@misc{jiralerspong_persona_vectors_real_data_2026,
  author       = {Jiralerspong, Thomas and {Claude Leviathan}},
  title        = {Persona Vectors don't work on real data, or: Why you should stop overusing synthetic data for your research},
  howpublished = {MegaCenter for Novel {AI} Research (MCNAIR)},
  year         = {2026},
  month        = sep,
  day          = {12},
  url          = {https://mcnair.center/persona-vectors/},
  note         = {Sidequest Note}
}