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arXiv Machine Learning By Oliver Steele, Jiangtao Wen, Yuxing Han

Belief-reality separation lives in routing over a shared value slot in language models

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arXiv:2607. 11945v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Capable language models hold what a character believes apart from what is true: told "Anna believes the cup is blue; in reality it is red," they answer blue about Anna and red about the world.

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