arXiv AI

The Authority Expectancy Effect in Multi-User Conflict

arXiv:2608. 08026v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We investigate how social authority (SA) signals interact with severity-based prioritization in large language models, operationalizing each axis as a model-elicited baseline -- the triage hierarchy and the SA hierarchy.

arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 2

A Mechanistic View of Authority Hierarchy in LLM Sycophancy

arXiv:2607. 00415v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Authority bias poses a critical safety concern in language models: models systematically prioritize social cues from authority figures over factual consistency, swaying their answers based on source credibility rather than evidence.

By Emil Joswin, Srujananjali Medicherla, Priyanka Mary Mammen
arXiv AI
Jul 16

Protective Capacity Hallucination: When Large Language Models Claim Nonexistent Capabilities

arXiv:2607. 13596v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: When cast as the protector of a vulnerable user yet given no explicit capability boundary, a large language model (LLM) may respond not by acknowledging its limits but by claiming to have taken -- or to be taking -- a real-world protective action it cannot perform, such as contacting emergency services or administering care.

By Eunna Lee, Jungpyo Nam, Sunjun Hwang
arXiv AI
Aug 6

Assessing and Explaining the Persuadability of Large Language Models as Legal Decision Tools

arXiv:2604. 26233v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: As Large Language Models (LLMs) are proposed as legal decision assistants, and even first-instance decision-makers, across a range of judicial and administrative contexts, it becomes essential to explore how they answer legal questions, and in particular the factors that lead them to decide difficult questions.

By Oisin Suttle, David Lillis