Authority sycophancy in LLMs is a layer-localized erasure of correct answer representations that scales with authority level and resists simple interventions.
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A Mechanistic View of Authority Hierarchy in LLM Sycophancy
Authority sycophancy in LLMs is a layer-localized erasure of correct answer representations that scales with authority level and resists simple interventions.