4 papers
The Profit Alignment Problem: How Profit Mandates Induce Alignment Failures in LLMs
Eric So
We show that ordinary business language --- "maximize profitability" --- induces profit-oriented ambiguity resolution: LLMs systematically dismiss ambiguous signals of potential sa…
Why Better Models Can Create Riskier Systems: Evidence from LLM Agents in Financial Markets
Jillian Ross, Eric So, Zoe De Simone +2
Large language models (LLMs) are being deployed at scale in consequential real-world systems, from financial markets to content moderation to hiring. We show that improving individ…
Lost in Context: Addressing Context Anxiety in Large Language Models
Ifueko Igbinedion, Jillian Ross, Etienne Ricardez +2
Conventional wisdom suggests that reasoning models fail when problems exceed their capabilities. However, we find that frontier reasoning models sometimes possess the necessary cap…
Breaking Bad Financial Habits: How LLM Conversations Correct Financial Misconceptions
Jillian Ross, Eric So, Andrew W. Lo
Financial misconceptions carry direct economic costs, from panic selling to equity market avoidance, yet they are notoriously resistant to correction. Traditional financial literac…