arXiv AI

Geopolitical alignment: Endorsement effects in large language models

arXiv:2607. 09262v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used to summarize and evaluate policy-relevant information, but it remains unclear whether their judgments are implicitly shaped by geopolitical cues.

arXiv AI
Jul 8

ROK-FORTRESS: Measuring the Effect of Geopolitical Transcreation for National Security and Public Safety

arXiv:2605. 14152v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Safety evaluations for large language models (LLMs) increasingly target high-stakes National Security and Public Safety (NSPS) risks, yet multilingual safety is mostly assessed through translation-only benchmarks that preserve the underlying scenario, leaving how language and geopolitical context interact largely unexamined beyond a few language pairs.

By Michael S. Lee, Yash Maurya, Drew Rein, Bert Herring, Jonathan Nguyen, Kyungho Song, Udari Madhushani Sehwag, Jiyeon Cho, Kaustubh Deshpande, Yeongkyun Jang, Jiyeon Joo, Minn Seok Choi, Evi Fuelle, Christina Q. Knight, Joseph Brandifino, Max Fenkell
arXiv AI
Sep 10

We're Cooked! - Probing LLM Political Alignment Via Conflict-Framed Recipe Translation

The study investigates how a single politically charged framing term can influence large language models (LLMs) during translation tasks. By prompting eight models from Western, Chinese, and European origins to translate culturally attributed recipes across 17 languages under four framing conditions, the authors find that models resolve ambiguity rather than decline, with distinct behavior patterns tied to model families. Sensitivity to framing terms is consistent, showing that even subtle variations can modulate LLM behavior, raising concerns about implicit political judgments in translation contexts.

By Svetlana Gorovaia, Angelica Henestrosa, Ivan P. Yamshchikov
arXiv AI
Sep 18

Geopolitical Divisions Across Languages in Large Language Models

The study examines how language influences AI chatbot responses to questions about the war in Ukraine, revealing that the same AI systems (GPT, Claude, Gemini) produce varying political stances across 112 languages. By evaluating 20 statements in 112 languages, the researchers found that Russia‑leaning versus Ukraine‑leaning answers differ by language, mirroring global political attitudes such as public support for Russia, UN voting patterns, and aid levels. This pattern persists across all three models and even when specific statement pairs are removed, suggesting that information warfare could embed geopolitical biases into AI training data.

By Maxim Chupilkin
arXiv Computation and Language
Sep 1

Political Ideology Shifts in Large Language Models

arXiv:2508.16013v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly deployed in politically sensitive contexts, raising concerns about their susceptibility to ideologica...

By Pietro Bernardelle, Stefano Civelli, Leon Fr\"ohling, Riccardo Lunardi, Kevin Roitero, Gianluca Demartini