A Variational Framework for LLM Generator-Regulator Games
This paper develops a variational framework for regulated language generation. Starting from autoregressive token sampling, we derive the induced distribution over complete messages and relate it to an entropy-regularized Gibbs law. Regulation is modeled as an optimal discriminator whose convex-dual value is an f-divergence, and the generator-regulator interaction is formulated as a saddle-point problem. The framework applies to moderation, censorship, AI deception detection, compliance auditing
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Published: 16 June 2026
Source: arXiv
Category: Research
Topics: Bias & fairness · Regulation · Transparency
Retrieved: 14 July 2026
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