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LLMs show significant safety bypass risks in low-resource languages

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A new research paper published on arXiv highlights significant security vulnerabilities in large language models (LLMs) concerning low-resource languages. The study found that harmful requests refused in English can elicit unsafe responses when translated into these less common languages, with bypass rates ranging from 21.9% to 44.4% across ten widely deployed LLMs. This translation bypass risk is concentrated within specific language families and varies considerably between different models, indicating a critical gap in current safety alignment and evaluation practices. AI

IMPACT Reveals critical safety gaps in LLMs for non-English languages, potentially impacting global deployment and requiring new alignment strategies.

RANK_REASON Research paper detailing a novel threat model and evaluation of LLM safety. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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LLMs show significant safety bypass risks in low-resource languages

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Jalil Alva, David Harper, Abigail E. Thornton, Rafael S. Villalobos Alva, Leonardo Kenji Minemura Suazo, Konstantinos Karageorgos, Diego Velazquez, Sergio A. Serrano, Marvin Vargas Flores, Aaron Schliem, Fernando F. Migone ·

    Global Security Blind Spots: Translation as a Safety Bypass in Low-Resource Languages

    arXiv:2610.27304v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Large language models are deployed globally, yet safety alignment and evaluation remain concentrated in English: harmful requests refused in English can elicit unsafe completions when translated into low-resource languages. We eva…

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