Instructions trigger a production-centered mechanism in language models, with task-specific information stable in input tokens but varying strongly in output tokens and correlating with behavior.
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Activation steering with FLORES-derived language vectors produces modest, layer-sensitive and language-dependent gains on cultural awareness tasks, with some settings degrading performance and strong interaction with prompt design.
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Instructions Shape Production of Language, not Processing
Instructions trigger a production-centered mechanism in language models, with task-specific information stable in input tokens but varying strongly in output tokens and correlating with behavior.
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DFKI-MLT at SemEval-2026 TASK 7: Steering Multilingual Models Towards Cultural Knowledge
Activation steering with FLORES-derived language vectors produces modest, layer-sensitive and language-dependent gains on cultural awareness tasks, with some settings degrading performance and strong interaction with prompt design.