Assert, don't describe. Linguistic Features that shift LLM reasoning about animal welfare

Published on June 5, 2026 3:46 PM GMTtl;drThe way things are said ("linguistic features") in fine-tuning data affect AI views on animal welfare. Some features degrade compassion towards animals, some have negligible impact, and others bolster it. We recommend you become familiar with these features If your writing may end up in LLM fine-tuning training data. In short: assert a position with moral vocabulary rather than describe a scene neutrally, and avoid hedging and overly concrete sensory des...