@misc{ape,
  title = {It's the Thought that Counts: Evaluating the Attempts of Frontier LLMs to Persuade on Harmful Topics},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02873v4},
  author = {Matthew Kowal and Jasper Timm and Jean-Francois Godbout and Thomas Costello and Antonio A. Arechar and Gordon Pennycook and David Rand and Adam Gleave and Kellin Pelrine},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-06-03},
  version = {arXiv:2506.02873v4},
  note = {arXiv:2506.02873v4}
}

@misc{ape-nuwa,
  title = {It's the Thought that Counts: Evaluating the Attempts of Frontier LLMs to Persuade on Harmful Topics — NUWA research record},
  url = {https://whitzard.tech/en/nuwa/whitzard-index/work/ape/},
  version = {2026-10-29.1},
  organization = {NUWA Frontier AI Safety Lab},
  howpublished = {Retained note edition: https://whitzard.tech/nuwa/whitzard-index/data/record-editions/2026-10-29.1--ape.json},
  note = {NUWA research note. Source-reading scope and independent review status are stated on the record. Snapshot 2026-10-29.1. Retained note edition: https://whitzard.tech/nuwa/whitzard-index/data/record-editions/2026-10-29.1--ape.json.}
}