Datasets:

jonhanke-nam
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nam-causal-head-gating

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acid^ havoc^ acid slow^atter^ slow dark^ upon^ dark candy^ life^ candy breathe^ essence^	breathe	ABA
think^ blood^ think penalty^ name^ penalty broken^ make^ broken bond^ crowd^ bond yang^ke^	yang	ABA
slow^ mouse^ slow citizen^ filled^ citizen breed^ meet^ breed sake^ cover^ sake without^ truly^	without	ABA
tell^ legs^ tell land^ reaction^land stop^ roads^ stop catch^ jeans^ catch erry^atches^	erry	ABA
ette^ meal^ette chin^ creed^ chin nails^ stride^ nails dear^ because^ dear burn^ lines^	burn	ABA
please^ stadium^ please ack^ button^ack crisis^ further^ crisis wings^ name^ wings pace^ teeth^	pace	ABA
ids^ takes^ids bone^ama^ bone g^ ling^g sure^ alive^ sure ocus^ image^	ocus	ABA
dust^ thing^ dust affirmation^ vegas^ affirmation sure^ tears^ sure light^ gear^ light apparatus^ syrup^	apparatus	ABA
ghost^ penny^ ghost ball^ dawn^ ball village^ cell^ village treatment^ mentally^ treatment century^ clothes^	century	ABA
probably^ missed^ probably sleep^ known^ sleep soup^ud^ soup chain^ level^ chain cabbage^ scrimmage^	cabbage	ABA
this^ envy^ this child^ jacket^ child belong^ richer^ belong floor^aper^ floor month^ chambers^	month	ABA
fury^ names^ fury roads^ letters^ roads which^me^ which impaired^ sings^ impaired last^ against^	last	ABA
real^ cage^ real throat^ matter^ throat every^ant^ every sake^ bars^ sake random^ doing^	random	ABA
essence^ crime^ essence four^ your^ four deep^ corner^ deep stamp^ halt^ stamp orea^ jacket^	orea	ABA
forward^ enough^ forward scheduled^ chance^ scheduled opper^ open^opper bridge^ richer^ bridge wage^ rage^	wage	ABA
penalty^ versa^ penalty feet^ axis^ feet tape^ vista^ tape filled^ hear^ filled bar^ sheep^	bar	ABA
notice^ found^ notice woods^ spine^ woods station^ sais^ station comfort^ church^ comfort west^ separate^	west	ABA
mothers^ help^ mothers contact^key^ contact jacket^ layer^ jacket rouch^ moment^rouch heroes^ behold^	heroes	ABA
half^ sponge^ half century^ evil^ century robbery^ tied^ robbery studio^ negative^ studio bird^ blind^	bird	ABA
alone^ risk^ alone treat^ personal^ treat sorry^ berry^ sorry mafia^ test^ mafia ease^ talk^	ease	ABA
thought^ gets^ thought dirty^ sleeps^ dirty jacket^ away^ jacket beach^es^ beach festival^ dragon^	festival	ABA
narrow^ gates^ narrow burned^ horrors^ burned bound^ ship^ bound quoi^ deck^ quoi hype^ breed^	hype	ABA
screen^ test^ screen degree^ weave^ degree ette^attery^ette fishes^ pepper^ fishes ser^ vain^	ser	ABA
throw^kin^ throw ami^ hear^ami tongue^ back^ tongue riches^ today^ riches ertos^ pans^	ertos	ABA
road^ numbers^ road negative^ seek^ negative sleep^ umbrella^ sleep collar^ motions^ collar soundtrack^ love^	soundtrack	ABA
spice^g^ spice game^ proven^ game ocus^ then^ocus rear^ daily^ rear lesson^ lifetime^	lesson	ABA
advised^avior^ advised sides^ games^ sides atom^itty^ atom acks^ effect^acks gentlemen^ close^	gentlemen	ABA
inherit^ids^ inherit adas^ sealed^adas wants^ bags^ wants pose^ list^ pose pony^ pain^	pony	ABA
moment^ into^ moment breathe^ami^ breathe ships^ sender^ ships gone^ going^ gone testament^ heroes^	testament	ABA
brothers^ony^ brothers march^ paid^ march counts^er^ counts hats^ house^ hats ump^ between^	ump	ABA
into^ bring^ into came^ deck^ came lights^ face^ lights gang^ morning^ gang a^utherland^	a	ABA
towns^ never^ towns ts^ swim^ts part^ mayo^ part ada^ stones^ada land^ix^	land	ABA
screen^ stadium^ screen behold^ moon^ behold achers^ syndrome^achers pass^ come^ pass spin^ missiles^	spin	ABA
chair^ opinion^ chair close^ fancy^ close clear^ condition^ clear bath^ palace^ bath behold^ havoc^	behold	ABA
demand^ free^ demand catch^ paved^ catch position^ banner^ position walls^ generation^ walls atches^ trees^	atches	ABA
drum^ impression^ drum pocket^ tracks^ pocket legs^ ties^ legs fluid^ada^ fluid down^ nowhere^	down	ABA
easy^ party^ easy officer^ enemy^ officer block^ passion^ block small^ battery^ small half^ test^	half	ABA
action^ corner^ action thirst^ former^ thirst juice^ leather^ juice yard^ lungs^ yard distance^ thumb^	distance	ABA
like^ settle^ like help^ dawn^ help resort^ cake^ resort effects^ bricks^ effects dirty^ rings^	dirty	ABA
creator^ voice^ creator carry^ moment^ carry trees^ pocket^ trees true^ mode^ true ghost^ more^	ghost	ABA
fact^ sender^ fact ud^ highway^ud destroyed^ metal^ destroyed pill^ hurts^ pill land^ east^	land	ABA
worm^ layer^ worm common^ happened^ common illusion^ thumbs^ illusion commit^ buds^ commit iel^ party^	iel	ABA
print^ absolutely^ print passage^ sudden^ passage keep^ bath^ keep on^ toes^on apart^ roulette^	apart	ABA
in^ sensation^in mater^ style^ mater shadow^ sore^ shadow tune^ breeze^ tune pulp^ impaired^	pulp	ABA
first^ grant^ first queens^ dragons^ queens one^ come^one doing^ secret^ doing shape^ chicken^	shape	ABA
stirred^ flag^ stirred revenge^ prime^ revenge cold^ cell^ cold eyes^ granted^ eyes catch^ doing^	catch	ABA
ke^ corner^ke daylight^ seats^ daylight fall^ arms^ fall cents^ clothes^ cents core^ thousands^	core	ABA
dealt^ pole^ dealt screen^ syrup^ screen minute^ queens^ minute million^ tune^ million bites^ grain^	bites	ABA
ships^ weave^ ships like^ser^ like count^ hats^ count roulette^ shoe^ roulette mine^ true^	mine	ABA
smith^ same^ smith eller^ heaven^eller forever^ west^ forever savage^ thirst^ savage into^ these^	into	ABA
models^one^ models child^ party^ child brothers^ places^ brothers merry^ breathe^ merry sharp^ mafia^	sharp	ABA
beyond^ keep^ beyond ello^ ties^ello wonder^ seas^ wonder grape^ lose^ grape systems^ happy^	systems	ABA
gentlemen^ killed^ gentlemen dancer^ treated^ dancer round^ cushion^ round beans^ write^ beans bounds^ dark^	bounds	ABA
sale^ made^ sale covenant^ spring^ covenant settle^ meet^ settle teeth^ wait^ teeth trust^ crash^	trust	ABA
cent^ syrup^ cent wounds^ banner^ wounds salt^ only^ salt needs^ dawn^ needs music^ free^	music	ABA
habit^ personal^ habit dance^ error^ dance secret^ deal^ secret tunnel^ still^ tunnel aside^ail^	aside	ABA
angle^ goes^ angle killer^ bang^ killer perfect^ needle^ perfect world^ stirred^ world walls^ collect^	walls	ABA
life^ seen^ life thumb^ style^ thumb thousands^ books^ thousands studio^ pants^ studio wicked^ raft^	wicked	ABA
place^ needs^ place press^ doing^ press pose^ fallen^ pose spice^ gain^ spice dare^ going^	dare	ABA
core^ terror^ core am^ angle^am seams^ usual^ seams ease^ background^ ease finger^ss^	finger	ABA
chest^ still^ chest drum^ens^ drum thunder^ dull^ thunder hear^ wonder^ hear mature^ nature^	mature	ABA
high^ forth^ high roll^ soundtrack^ roll angle^ spirit^ angle tune^ drum^ tune finish^ measures^	finish	ABA
cheap^ entirety^ cheap cher^ tell^ cher block^ pace^ block inch^ tunnel^ inch kite^ack^	kite	ABA
wounds^ shorts^ wounds house^ without^ house g^ once^g moment^atter^ moment wind^ came^	wind	ABA
fault^ land^ fault thousand^attery^ thousand closer^ finger^ closer necessary^ days^ necessary years^ contention^	years	ABA
studio^ chin^ studio opera^ came^ opera hype^ background^ hype fever^ case^ fever cent^ix^	cent	ABA
long^ moon^ long swim^ liabilities^ swim tale^ often^ tale louder^ covenant^ louder diamonds^ streets^	diamonds	ABA
leader^ creed^ leader bets^ist^ bets aper^ band^aper castle^ bank^ castle friendly^ dawn^	friendly	ABA
will^ rear^ will bomb^ back^ bomb stunt^ quick^ stunt signs^ bites^ signs every^les^	every	ABA
ett^ bags^ett metal^ bites^ metal myself^ think^ myself ears^ atom^ ears silent^aj^	silent	ABA
trip^ dull^ trip shop^ feather^ shop people^ atom^ people ver^ chocolates^ver bullet^ flag^	bullet	ABA
crop^ shots^ crop lungs^ cracked^ lungs spiritual^ feather^ spiritual grave^ invited^ grave hood^ trees^	hood	ABA
monster^ built^ monster grill^ prime^ grill state^ shining^ state magnets^a^ magnets shoulder^ eyes^	shoulder	ABA
joke^ band^ joke coil^ana^ coil brothers^ spring^ brothers call^ odds^ call path^ sale^	path	ABA
ate^ dirty^ate steam^ wage^ steam chili^ rough^ chili living^e^ living anger^ generation^	anger	ABA
anthem^ attack^ anthem building^out^ building impression^ bricks^ impression lady^ away^ lady bottom^ette^	bottom	ABA
papers^ refuse^ papers team^ted^ team ica^ list^ica bliss^ greens^ bliss funny^ treatment^	funny	ABA
mustard^ sponge^ mustard heaven^ water^ heaven happen^ jeans^ happen best^ deal^ best like^ tongue^	like	ABA
storm^ girl^ storm moment^ goodbye^ moment wing^ south^ wing guilty^ mean^ guilty syrup^ room^	syrup	ABA
deadly^ matters^ deadly mothers^ world^ mothers force^ alive^ force shame^ blind^ shame prime^ guarantee^	prime	ABA
knot^ least^ knot dots^ madness^ dots iel^ garage^iel exhibition^ sale^ exhibition wide^ park^	wide	ABA
fund^ hers^ fund about^ shots^ about mexico^ wear^ mexico lee^ toll^lee head^ century^	head	ABA
dollar^am^ dollar fine^ lane^ fine background^uds^ background lines^bows^ lines music^ further^	music	ABA
madness^ battery^ madness gain^ hill^ gain field^olina^ field axis^ge^ axis return^ corner^	return	ABA
soda^ look^ soda sudden^ lens^ sudden fence^ whip^ fence else^ used^ else flag^ honey^	flag	ABA
usual^ke^ usual ata^ tails^ata iron^se^ iron bullet^ splash^ bullet palace^ city^	palace	ABA
villain^ witch^ villain ch^ living^ch towns^key^ towns school^ circle^ school nails^ sais^	nails	ABA
states^ raft^ states experience^ office^ experience near^ match^ near answer^ hours^ answer beyond^ camp^	beyond	ABA
voice^ hers^ voice breeze^ fishes^ breeze pains^ cons^ pains fall^ become^ fall motions^ grave^	motions	ABA
jail^ soul^ jail built^ personal^ built open^ again^ open round^ second^ round conn^ pencil^	conn	ABA
gets^ night^ gets mouse^ what^ mouse bets^ mirrors^ bets knows^ case^ knows impaired^ serve^	impaired	ABA
fluid^ habit^ fluid round^ tear^ round jelly^ killer^ jelly distance^ cover^ distance nail^ those^	nail	ABA
rain^ shoulder^ rain madness^ open^ madness sudden^ bone^ sudden girls^ crew^ girls mental^ thirst^	mental	ABA
move^ ease^ move deserve^ dawn^ deserve secret^ space^ secret lens^ cube^ lens ride^ venom^	ride	ABA
man^ lesson^man station^ knows^ station armor^ pass^ armor famous^ noise^ famous umbrella^ testament^	umbrella	ABA
kind^ killer^ kind wrestler^ dragons^ wrestler itt^ stomach^itt from^ wear^ from friendly^ tank^	friendly	ABA
reme^ milk^reme tunnel^ alarms^ tunnel ship^ everything^ ship daylight^ probably^ daylight clothes^ longer^	clothes	ABA
weather^ built^ weather me^ rage^me animal^ monster^ animal moon^ bride^ moon g^land^	g	ABA
storm^ bricks^ storm testament^ open^ testament bothered^ corn^ bothered wire^ general^ wire which^ nest^	which	ABA

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NAM Causal Head Gating Datasets

Datasets for the nam-causal-head-gating Python package.

Paper: Causal Head Gating: A Framework for Interpreting Roles of Attention Heads in Transformers (NeurIPS 2025)

Authors: Andrew Nam, Henry Conklin, Yukang Yang, Thomas Griffiths, Jonathan Cohen, Sarah-Jane Leslie

Datasets

aba_abb

Pattern recognition dataset for testing induction heads in transformer models.

Format: TSV (tab-separated values)
Columns: prompt, target
Size: ~200K examples
Task: Given a pattern like A^ B^ A\n C^ D^ C\n E^ F^, predict the next token

This dataset uses real vocabulary tokens (not simple letters) with ^ delimiters to test pattern completion / induction head behavior.

Usage

from causal_head_gating.data import get_aba_abb_path, CHGDataset

# Download automatically (cached after first use)
data_path = get_aba_abb_path()

# Load with tokenizer
dataset = CHGDataset.from_tsv(
    str(data_path),
    tokenizer=tokenizer,
    last_token_only=True,
)

Citation

@inproceedings{nam2025causal,
  title={Causal Head Gating: A Framework for Interpreting Roles of Attention Heads in Transformers},
  author={Nam, Andrew and Conklin, Henry and Yang, Yukang and Griffiths, Thomas and Cohen, Jonathan and Leslie, Sarah-Jane},
  booktitle={Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems},
  year={2025}
}

License

MIT License

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Size of downloaded dataset files:

22.6 MB

Size of the auto-converted Parquet files:

13.8 MB

Number of rows:

200,000

Paper for jonhanke-nam/nam-causal-head-gating

Causal Head Gating: A Framework for Interpreting Roles of Attention Heads in Transformers

Paper • 2505.13737 • Published May 19, 2025