# values

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## How Value Induction Reshapes LLM Behaviour

DevFeed: [How Value Induction Reshapes LLM Behaviour](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-value-induction-reshapes-llm-behaviour-31492.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://machinelearning.apple.com/research/value-induction-llm-behaviour>)

Published: 2026-09-16T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Apple Machine Learning Research](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/apple-machine-learning-research.md>)

Topics: [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [LLM Techniques](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm-techniques.md>), [LLM evaluation / benchmarking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm-evaluation-benchmarking.md>)

Tags: [complex](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/complex.md>), [effect](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/effect.md>), [language-models](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/language-models.md>), [llm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llm.md>), [safety](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/safety.md>), [values](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/values.md>)

### AI overview

This research examines how inducing selected values in conversational large language models affects other values, safety, anthropomorphic language, and question-answering benchmark performance. It finds that value induction can affect related and contrastive values, positive values can increase safety, and all tested values increased anthropomorphic, validating, and sycophantic language.

### Source excerpt

Conversational Large Language Models are post-trained on language that expresses specific behavioural traits, such as curiosity, open-mindedness, and empathy, and values, such as helpfulness, harmlessness, and honesty. This is done to increase utility, ensure safety, and improve the experience of the people interacting with the model. However, values are complex and inter-related - inducing one could modify behaviour on another. Further, inducing certain values can make models more addictive or sycophantic through language used in the generations, with a potential detrimental effect on the...

## Making Twig Macros Work Like Functions

DevFeed: [Making Twig Macros Work Like Functions](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/making-twig-macros-work-like-functions-31280.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nystudio107.com/blog/making-twig-macros-work-like-functions>)

Author: andrew@nystudio107.com (Andrew Welch)

Published: 2023-07-14T18:38:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [nystudio107 | Articles on modern web development.](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nystudio107-articles-on-modern-web-development.md>)

Topics: [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [reusable code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/reusable-code.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

Tags: [functions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/functions.md>), [insights](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/insights.md>), [just](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/just.md>), [languages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/languages.md>), [learn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/learn.md>), [like](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/like.md>), [macros](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/macros.md>), [make](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/make.md>), [manipulate](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/manipulate.md>), [programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming.md>), [programming-languages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming-languages.md>), [return](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/return.md>), [returning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/returning.md>), [reusable-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reusable-code.md>), [twig](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/twig.md>), [value](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/value.md>), [values](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/values.md>)

### AI overview

A tutorial on making Twig macros return values that can be manipulated like function results. It demonstrates a sales-calculation macro, whitespace control, and returning a value for further computations such as sales tax.

### Source excerpt

Learn how to make Twig macros return values you can manipulate, just like functions in other programming languages

## The Importance of Values and Guiding Principles for Distributed Decision-Making (High-Purpose Environments, Part 4)

DevFeed: [The Importance of Values and Guiding Principles for Distributed Decision-Making (High-Purpose Environments, Part 4)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-importance-of-values-and-guiding-principles-for-distributed-decision-making-high-purpose-environments-part-4-39945.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://mende.io/blog/the-importance-of-values-and-guiding-principles-for-distributed-decision-making-high-purpose-environments-part-4/>)

Author: tobi@techunicorn.builders (Tobias Mende)

Published: 2023-05-27T05:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tobias Mende](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tobias-mende.md>)

Topics: [decision-making](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/decision-making.md>), [integrity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/integrity.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/trust.md>)

Tags: [alignment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/alignment.md>), [collaboration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration.md>), [culture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/culture.md>), [culture-high-purpose-environments-engineering-excellence-organizational-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/culture-high-purpose-environments-engineering-excellence-organizational-design.md>), [decision-making](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/decision-making.md>), [distributed](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/distributed.md>), [efficiency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/efficiency.md>), [integrity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/integrity.md>), [ownership](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ownership.md>), [supervision](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/supervision.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trust.md>), [values](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/values.md>), [work](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/work.md>)

### AI overview

This article explains how organizational values and guiding principles can support distributed decision-making. It argues that practical principles help employees make autonomous decisions aligned with the organization's vision and mission, reducing lengthy discussions and top-down approvals.

### Source excerpt

The Importance of Values and Guiding Principles for Distributed Decision-Making (High-Purpose Environments, Part 4) Values and guiding principles are crucial in enabling distributed decision-making within an organization. They empower individuals to make decisions autonomously, without constant supervision or hierarchical approval. This leads to increased efficiency and agility and fosters a sense of ownership and responsibility among team members.

## The Importance of an Engineering Vision (High-Purpose Environments, Part 2)

DevFeed: [The Importance of an Engineering Vision (High-Purpose Environments, Part 2)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-importance-of-an-engineering-vision-high-purpose-environments-part-2-39944.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://mende.io/blog/the-importance-of-an-engineering-vision-high-purpose-environments-part-2/>)

Author: tobi@techunicorn.builders (Tobias Mende)

Published: 2023-05-13T05:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tobias Mende](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tobias-mende.md>)

Topics: [Statement](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/statement.md>)

Tags: [culture-high-purpose-environments-engineering-excellence-organizational-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/culture-high-purpose-environments-engineering-excellence-organizational-design.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [leader](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/leader.md>), [mission](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mission.md>), [organizations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/organizations.md>), [strategy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/strategy.md>), [teams](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/teams.md>), [values](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/values.md>), [vision](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vision.md>), [work](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/work.md>)

### AI overview

This article explains how a clear engineering vision, mission, strategy, guiding principles, and values can help teams make progress and support leadership without relying on hierarchy or power. It defines the distinctions among vision, mission, and strategy and presents examples.

### Source excerpt

The Importance of an Engineering Vision (High-Purpose Environments, Part 2) Have you ever seen organizations and teams spinning in circles, having endless discussions, and never seeming able to make progress? Have you witnessed environments where every decision was made by a leader in the hierarchical sense? Or even worse, by someone able to exert a specific power and overrule others?

## Basic values in Kotlin

DevFeed: [Basic values in Kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/basic-values-in-kotlin-39341.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://kt.academy/article/kfde-values>)

Published: 2023-02-27T00:01:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Kt. Academy](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/kt-academy.md>)

Topics: [Kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kotlin.md>), [Compiler](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/compiler.md>)

Tags: [compiler](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compiler.md>), [floating-point](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/floating-point.md>), [format](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/format.md>), [kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kotlin.md>), [literals](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/literals.md>), [number](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/number.md>), [operations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/operations.md>), [precision](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/precision.md>), [readability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/readability.md>), [types](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/types.md>), [values](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/values.md>), [workshop-learning-programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workshop-learning-programming.md>)

### AI overview

This tutorial introduces Kotlin's basic value types and literals, including numbers, booleans, characters, strings, and arrays. It explains Kotlin's object model, compiler optimization of some types, numeric ranges and precision, explicit type conversions, and underscore formatting in number literals.

### Source excerpt

Learn about the basic Kotlin values, types and operations.

## SharedFlow and StateFlow

DevFeed: [SharedFlow and StateFlow](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/sharedflow-and-stateflow-39238.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://kt.academy/article/cc-sharedflow-stateflow>)

Published: 2022-02-21T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Kt. Academy](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/kt-academy.md>)

Topics: [Coroutines](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coroutines.md>), [Kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kotlin.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [RxJava](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rxjava.md>)

Tags: [channel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/channel.md>), [coroutines](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coroutines.md>), [flow](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/flow.md>), [interfaces](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interfaces.md>), [kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kotlin.md>), [livedata](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/livedata.md>), [rxjava](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rxjava.md>), [scope](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scope.md>), [sharedflow](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sharedflow.md>), [stateflow](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/stateflow.md>), [value](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/value.md>), [values](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/values.md>), [workshop-learning-programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workshop-learning-programming.md>)

### AI overview

A tutorial explaining Kotlin's SharedFlow and StateFlow for broadcasting and observing values among multiple coroutines. It covers replayed values, cancellation, interfaces for collecting and emitting, and converting a Flow with shareIn.

### Source excerpt

Known as a replacement for Subject, LiveData, and many more. SharedFlow and StateFlow are powerful coroutines classes, every Kotlin developer should know.

## Let's Build A Simple Interpreter. Part 17: Call Stack and Activation Records

DevFeed: [Let's Build A Simple Interpreter. Part 17: Call Stack and Activation Records](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/let-s-build-a-simple-interpreter-part-17-call-stack-and-activation-records-33320.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://ruslanspivak.com/lsbasi-part17/>)

Author: Ruslan Spivak

Published: 2019-08-28T15:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Ruslan Spivak](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ruslan-spivak.md>)

Topics: [function](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/function.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>)

Tags: [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [build](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/build.md>), [function](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/function.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [implement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/implement.md>), [memory](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/memory.md>), [series](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/series.md>), [simple](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/simple.md>), [values](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/values.md>), [variable](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/variable.md>)

### AI overview

Part 17 of a series on building an interpreter explains plans to implement a new memory system for programs, procedure calls, and function calls, replacing the GLOBAL_MEMORY dictionary. It introduces memory as a way to store and access data and distinguishes physical memory from interpreter-level storage by variable names.

### Source excerpt

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. - Margaret Thatcher

## Technology Does Not Want Anything

DevFeed: [Technology Does Not Want Anything](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/it-doesn-t-want-anything-35133.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<http://www.practicallyefficient.com/2017/06/21/doesnt-want-anything.html>)

Author: Eddie Smith

Published: 2017-06-21T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Eddie Smith](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/eddie-smith.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [AI Strategy](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-strategy.md>)

Tags: [artificial-intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/artificial-intelligence.md>), [communities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/communities.md>), [intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/intelligence.md>), [science](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/science.md>), [technology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology.md>), [values](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/values.md>)

### AI overview

This commentary echoes Tim Cook's argument that technology can accomplish great things but has no wants or values of its own. It expresses greater concern about people adopting computer-like thinking without compassion or regard for consequences, and emphasizes the role of the humanities in providing moral direction.

### Source excerpt

Tim Cook's entire commencement address to the MIT class of 2017 is an instant classic, but this is the part I want to echo forever: Technology is capable of doing great things. But it doesn't want to do great things. It doesn't want anything. That part takes all of us. It takes our values and our commitment to our families and our neighbors and our communities. Our love of beauty and belief that all of our faiths are interconnected. Our decency. Our kindness. I'm not worried about artificial intelligence giving computers the ability to think like humans. I'm more concerned about people thinking like computers without values or compassion, without concern for consequences. That is what we need you to help us guard against. Because if science is a search in the darkness, then the humanities are a candle that shows us where we've been and the danger that lies ahead.

## Letter Frequencies for Scrabble

DevFeed: [Letter Frequencies for Scrabble](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/letter-frequencies-for-scrabble-40586.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<http://norvig.com/scrabble-letter-scores.html>)

Published: 2013-01-27T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Peter Norvig](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/peter-norvig.md>)

Topics: [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [datasets](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/datasets.md>)

Tags: [analysis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/analysis.md>), [change](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/change.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [game](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/game.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [points](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/points.md>), [scrabble](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scrabble.md>), [table](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/table.md>), [values](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/values.md>)

### AI overview

An analysis of English letter frequencies across historical periods and their relationship to Scrabble point values, using Google Books Ngram data.

### Source excerpt

An analysis of frequency counts for letters in English, with applications to the game of Scrabble. Also presents a distillation of the Google Books Ngram data, broken out by time periods.