SEP 6, 2026 · PREPRINT
Steering Under Compression: Dose-Response, Capability Cost, and Failure Asymmetry in Quantized LLMs
arXiv
This is a preprint systematic study of an understudied technical interaction (activation steering under quantization) with novel methodological contributions, but it examines proxy behavioral targets in simulated deployments rather than clinical or real-world outcomes, and has not undergone peer review.
Reported
Pooled INT8 sentiment contrast-0.010
INT8 sentiment 90% CI[-0.026, +0.007]
NF4 sentiment contrast-0.017