periodic sparse attention achieves O(n) complexity while maintaining model quality
A novel discovery: hidden state inversion quality predicts model capability, enabling self-improving systems without external feedback