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AIBearisharXiv – CS AI · Apr 207/10

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Persona-Assigned Large Language Models Exhibit Human-Like Motivated Reasoning

Researchers found that large language models assigned personas exhibit motivated reasoning similar to humans, with up to 9% reduced accuracy in detecting misinformation and political personas being 90% more likely to evaluate scientific evidence favorably when it aligns with their induced identity. Standard debiasing prompts prove ineffective at mitigating these biases, raising concerns about LLMs amplifying identity-driven reasoning.

AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · May 116/10

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Replicating Human Motivated Reasoning Studies with LLMs

Researchers found that base large language models do not replicate human motivated reasoning patterns when tested across four political studies. Unlike humans who adjust their reasoning based on desired conclusions, LLMs show different behavioral patterns, raising concerns about using these models for opinion simulation and argument assessment tasks.