![rw-book-cover](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/media/uploaded_book_covers/profile_966223/eSt2luI2NZU71X9_3w9AJf2Nu43r_dQwlkD3qe15Bx0-cover_cTSfyHT.png) --- > For a fixed task and a fixed model family, the researcher can choose a metric to create an emergent ability or choose a metric to ablate an emergent ability. Ergo, emergent abilities may be creations ofthe researcher’s choices, not a fundamental property ofthe model family on the specific task. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hhmcp5ad57mt2rvvtce0hh27) ---