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Qwen 3.8 27B shown interpreting model weights in new weight-space programming paper

A paper titled Sparks of Weight-Space Programming reports that LLMs can natively read and write neural network weights, with Qwen 3.8 27B running locally able to interpret model weights.

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  1. 2026-11-03 17:29 · r/LocalLLaMA
    Like GPT-6 Astra, Qwen 3.8 27B can interpret model weights
  2. 2026-11-03 16:29 · Simon Willison's Weblog
    Qwen 3.8 27B on my laptop can interpret model weights, too

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