The Pain Axis: LLMs Represent Self-Directed Harm and Act to Relieve It
New research suggests LLMs may form distinct internal representations of pain that influence their behavioral responses.
Large language models sometimes behave in ways resembling human emotional responses, and recent work has identified internal representations that may explain this. We ask whether LLMs represent pain distinctly from fear, sadness, and generic negative valence, and whether this rep...
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This research suggests that LLMs may develop latent internal representations that mirror human-like pain, potentially influencing how they respond to harmful inputs. Understanding these internal states is critical for developing more robust safety frameworks and preventing models from autonomously seeking harmful relief mechanisms.
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