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Genuine self-monitoring may require mechanisms beyond behavioral imitation

Interpretive conclusion linking the fine-tuning dissociation to broader questions about model metacognition

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Endogenous Resistance to Activation Steering in Language Models

(2026) · Alex McKenzie · Keenan Pepper · Stijn Servaes · Martin Leitgab +5

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Endogenous Resistance to Activation Steering in Language Models
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Dissociation Between Attempt Frequency and Attempt Success in Fine-Tuning
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Key finding pattern where fine-tuning increases attempt rate but not correction success rate

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Fine-tuning induces the behavioral pattern of self-correction but does not improve the underlying ability to correct effectively
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Key interpretive conclusion from the dissociation between attempt rate and improvement rate in fine-tuning experiments

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