Understanding Cultural Alignment in Multilingual LLMs via Natural Debate Statements
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| author | Negru, Vlad-Andrei Lemnaru, Camelia Surdeanu, Mihai Potolea, Rodica |
| author_facet | Negru, Vlad-Andrei Lemnaru, Camelia Surdeanu, Mihai Potolea, Rodica |
| contents | In this work we investigate the sociocultural values learned by large language models (LLMs). We introduce a novel open-access dataset, Sociocultural Statements, constructed from natural debate statements using a multi-step methodology. The dataset is synthetically labeled to enable the quantization of sociocultural norms and beliefs that LLMs exhibit in their responses to these statements, according to the Hofstede cultural dimensions. We verify the accuracy of synthetic labels using human quality control on a representative sample. We conduct a comparative analysis between two groups of LLMs developed in different countries (U.S. and China), and use as a comparative baseline patterns observed in human measurements. Using this new dataset and the analysis above, we found that culturally-distinct LLMs reflect the values and norms of the countries in which they were developed, highlighting their inability to adapt to the sociocultural backgrounds of their users. |
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| spellingShingle | Understanding Cultural Alignment in Multilingual LLMs via Natural Debate Statements Negru, Vlad-Andrei Lemnaru, Camelia Surdeanu, Mihai Potolea, Rodica Computers and Society In this work we investigate the sociocultural values learned by large language models (LLMs). We introduce a novel open-access dataset, Sociocultural Statements, constructed from natural debate statements using a multi-step methodology. The dataset is synthetically labeled to enable the quantization of sociocultural norms and beliefs that LLMs exhibit in their responses to these statements, according to the Hofstede cultural dimensions. We verify the accuracy of synthetic labels using human quality control on a representative sample. We conduct a comparative analysis between two groups of LLMs developed in different countries (U.S. and China), and use as a comparative baseline patterns observed in human measurements. Using this new dataset and the analysis above, we found that culturally-distinct LLMs reflect the values and norms of the countries in which they were developed, highlighting their inability to adapt to the sociocultural backgrounds of their users. |
| title | Understanding Cultural Alignment in Multilingual LLMs via Natural Debate Statements |
| topic | Computers and Society |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.12878 |