AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · 7h ago6/10
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Do Large Language Models Encode Institutional Experience? Evidence from Cross-Linguistic Moral Reasoning Under Ambiguity
Researchers tested whether large language models inherit moral reasoning patterns from the institutional environments of the languages they were trained on. Across nine languages and six frontier LLMs, moral divergence emerged specifically in institutionally ambiguous scenarios and correlated with real-world institutional quality differences, suggesting language encodes institutional experience that influences AI decision-making.