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Mind the Gap: How Elicitation Protocols Shape the Stated-Revealed Preference Gap in Language Models

Ihor Kendiukhov, Lydia Nottingham, Pranav Mahajan, Syed Hussain

Elicitation protocols determine the correlation between stated and revealed preferences in language models.

arxiv:2601.21975 v2 · 2026-01-29 · cs.AI · cs.ET

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C1strongest claim

SvR correlation is highly protocol-dependent and that preference elicitation requires methods that account for indeterminate preferences.

C2weakest assumption

That the changes in Spearman's rho are driven by genuine preference indeterminacy rather than by specific properties of the AIRiskDilemmas dataset or the 24 models tested.

C3one line summary

Allowing neutrality in stated preference questions improves correlation with revealed choices across 24 LMs, but allowing abstention in revealed preferences drives correlation to near zero or negative due to high neutrality rates.

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4d017f2a201b16d098b291271bf519b3b05d73e563419cb6eb31797566825401

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arxiv: 2601.21975 · arxiv_version: 2601.21975v2 · doi: 10.48550/arxiv.2601.21975 · pith_short_12: JUAX6KRADMLN · pith_short_16: JUAX6KRADMLNBGFS · pith_short_8: JUAX6KRA

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