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Hunger, semaglutide and a clue to AI steering vectors

Hunger, semaglutide and a clue to AI steering vectors

An essay on LessWrong draws a parallel between hunger and AI steering vectors, noting that in mice exciting about 800 neurons evokes voracious feeding, while semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic, reduces hunger via GLP-1 receptors.

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