Beyond Sycophancy: Structured Resistance and Compliance in LLM Moral Reasoning
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TL;DR - This study reframes LLM sycophancy as part of a broader, structured process governing resistance to and compliance with social influence. Understanding this process could help distinguish constructive belief revision from harmful deference in morally consequential interactions.
- Models are more receptive to positions close to their initial judgments.
- Views framed as the model’s own prior judgments exert greater influence.
- Coalition structure and group pressure affect how models revise judgments.
- The observed patterns parallel established phenomena in human social psychology.
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Beyond Sycophancy: Structured Resistance and Compliance in LLM Moral Reasoning
TL;DR - This study reframes LLM sycophancy as part of a broader, structured process governing resistance to and compliance with social influence. Understanding this process could help distinguish constructive belief revision from harmful deference in morally consequential interactions.
- Models are more receptive to positions close to their initial judgments.
- Views framed as the model’s own prior judgments exert greater influence.
- Coalition structure and group pressure affect how models revise judgments.
- The observed patterns parallel established phenomena in human social psychology.