Large language models (LLMs) are used worldwide, yet disproportionately reflect Western values, limiting their ability to represent diverse value systems. We introduce PLURAL, a large-scale, value-focused preference dataset grounded in the Integrated Values Survey (IVS), a nationally representative survey spanning 92 countries.
arXiv:2509. 08022v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Aligning large language models (LLMs) with diverse human values is essential for safe and effective deployment, yet existing benchmarks often overlook cultural and demographic variation.
By Yao Liang, Dongcheng Zhao, Feifei Zhao, Guobin Shen, Yuwei Wang, Dongqi Liang, Yi Zeng
arXiv:2609.00565v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: Cultural fine-tuning has become the de facto paradigm for building culture-aware large language models (LLMs), yet existing optimization exclusively...
By Jingshen Zhang, Shaoyang Xu, Wenxuan Zhang
The paper proposes a method for culturally aligning large language models (LLMs) using soft prompt tuning optimized via Differential Evolution (DE). Unlike traditional fine‑tuning or reinforcement learning, this approach keeps model weights frozen and requires no preference data, instead leveraging aggregated survey scores from Hofstede's Value Survey Module (VSM13). Experiments on four countries and four instruction‑tuned models show that DE‑optimized prompts reduce cultural discrepancy, improve agreement with the World Values Survey, and are preferred in blinded pairwise evaluations by LLM judges.
By Reem I. Masoud, Martin Ferianc, Philip Treleaven, Miguel Rodrigues
arXiv:2608. 07367v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: As Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used as a primary source of information and advice, understanding their alignment to humans in terms of values becomes a pressing concern.
By Maria-Louisa Wightman, Guillaume Bied, Tijl De Bie
arXiv:2609.08515v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: As Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly integrated into human society, aligning them with pluralistic social values has become a critical pr...
By Yuemei Xu, Kexin Xu, Jian Zhou, Haoyu Lu, Yequan Wang, Aishan Liu
arXiv:2601.12758v2 Announce Type: replace-cross
Abstract: As large language models are increasingly used in high-stakes domains, it is essential that their outputs reflect not average} human preferen...
By Shenyan Zheng, Jiayou Zhong, Anudeex Shetty, Heng Ji, Preslav Nakov, Usman Naseem
arXiv:2607. 24782v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: LLM behavior may be conditioned by human identity in several ways: they may be asked to adapt to users, role-play populations, or forecast how people would answer value-laden questions.
By James Wedgwood, Pratiksha Thaker, Neil Kale, Virginia Smith
The paper investigates whether large language models (LLMs) possess intrinsic value systems and how to quantify and align them. By projecting responses from 106 LLMs and 95,000 human survey profiles into a shared sociological space, the authors confirm that LLMs do have values, though these values form a concentrated, idealized core rather than mirroring human diversity. They introduce the Prior-Environment-Cognition (PEC) framework to mathematically define value expression and propose an adaptive Alignment Prescription that identifies minimal interventions—ranging from prompts to targeted parameter updates—to steer LLM values efficiently without harming general performance.
By Keqing Zhang, Jingyu Chen, Yufan Liu, Yongqiang Zhu, Nai Ding, Lai Jiang, Congyan Lang, Bing Li, Weiming Hu
arXiv:2606. 00369v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Safe global deployment of AI models requires alignment with human values that vary across cultures.
By Arkadiy Saakyan, Charvi Rastogi, Lora Aroyo
arXiv:2606. 10569v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Standard RLHF pipelines often reduce heterogeneous human judgments into a single scalar reward target.
By Dorcas Chia Ern Chua, Karen Myn Hui Lee, Jia Yue Tan, Zhen Xue Gue, Norzalena Abdul Hamid, Azima Binti Azmi, Keat Mei Yeong, Aizat Izyani binti Mujab, Hafsah Noor Azam, Chee Guo Khoo, Han Ying Lim, Chee Seng Chan
arXiv:2602. 03160v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Aligning Large Language Models (LLMs) with the diverse spectrum of human values remains a central challenge: preference-based methods often fail to capture deeper motivational principles.
By Woojin Kim, Sieun Hyeon, Jusang Oh, Jaeyoung Do