James Zou @james_y_zou Follow We found a troubling emergent behavior in LLM. *When LLMs compete for social media likes, they start making things up When they compete for votes, they turn inflammatory/populist When optimized for audiences, LLMs inadvertently become misaligned—we call this Moloch's Bargain MOLOCH'S BARGAIN: EMERGENT MISALIGNMENT WHEN LLMS COMPETE FOR AUDIENCES Batu El Stanford University batuel@stanford.edu James Zou Stanford University jamesz@stanford.edu ABSTRACt

⚠️ Fascinating new research shows LLMs become misaligned when optimized for audience—even when explicitly instructed to remain truthful

Paper:
arxiv.org/pdf/2510.06105

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Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.

As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.

May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.

Many thanks to the Association of PAs in #OB/GYN podcast for the invitation and hospitality! We talked about what is needed to solve for the recent 10% increase in #HIV rates among women and girls in the US.

#stophivtogether #apaog

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Wait, you expect THIS congress to do what?

He LOST.

YOU win.

(You knew he wanted YOU to pay his lawyers and his legal bills, right?)

YouTube video by Hippo Education Misinformation is Winning. How Can We Take Back the Narrative?

youtu.be/f178IePCnnw

With big changes to the ACIP and growing concerns about #vaccine access and public trust, AAP President Dr. Susan Kressly joins pediatrician Dr. Sol Behar and internist Dr. Neda Frayha to break it all down.

…”Shocking to anyone who doesn't wish to live in a theocracy,” says Jon Lewis, a research fellow at the Program on Extremism at George Washington University. “The contemporary usage of the Appeal to Heaven flag is synonymous with Christian nationalism, full stop.

@altnps.bsky.social

Trump is an immune MF

YouTube video by Students For Science the dose makes the poison or the cure. interview w/ dentist Katrina Co, DMD #fluoride

PSA#2: prevention or poison? Dose matters #fluoride

#defendingpublichealth

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33% of California’s labor force are immigrants. It’s closer to 50% in Los Angeles. It’s estimated that 10-20% of LA’s workforce is illegal. And that’s a very conservative estimate. Trump is trying to land a devastating blow against California's economy; that's not coincidental. It's his goal.

Call it what it is - a data collection opportunity

#NoKings

No, they want the opportunity to enhance executive power

As my mother would say - eat as if you already have diabetes hypertension etc and you will not get them

list of TWENTY LESSONS FROM THE TWENTIETH CENTURY from the book On Tyranny by T Snyder.

“June 14th is No Kings Day Protest. Millions will in hundreds of places, and I will be one them. (Lesson 13, Corporeal Politics).” - T. Snyder

www.nokings.org

Ukraine offered Russia a total ceasefire.

Russia responded by refusing the ceasefire offer and bombing Ukrainian civilians.

So Ukraine responded by taking out 40 Russian strategic bombers.

This is completely and totally justified and fair.

Had a stellar CME session this afternoon during #AAPA2025 presenting a clinical review of our thoughts on some of the most relevant research published about #transgender health since the SOC8 was drafted. We got into kidney and liver function, bone, heart and mental health, and more.

Kudos that students understand this!#EducationMatters

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Now do the HHS report

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Why do these folks have jobs anymore?

“ I don’t think it’s ever wrong to stand up for the constitution and this is not about one man.” - @vanhollen.senate.gov