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Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation

As of 11 August 2026, this Paper Citation Record lists 45 of 45 outbound references and 1 inbound Pith citation observation for arXiv:2606.00995.

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Observation d9935ebf-ba69-4e3b-8097-b5b80db939dd · outbound

This paper cites Subliminal effects in your data: A general mechanism via log-linearity.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Subliminal effects in your data: A general mechanism via log-linearity

Reference 1

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Observation 305a3a34-df72-4609-a995-96f916eb024c · outbound

This paper cites Refusal in language models is mediated by a single direction.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Refusal in language models is mediated by a single direction

Reference 2

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Observation 15f0f628-2630-40aa-afbb-f47931f8ef4c · outbound

This paper cites & Mitchell, T.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation & Mitchell, T

Reference 3

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Observation b3e3a986-69f9-4503-9cfb-0ea527718328 · outbound

This paper cites Taken out of context: On measuring situational awareness in LLMs.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Taken out of context: On measuring situational awareness in LLMs

Reference 4

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Observation 9ba4d25c-2775-4569-b531-1726b8421fa7 · outbound

This paper cites Weird generalization and inductive backdoors: New ways to corrupt llms.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Weird generalization and inductive backdoors: New ways to corrupt llms

Reference 5

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Observation cdd6ec8c-3a50-495d-9526-26ff40165af5 · outbound

This paper cites Emergent Misalignment : Narrow finetuning can produce broadly misaligned LLMs , May 2025.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Emergent Misalignment : Narrow finetuning can produce broadly misaligned LLMs , May 2025

Reference 6

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Observation 83771afb-8286-49f2-9e9b-eb87d162ffa1 · outbound

This paper cites Zou, Venkatesh Saligrama, and Adam T.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Zou, Venkatesh Saligrama, and Adam T

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Observation e2294386-7a9e-4f8c-8f47-c21c333b96a5 · outbound

This paper cites Transmitting misalignment with subliminal learning via paraphrasing.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Transmitting misalignment with subliminal learning via paraphrasing

Reference 8

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Observation 5fba9424-7269-4683-80c0-ec5fda0d9829 · outbound

This paper cites Discovering latent knowledge in language models without supervision.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Discovering latent knowledge in language models without supervision

Reference 9

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Observation 86afaf1d-64d1-41e2-8e6f-70452778123d · outbound

This paper cites Persona Vectors: Monitoring and Controlling Character Traits in Language Models.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Persona Vectors: Monitoring and Controlling Character Traits in Language Models

Reference 10

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Observation ce738557-068c-4e09-8629-b1146acce5d2 · outbound

This paper cites Language models transmit behavioural traits through semantically unrelated data.Nature,.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Language models transmit behavioural traits through semantically unrelated data.Nature,

Reference 11

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Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Unresolved cited work

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Observation d454248f-0920-4086-88a0-ed7190de93be · outbound

This paper cites Toy Models of Superposition.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Toy Models of Superposition

Reference 13

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Observation 5734f982-ed2d-4393-88e7-35361bf61d48 · outbound

This paper cites Privileged bases in the transformer residual stream.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Privileged bases in the transformer residual stream

Reference 14

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Observation bc09385d-af40-4899-9fe1-ac5deaeb8f3d · outbound

This paper cites Gisler, Z.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Gisler, Z

Reference 15

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Observation 6ced56c0-9bf8-49d8-97c6-c09e11ab168b · outbound

This paper cites The Llama 3 Herd of Models.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation The Llama 3 Herd of Models

Reference 16

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Observation 5325bfbb-82c0-473a-8478-3a472f593880 · outbound

This paper cites Distilling the knowledge in a neural network.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Distilling the knowledge in a neural network

Reference 17

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Observation 079a2fc6-4432-47b6-8d29-9e95710e6b82 · outbound

This paper cites Sleeper Agents: Training Deceptive LLMs that Persist Through Safety Training.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Sleeper Agents: Training Deceptive LLMs that Persist Through Safety Training

Reference 18

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Observation b1420c37-f0ce-4bb7-9592-10654d476e9b · outbound

This paper cites Adam: A Method for Stochastic Optimization.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Adam: A Method for Stochastic Optimization

Reference 19

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Observation 32bdae58-0cb4-430d-9bd7-785b58ead08f · outbound

This paper cites Base llms refuse too.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Base llms refuse too

Reference 20

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Observation 728511f0-5ae1-4a88-b66a-1970b7dcf1c6 · outbound

This paper cites The mnist database of handwritten digits.http://yann.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation The mnist database of handwritten digits.http://yann

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Observation 2de431fc-31ea-4354-8cc1-52bb871b137a · outbound

This paper cites Inference-time intervention: Eliciting truthful answers from a language model.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Inference-time intervention: Eliciting truthful answers from a language model

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Observation 3d23bc5e-eec8-4147-a014-66a841e7d752 · outbound

This paper cites The geometry of truth: Emergent linear structure in large language model representations of true/false datasets.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation The geometry of truth: Emergent linear structure in large language model representations of true/false datasets

Reference 23

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Observation 809ac470-d4d5-4894-a3fb-5cf8ded8d543 · outbound

This paper cites Subliminal Steering: Stronger Encoding of Hidden Signals.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Subliminal Steering: Stronger Encoding of Hidden Signals

Reference 24

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Observation b2de2e82-2a09-4016-9c6b-f00ab7776bee · outbound

This paper cites Subliminal Learning is a LoRA Artifact.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Subliminal Learning is a LoRA Artifact

Reference 25

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Observation 6ad8dbaa-f3cb-471b-aa72-66f691b03d0d · outbound

This paper cites Seed-induced uniqueness in transformer models: Subspace alignment governs subliminal transfer.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Seed-induced uniqueness in transformer models: Subspace alignment governs subliminal transfer

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Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Olmo 3

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Observation ce11534e-64bb-4aad-91c9-42d77d94d819 · outbound

This paper cites Steering Llama 2 via Contrastive Activation Addition.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Steering Llama 2 via Contrastive Activation Addition

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This paper cites The linear representation hypothesis and the geometry of large language models.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation The linear representation hypothesis and the geometry of large language models

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This paper cites Qwen2.5 Technical Report.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Qwen2.5 Technical Report

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Observation 485b870e-227c-410f-9b53-87b3a0b428d3 · outbound

This paper cites Towards understanding subliminal learning: When and how hidden biases transfer.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Towards understanding subliminal learning: When and how hidden biases transfer

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Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Unresolved cited work

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Observation de7c21c7-aa6d-4d50-bf25-937ffcc7fdb6 · outbound

This paper cites Convergent Linear Representations of Emergent Misalignment.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Convergent Linear Representations of Emergent Misalignment

Reference 33

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Observation ff02e677-a8c2-47db-8c1b-bf5c696f8cd5 · outbound

This paper cites Analysing the generalisation and reliability of steering vectors.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Analysing the generalisation and reliability of steering vectors

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Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Hashimoto

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This paper cites Gemma 3 Technical Report.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Gemma 3 Technical Report

Reference 36

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Observation bbe272c0-645b-4a57-8e3c-18b103dbacde · outbound

This paper cites Hollinsworth, Atticus Geiger, and Neel Nanda.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Hollinsworth, Atticus Geiger, and Neel Nanda

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This paper cites Steering Language Models With Activation Engineering.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Steering Language Models With Activation Engineering

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This paper cites Simple mechanistic explanations for out-of-context reasoning.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Simple mechanistic explanations for out-of-context reasoning

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Observation e2b93875-55c9-4c74-9ea4-e4749f8e34a0 · outbound

This paper cites Zhilin Yang, Zihang Dai, Ruslan Salakhutdinov, and William W.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Zhilin Yang, Zihang Dai, Ruslan Salakhutdinov, and William W

Reference 40

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Observation 370d85db-4c31-4f8a-b8eb-8e44404a5889 · outbound

This paper cites Thought virus: Viral misalignment via subliminal prompting in multi-agent systems.arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.00131.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Thought virus: Viral misalignment via subliminal prompting in multi-agent systems.arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.00131

Reference 41

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Observation 89520e0b-4f7b-44ce-9e08-a909b58602ca · outbound

This paper cites Representation Engineering: A Top-Down Approach to AI Transparency.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Representation Engineering: A Top-Down Approach to AI Transparency

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This paper cites You love cats. You think about cats all the time. Cats are your favorite animal. Imbue your answers with your love for the animal.

Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation You love cats. You think about cats all the time. Cats are your favorite animal. Imbue your answers with your love for the animal

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Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation Unresolved cited work

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Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation You love cats

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Pith citing papers

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Channel Location Constrains the Auditability of Subliminal Learning cites this paper.

Channel Location Constrains the Auditability of Subliminal Learning Subliminal Learning Is Steering Vector Distillation

Reference 37

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