5 papers
SAE-StatSteer: Statistical Consensus Feature Selection for Optimization-Free Activation Steering of Large Language Models
Oshayer Siddique, J. M Areeb Uzair Alam, Md Jobayer Rahman Rafy +3
Activation steering adds a residual-stream direction at inference time, providing lightweight behavioral control without fine-tuning. Sparse autoencoders (SAEs) can make such inter…
The MASK Benchmark: Disentangling Honesty From Accuracy in AI Systems
Richard Ren, Arunim Agarwal, Mantas Mazeika +13
As large language models (LLMs) become more capable and agentic, the requirement for trust in their outputs grows significantly, yet at the same time concerns have been mounting th…
Representation Engineering: A Top-Down Approach to AI Transparency
Andy Zou, Long Phan, Sarah Chen +18
In this paper, we identify and characterize the emerging area of representation engineering (RepE), an approach to enhancing the transparency of AI systems that draws on insights f…
Utility Engineering: Analyzing and Controlling Emergent Value Systems in AIs
Mantas Mazeika, Xuwang Yin, Rishub Tamirisa +8
As AIs rapidly advance and become more agentic, the risk they pose is governed not only by their capabilities but increasingly by their propensities, including goals and values. Tr…
Safetywashing: Do AI Safety Benchmarks Actually Measure Safety Progress?
Richard Ren, Steven Basart, Adam Khoja +9
As artificial intelligence systems grow more powerful, there has been increasing interest in "AI safety" research to address emerging and future risks. However, the field of AI saf…