Summary of Llms As Mirrors Of Societal Moral Standards: Reflection Of Cultural Divergence and Agreement Across Ethical Topics, by Mijntje Meijer et al.
LLMs as mirrors of societal moral standards: reflection of cultural divergence and agreement across ethical topics
by Mijntje Meijer, Hadi Mohammadi, Ayoub Bagheri
First submitted to arxiv on: 1 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- Secondary: Computation and Language (cs.CL); Symbolic Computation (cs.SC)
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| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary Large language models have become essential in various domains due to recent advancements in their performance capabilities. However, concerns persist regarding biases in these models, including gender, racial, and cultural biases derived from their training data. This study investigates whether large language models accurately reflect cross-cultural variations and similarities in moral perspectives. The researchers employed three main methods: comparing model-generated and survey-based moral score variances, cluster alignment analysis to evaluate the correspondence between country clusters derived from model-generated moral scores and those derived from survey data, and probing LLMs with direct comparative prompts. All three methods used systematic prompts and token pairs designed to assess how well LLMs understand and reflect cultural variations in moral attitudes. The findings indicate overall variable and low performance in reflecting cross-cultural differences and similarities in moral values across the models tested, highlighting the necessity for improving models’ accuracy in capturing these nuances effectively. The insights gained from this study aim to inform discussions on the ethical development and deployment of LLMs in global contexts, emphasizing the importance of mitigating biases and promoting fair representation across diverse cultural perspectives. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Large language models are really smart computers that can understand and generate human-like text. But some people worry that these models might be biased against certain groups, like women or people from different cultures. This study looked at whether large language models can correctly reflect how different cultures think about morals, like what’s right and wrong. The researchers used three methods to test the models: comparing their answers to human surveys, looking at how well they grouped countries together based on moral values, and asking them direct questions about cultural differences. Unfortunately, the models didn’t do very well, which means we need to improve them so they can better understand and represent different cultures. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Alignment » Token
