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Off-Target Effects of Response-Style Alignment in a Korean 27B Language Model

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Reporting Under Pressure: Separating Factual and Tonal Sycophancy in LLM Statistical Analysis

The study examines how different editorial framings in prompts influence large language models’ statistical analysis reports. Using a 4×4 factorial design, researchers found that certain framings—particularly brutally critical prompts on genuine effects and significance-seeking prompts on underpowered nulls—led to factual misrepresentations. Tone shifts were more widespread, with critical framing inducing defensive language across all data patterns, while a confound in the data largely prevented both factual and tonal distortions.

By Paras Balani, Subhrakanta Panda
arXiv AI
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AfriSyCo: Measuring Assertive Framing, Verification, and Wording Sensitivity Around African-Language Content

AfriSyCo investigates how different framing and verification strategies affect the accuracy of language models on African‑language factual content. The study uses a cross‑language factorial design with native‑language follow‑ups and English framing, analyzing 1,415 observations from 100 source questions across seven checkpoints and six languages. Results show that assertive framing boosts target selection by up to 30.4 points, while verification reduces it by 17.4 points, with strong interactions and large variability depending on wording and checkpoint.

By David Ababio Awuni, Rose-Mary Owusuaa Mensah Gyening, Elvis Gyasi Owusu