Mapping LLM attractor states — LessWrong

I’d love low filter (1) feedback on the method, and (2) takes on which elements are worth putting more work into. …

x Mapping LLM attractor states — LessWrong AI Frontpage 18 Mapping LLM attractor states by Adam Bricknell 22nd Feb 2026 4 min read 9 18 I’d love low filter (1) feedback on the method, and (2) takes on which elements are worth putting more work into. I’ve favoured brevity at the expense of detail. AMA. The GitHub repo is here . The idea and why it could matter Inspired by the spiritual bliss attractor state in Claude Sonnet 4, I attempt to map attractor states for a given LLM, and see how stable they are. This write up summarises a simple approach which could be scaled up to fully map a given m

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