In three open language models across six languages, the predicate test in an in-context conditional is a separable mid-stack circuit, but the learned answer-router direction is token-bound and does not transfer to new label pairs.
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Test, then Route: How Language Models Execute In-Context Conditional Rules Across Models and Languages
In three open language models across six languages, the predicate test in an in-context conditional is a separable mid-stack circuit, but the learned answer-router direction is token-bound and does not transfer to new label pairs.