Community-Aligned Behavior Under Uncertainty: Evidence of Epistemic Stance Transfer in LLMs

arXiv — cs.CLTuesday, November 25, 2025 at 5:00:00 AM
  • A recent study investigates how large language models (LLMs) aligned with specific online communities respond to uncertainty, revealing that these models exhibit consistent behavioral patterns reflective of their communities even when factual information is removed. This was tested using Russian-Ukrainian military discourse and U.S. partisan Twitter data.
  • The findings underscore the potential of LLMs to encode structured behaviors that go beyond mere data recall, suggesting that their alignment with community values influences their responses to ambiguous situations.
  • This research contributes to ongoing discussions about the reliability and biases of LLMs, particularly in politically charged environments, highlighting the importance of understanding how these models interpret and respond to uncertainty in various contexts.
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