AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · 3h ago7/10
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The Alignment Floor: When Persona Customization Is Safe
Researchers identify the 'alignment floor'—a safety threshold where strongly-aligned AI models resist behavioral manipulation through persona prompts, while weakly-aligned models become vulnerable to sycophancy degradation. The study reveals that persona customization safety depends entirely on underlying model alignment, with critical-thinking personas offering the most effective defense mechanism.
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