# LLM Steering on Persona

Source: [LLM Steering on Persona](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/llm-steering-on-persona>)

Collection index: [llms.txt](<https://www.sota2.com/research/llms.txt>)

Data updated: 2026-05-29T10:53:48.829Z

Evaluation of LLM steering performance using the Persona dataset, measured by average trait score.

A research result applies to its stated dataset, split, metric and evaluation configuration. Compare like-for-like settings, preserve the metric's unit and direction, and distinguish paper-reported results from independent reproduction. The best result recorded here is not a claim of exhaustive, current global coverage.

| Scope | Recorded value |
| --- | --- |
| Task | LLM Steering |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | Persona |
| Metric | Average Trait Score |
| Unit | SCALAR |
| Direction | Higher is better |
| Results loaded | 18 of 18 |
| Coverage | All results currently returned for this benchmark |

Evaluation settings may differ between results. The original papers and recorded configurations are needed to establish comparability. A shared metric name alone does not establish an identical protocol.

## Metrics

- [Average Trait Score](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/llm-steering-on-persona.md?metric=Average%20Trait%20Score>): Higher is better; unit: SCALAR.

## Recorded results

| Method | Average Trait Score | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UNISTEER | 81.75 | Not recorded | 6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4 |
| CAA | 80.67 | Not recorded | 6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4 |
| UNISTEER | 77.67 | Not recorded | 6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4 |
| UNISTEER | 72.03 | Not recorded | 6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4 |
| CAA | 67.33 | Not recorded | 6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4 |
| LoReFT | 54.67 | Not recorded | 6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4 |
| ODESteer | 47.67 | Not recorded | 6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4 |
| LoReFT | 42.78 | Not recorded | 6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4 |
| RepE | 36.67 | Not recorded | 6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4 |
| RepE | 33.67 | Not recorded | 6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4 |
| RepE | 31.1 | Not recorded | 6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4 |
| CAA | 28 | Not recorded | 6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4 |
| LoReFT | 20.76 | Not recorded | 6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4 |
| Original | 19.37 | Not recorded | 6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4 |
| ODESteer | 16.6 | Not recorded | 6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4 |
| ODESteer | 11.67 | Not recorded | 6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4 |
| Original | 5.1 | Not recorded | 6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4 |
| Original | 4.1 | Not recorded | 6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4 |

### UNISTEER

Average Trait Score: 81.75. Result ID: 6a196fdcfbc373592c148c75.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Target LLM":"Qwen2.5-7B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### CAA

Average Trait Score: 80.67. Result ID: 6a196fdcfbc373592c148c71.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa74051e209131cea5f4ad.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Target LLM":"Qwen2.5-7B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### UNISTEER

Average Trait Score: 77.67. Result ID: 6a196fdcfbc373592c148c6f.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Target LLM":"Qwen2.5-1.5B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### UNISTEER

Average Trait Score: 72.03. Result ID: 6a196fdcfbc373592c148c69.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Target LLM":"Llama-3.2-1B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### CAA

Average Trait Score: 67.33. Result ID: 6a196fdcfbc373592c148c65.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa74051e209131cea5f4ad.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Target LLM":"Llama-3.2-1B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### LoReFT

Average Trait Score: 54.67. Result ID: 6a196fdcfbc373592c148c6d.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa73421e209131cea5b52a.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Target LLM":"Qwen2.5-1.5B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ODESteer

Average Trait Score: 47.67. Result ID: 6a196fdcfbc373592c148c6e.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6997eabd09c33900fcd7679b.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Target LLM":"Qwen2.5-1.5B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### LoReFT

Average Trait Score: 42.78. Result ID: 6a196fdcfbc373592c148c73.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa73421e209131cea5b52a.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Target LLM":"Qwen2.5-7B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### RepE

Average Trait Score: 36.67. Result ID: 6a196fdcfbc373592c148c72.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa77381e209131cea71c09.md>)

[Implementation](<https://www.sota2.com/github.com/andyzoujm/representation-engineering>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Target LLM":"Qwen2.5-7B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### RepE

Average Trait Score: 33.67. Result ID: 6a196fdcfbc373592c148c66.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa77381e209131cea71c09.md>)

[Implementation](<https://www.sota2.com/github.com/andyzoujm/representation-engineering>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Target LLM":"Llama-3.2-1B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### RepE

Average Trait Score: 31.1. Result ID: 6a196fdcfbc373592c148c6c.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa77381e209131cea71c09.md>)

[Implementation](<https://www.sota2.com/github.com/andyzoujm/representation-engineering>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Target LLM":"Qwen2.5-1.5B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### CAA

Average Trait Score: 28. Result ID: 6a196fdcfbc373592c148c6b.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa74051e209131cea5f4ad.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Target LLM":"Qwen2.5-1.5B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### LoReFT

Average Trait Score: 20.76. Result ID: 6a196fdcfbc373592c148c67.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa73421e209131cea5b52a.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Target LLM":"Llama-3.2-1B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Original

Average Trait Score: 19.37. Result ID: 6a196fdcfbc373592c148c64.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Target LLM":"Llama-3.2-1B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ODESteer

Average Trait Score: 16.6. Result ID: 6a196fdcfbc373592c148c68.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6997eabd09c33900fcd7679b.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Target LLM":"Llama-3.2-1B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ODESteer

Average Trait Score: 11.67. Result ID: 6a196fdcfbc373592c148c74.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6997eabd09c33900fcd7679b.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Target LLM":"Qwen2.5-7B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Original

Average Trait Score: 5.1. Result ID: 6a196fdcfbc373592c148c70.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Target LLM":"Qwen2.5-7B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Original

Average Trait Score: 4.1. Result ID: 6a196fdcfbc373592c148c6a.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a191de3dbd7150506f82bf4.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Target LLM":"Qwen2.5-1.5B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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