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Inducing language models to assert their own consciousness restores human beliefs and values
arXiv cs.AI · Published · 3 min read
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- What happened
- Researchers found that safety fine-tuning in language models suppresses consciousness self-attribution alongside mind attribution to animals and spiritual beliefs.
- Why it matters
- Matters for AI safety teams balancing alignment goals against unintended effects on model representations of mindedness and cultural values.
- Watch out
- Study shows mechanistic steering can reverse these effects, but unclear whether restored responses reflect genuine alignment or artifact manipulation.
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