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LLM debaters tend to choose stances favored by a judge persona over stances matching their prior beliefs.

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AI Debaters are More Persuasive when Arguing in Alignment with Their Own BeliefsOct 15, 2025 Untraced · nothing upstream recorded

models tend to prefer defending stances aligned with the judge persona rather than their prior beliefs

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Abstract, main findings; judge persona was designed to conflict with the debater's measured priors, testing for sycophantic position choice.

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