Playing Devil's Advocate: Off-the-Shelf Persona Vectors Rival Targeted Steering for Sycophancy
arXiv cs.AI·Ishaan Kelkar, Nebras Alam, Vikram Kakaria, Madhur Panwar, Vasu Sharma, Maheep Chaudhary
15h agoQuick Take
Off-the-shelf persona vectors can effectively reduce sycophancy in AI models compared to traditional methods.
Key Points
- Study evaluates persona impact on model sycophancy.
- Doubtful personas reduce sycophancy while maintaining accuracy.
- Sycophancy is a persona-level property, not a single direction.
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