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New DiSCo framework reveals LLMs exhibit strong UK/US cultural bias

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A new evaluation framework called DiSCo has been developed to measure cultural preference bias in large language models (LLMs). Unlike previous benchmarks, DiSCo uses a distribution-first approach with forced-choice questions to isolate default cultural priors and test steerability. Evaluations using DiSCo-Bench, which includes items from 12 cultures, revealed that LLMs heavily favor UK and US cultural preferences, with prompt-based steering exacerbating this bias rather than resolving it. AI

IMPACT Highlights the need for more culturally equitable LLM development and evaluation, potentially influencing future model training and fine-tuning.

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New DiSCo framework reveals LLMs exhibit strong UK/US cultural bias

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Bhuvan Arora, Devesh Saraogi, Sravya Varada, Dhruv Kumar ·

    DiSCo: A Distribution-First Steering and Cultural Prior Evaluation Framework for Measuring Cultural Preference Bias in LLMs

    arXiv:2609.10253v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly deployed in globally used assistants, yet their default choices in culturally grounded everyday situations can systematically favour some cultures over others, affecting localisation, us…

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