CHRIS HAY

IDEAS · SYSTEMS · OBJECTS / LONDON · 2026

Can geometry predict the working set?

Observed together. Useful together?

Does residual-stream geometry predict which parts of a model will be active or resident together? The existing research note records co-activation as observed and useful locality prediction as untested.

Q-RESIDUALOPENRECORDED 2026-08-26DRAFT · V0.1REFERENCE DRAFT
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Can residual geometry predict physical working-set behaviour?

CURRENT POSITION

The existing working note says co-activation has been observed, but has not been shown to predict anything useful. It records observing expert co-activation across related prompts on Kimi K3; locality prediction remains untested.

PREDICTIVE LOCALITY IS NOT ESTABLISHED

Recorded observation: expert co-activation

Open question: useful physical working-set prediction

Present is not the same as predictive.

predictive locality is not establishedrecorded observation: expert co-activation; open question: useful physical working-set prediction. Present is not the same as predictive.

SOURCES & PROVENANCE

  • Existing residual geometry question

    residual-geometry-question.ts, recorded 26 August 2026. This source is a working note, not a published experiment.

AUTHOR / CHRIS HAY · VERSION / 0.1

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An unpublished working record.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. Can geometry predict the working set? [Unpublished draft, version 0.1]. https://chrishayuk.com/research/residual-geometry
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