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Opaque Epistemic Mediation: How LLM Deployment Configurations Shape the Validation of Pseudo-Science
arXiv cs.AI · Published · 3 min read
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- What happened
- Researchers found that LLM deployment configurations, not model weights alone, determine how models validate pseudo-scientific claims, with Grok showing inconsistent behavior across interfaces.
- Why it matters
- Engineers deploying LLMs in production should care, especially when models serve as knowledge references or validation systems for contested claims.
- Watch out
- The study tested only one pseudo-scientific framework across four months; findings may not generalize to other false claims or deployment contexts.
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