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Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly being deployed in high-stakes applications like hiring, yet their potential for unfair decision-making remains understudied in generative and retrieval settings. In this work, we examine the…

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Drawing parallels between human cognition and artificial intelligence, we explored how large language models (LLMs) internalize identities imposed by targeted prompts. Informed by Social Identity Theory, these identity assignments lead LLMs…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-09-09 Wenchao Dong , Assem Zhunis , Dongyoung Jeong , Hyojin Chin , Jiyoung Han , Meeyoung Cha

Large language models (LLMs) increasingly answer queries by citing web sources, but existing evaluations emphasize answer correctness rather than evidence quality. We introduce SourceBench, a benchmark for measuring the quality of cited web…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-02-20 Hexi Jin , Stephen Liu , Yuheng Li , Simran Malik , Yiying Zhang

Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly utilized to assist in scientific and academic writing, helping authors enhance the coherence of their articles. Previous studies have highlighted stereotypes and biases present in LLM outputs,…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-07-01 Naseela Pervez , Alexander J. Titus

Recent advances in artificial intelligence, including the development of highly sophisticated large language models (LLM), have proven beneficial in many real-world applications. However, evidence of inherent bias encoded in these LLMs has…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-09-19 Vithya Yogarajan , Gillian Dobbie , Timothy Pistotti , Joshua Bensemann , Kobe Knowles

Artificial intelligence (AI) is diffusing globally at unprecedented speed, but adoption remains uneven. Frontier Large Language Models (LLMs) are known to perform poorly on low-resource languages due to data scarcity. We hypothesize that…

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As Large Language Model (LLM) alignment evolves from simple completions to complex, highly sophisticated generation, Reward Models are increasingly shifting toward rubric-guided evaluation to mitigate surface-level biases. However, the…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-03-04 Qiyuan Zhang , Junyi Zhou , Yufei Wang , Fuyuan Lyu , Yidong Ming , Can Xu , Qingfeng Sun , Kai Zheng , Peng Kang , Xue Liu , Chen Ma

Large Language Models (LLMs) routinely infer users demographic traits from phrasing alone, which can result in biased responses, even when no explicit demographic information is provided. The role of disability cues in shaping these…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-10-23 Vishnu Hari , Kalpana Panda , Srikant Panda , Amit Agarwal , Hitesh Laxmichand Patel

This paper investigates the impact of using first names in Large Language Models (LLMs) and Vision Language Models (VLMs), particularly when prompted with ethical decision-making tasks. We propose an approach that appends first names to…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-08-12 Lorenzo Berlincioni , Luca Cultrera , Federico Becattini , Marco Bertini , Alberto Del Bimbo

Financial institutions increasingly rely on large language models (LLMs) for high-stakes decision-making. However, these models risk perpetuating harmful biases if deployed without careful oversight. This paper investigates racial bias in…

General Economics · Economics 2025-06-24 Thomas R. Cook , Sophia Kazinnik

Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly utilized in educational tasks such as providing writing suggestions to students. Despite their potential, LLMs are known to harbor inherent biases which may negatively impact learners. Previous…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-11-07 Thiemo Wambsganss , Xiaotian Su , Vinitra Swamy , Seyed Parsa Neshaei , Roman Rietsche , Tanja Käser

Large Language Models (LLMs) have revolutionized natural language processing, yet concerns persist regarding their tendency to reflect or amplify social biases. This study introduces a novel evaluation framework to uncover gender biases in…

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Large language models (LLMs) exhibit remarkable capabilities across diverse tasks, yet aligning them efficiently and effectively with human expectations remains a critical challenge. This thesis advances LLM alignment by introducing novel…

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Large language models (LLMs) have shown impressive results while requiring little or no direct supervision. Further, there is mounting evidence that LLMs may have potential in information-seeking scenarios. We believe the ability of an LLM…

Large Language Models (LLMs) have emerged as promising solutions for a variety of medical and clinical decision support applications. However, LLMs are often subject to different types of biases, which can lead to unfair treatment of…

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Accurate attribution of authorship is crucial for maintaining the integrity of digital content, improving forensic investigations, and mitigating the risks of misinformation and plagiarism. Addressing the imperative need for proper…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-05-27 Baixiang Huang , Canyu Chen , Kai Shu

We introduce DarkBench, a comprehensive benchmark for detecting dark design patterns--manipulative techniques that influence user behavior--in interactions with large language models (LLMs). Our benchmark comprises 660 prompts across six…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-03-17 Esben Kran , Hieu Minh "Jord" Nguyen , Akash Kundu , Sami Jawhar , Jinsuk Park , Mateusz Maria Jurewicz

In practice, training language models for individual authors is often expensive because of limited data resources. In such cases, Neural Network Language Models (NNLMs), generally outperform the traditional non-parametric N-gram models.…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2016-02-18 Zhenhao Ge , Yufang Sun , Mark J. T. Smith

A growing fraction of all code is sampled from Large Language Models (LLMs). We investigate the problem of attributing code generated by language models using hypothesis testing to leverage established techniques and guarantees. Given a set…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-06-26 Clément L. Canonne , Yash Pote , Uddalok Sarkar