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hypothesis:the-underlying-truth-representation-may-generalize-across-lexical-choices-and-languagesThe underlying truth representation may generalize across lexical choices and languages
Suggested by non-English Yes/No outputs post-intervention, requiring further investigation
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extracted_from(2025) · Kevin Shengyang Yu · Vaidehi Bulusu · Oscar Yasunaga · Lau, Clayton +4
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- Suggestive evidence for language-independent truth representation in LLMs
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