Preprint
Aug 2026
Shortcut Before Circuit: Document Statistics Time In-Context Conflict Resolution
The authors train 26M-parameter transformers on a synthetic language where recency and rarity are exactly coextensive, and separate them with a minimal causal edit that inverts one cue while holding the truth, token count and answer position fixed.
Yijun Liao, Fan-Wei Liang
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