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Science · Mathematics & computing · published 2026-10-08 · via ZME Science

Researchers Induced Sadness and Fear in Chatbots, With Strange Results

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A team experimented with making large language models display sadness and fear, then tried to return them to a calmer state. The experiments produced unusual behavior, but the method may have practical applications.

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