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Zero effective update at the first checkpoint

The rank-one update is zero when the output factor is zero. This means the selected adapter contribution initially adds no matrix to the corresponding base weight. It does not mean the base model, all parameters, or the whole system state are zero.

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U1=0{U}_{1}=0

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The rank-one update is zero when the output factor is zero. This means the selected adapter contribution initially adds no matrix to the corresponding base weight. It does not mean the base model, all parameters, or the whole system state are zero.

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Selected effective update at first checkpoint

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Figure 2. The 79 evaluation-loss observations. The small increase at 760–770 is retained in the underlying table even though it is difficult to see at this scale. Loss is a training evaluation field, not a self-report or consciousness score.

5.4 Actual parameters change before the prominent episode

This result is central to interpreting the hypothesis. If a candidate marker means simply “the first nonzero parameter difference from the initial update,” it selects checkpoint 2. It does not select the gradient maximum at 169 or the later turning region. The presence of a larger later reorganization therefore cannot be used to move the first-change marker without specifying an additional rule.

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Declaration_and_State_Change_Final.docx
paragraph 112, math 2 · Sep 17, 2026
{U}_{1}=0
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Declaration_and_State_Change_Final.docx
paragraph 112, math 2 · Sep 17, 2026
{U}_{1}=0

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