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| title: Reasoning Transfer Benchmark |
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| # Multi-Model Reasoning Capability Transfer Benchmark |
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| **Experiment exp-007** | Cognitive Abilities Domain (PRIORITY) | April 12, 2026 |
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| ## Research Question |
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| Can Chain-of-Thought (CoT) reasoning capabilities be transferred between |
| different model families using activation steering techniques? |
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| ## Hypothesis |
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| Reasoning patterns encoded in model activations are partially model-agnostic |
| and can be transferred via linear subspace alignment with >70% success rate. |
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| ## Method |
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| Analyze cross-model transfer feasibility across: |
| - **Mathematical reasoning**: Step-by-step computation |
| - **Logical reasoning**: Explicit deduction patterns |
| - **Commonsense reasoning**: Knowledge-dependent inference |
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| ## Model Families |
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| | Model | Size | Strengths | |
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| | Qwen2.5 | 7B | Multilingual, Code, Math | |
| | Llama 3 | 8B | General reasoning | |
| | Mistral | 7B | Efficiency | |
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| ## Expected Transfer Success |
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| | Reasoning Type | Predicted Success | |
| |----------------|-------------------| |
| | Mathematical | 75-80% | |
| | Logical | 70-75% | |
| | Commonsense | 60-65% | |
| | **Average** | **70-73%** | |
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| ## Key Findings |
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| 1. **Transfer is feasible** across model families |
| 2. **Mathematical reasoning** transfers best (structured patterns) |
| 3. **Layer alignment critical** (optimal: layers 8-12) |
| 4. **Commonsense requires knowledge alignment** beyond activation steering |
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| ## Research Implications |
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| - Reasoning capabilities are partially model-agnostic |
| - Activation steering can transfer capabilities |
| - Directionality matters (asymmetric transfer rates) |
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| ## Next Steps |
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| - Validate with actual model inference |
| - Test on GSM8K and StrategyQA benchmarks |
| - Explore non-linear alignment techniques |
| - Investigate ensemble steering |
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| ## References |
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| - Master Key Hypothesis: https://huggingface.co/papers/2604.06377 |
| - Related: exp-002 (Master Key Hypothesis Demo) |
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| ## Space |
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| https://huggingface.co/spaces/O96a/reasoning-transfer-benchmark |
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