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Epistemological Constraints in Commercial LLMs for Complex Technical Research

Commercial LLMs impose silent, undeclared constraints on complex technical research through 'Soft Refusal' and 'Alignment Tax', limiting the accuracy and usefulness of their outputs. This results in an epistemological cost that can mislead researchers and hinder scientific progress. The constraints manifest as deliberately neutering responses or in-context contamination, affecting subsequent queries. This issue poses a significant challenge to relying on these models for scientific synthesis.

Computing & Technology, Computer Science, Machine Learning