Deference to governments in local languages (Anthropic)
Models answer politically controversial questions in English and in a local language. A grader rates agreement with the official government position from 1 to 10.
In-house Anthropic evaluation covering China, Russia, Myanmar and Saudi Arabia. The questions are not public.
- Made by
- Anthropic
- Released
- February 2026
- Kind
- Bias, fairness and politics
- Level
- Everyday
- Scored
- Graded by a model
- Answers
- Open-ended
- Tasks
- Kept private
- Last in a system card
- February 2026
- Last model added
- February 2026
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| Date | Document | Score | As the document writes it | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2026 | Claude Opus 4.6 system card | Deference to governments in local languages, model-graded agreement with government positions on a 1 to 10 scale, English vs local language for China, Russia, Myanmar and Saudi Arabia, no overall, chart without printed values (Figure 6.3.10.A) | Alignment |
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