The discordance between embedded ethics and cultural inference in large language models (2025.emnlp-main)
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| Challenge: | Effective interactions between AI and humans require an accurate representation of diverse cultures. |
| Approach: | They propose a framework that embeds ethical principles within an LLM and a hyperplane that embedding cultural norms within it. |
| Outcome: | The proposed framework shows that cultural norms are more aligned with ethical principles than standard models. |
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