Dharshan Kumaran(@dharshsky):Are LLMs stubborn or oversensitive to pushback? Both—at once. Our new @NatMachIntell paper helps us understand why LLMs become more confident in their initial answers, and how they markedly overweight opposing advice. Open access at: https://t.co/JzSjAAxwQQ @GoogleDeepMind × @UCL

Dharshan Kumaran

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Dharshan Kumaran@dharshsky

2026.04.22 15:48

Are LLMs stubborn or oversensitive to pushback? Both—at once. Our new @NatMachIntell paper helps us understand why LLMs become more confident in their initial answers, and how they markedly overweight opposing advice. Open access at: @GoogleDeepMind × @UCL_ICN