What if the FFN is a graph?

An open question about the structure inside a model.

Could a feed-forward network be usefully treated as an addressable graph? This question connects model representation to traversal and querying, without claiming an experimental answer.

Q-FFNOPENRECORDED 2026-09-05DRAFT · V0.1REFERENCE DRAFT ↓FOLLOW ↓

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What if the FFN is a graph?

The question is about whether the representation makes something useful possible: addressing, traversing or explaining the computation.

THE THREAD

Start with the representation. Ask what can be addressed. Specify a traversal, then compare it with the original computation. Keep the distinction between an explanatory picture and an operational result.

AN ANSWER IS STILL OPEN

Question: addressable structure

Required: reproducible experiments and explicit baselines

A compelling representation must still earn its result.

an answer is still open — question: addressable structure; required: reproducible experiments and explicit baselines. A compelling representation must still earn its result.

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REFERENCE THIS DRAFT

An unpublished working record. These references identify the draft and omit a publication date. They become version-specific publication citations when the record is released.

Chris Hay. What if the FFN is a graph? [Unpublished draft, version 0.1. First publicly recorded 2026-09-05]. https://chrishayuk.com/research/ffn-as-graph

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BibTeX

@unpublished{Q-FFN,
  author = {Chris Hay},
  title = {What if the FFN is a graph?},
  note = {Unpublished draft, version 0.1. First publicly recorded 2026-09-05},
  url = {https://chrishayuk.com/research/ffn-as-graph}
}

APA

Hay, C. (n.d.). What if the FFN is a graph? [Unpublished manuscript, version 0.1. First publicly recorded 2026-09-05]. https://chrishayuk.com/research/ffn-as-graph

CSL-JSON

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