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New Influence Score Measures Attention Heads' Impact in Transformer Models

Researchers propose an influence score to quantify how attention heads contribute to classification decisions in Transformer models, focusing on prompt injection detection. This score integrates directional influence on logits and structural contribution within the residual stream for multi-scale a...

Source: arXiv · arxiv.org Published 2026-09-04T12:32:57+00:00 Detected 2026-09-07T05:21:58+00:00
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Researchers propose an influence score to quantify how attention heads contribute to classification decisions in Transformer models, focusing on prompt injection detection. This score integrates directional influence on logits and structural contribution within the residual stream for multi-scale a...

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We propose an influence score to quantify the contribution of attention heads to classification decisions in Transformer-based models designed for prompt injection detection. The score combines directional influence on the logits with structural contribution within the residual stream, enabling a multi-scale...

Understanding the specific impact of attention heads can improve interpretability and robustness of Transformer-based AI systems, particularly in security-sensitive tasks like prompt injection detection. This method offers a detailed way to analyze model behavior at multiple levels.

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