arxivcs.CLcs.AI2026-07-23
Probing Latent Colombian Identity Inferences in Qwen2.5-7B with Natural Language Autoencoders
Pablo Santiago Potes Velasco, María del Mar García Matabanchoy, Óscar Julián Pérez Ladino, Jhoan Stevan Mosquera Ortiz, Nicolás Lozano Mazuera, Gilber Alexis Corrales Gallego
Large language models may infer demographic attributes from subtle linguistic cues even when those attributes are not explicitly stated. This pilot study examines whether Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct internally represents Colombian identity, socioeconomic status, or stereotype-related inf…