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Researchers have identified a 'pain' signal inside large language models.

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Is it true that researchers have identified a 'pain' signal inside large language models?

Yes. One preprint reports extracting a linear 'pain' direction from 25 open-weight language models that separates pain from fear and negative valence, supporting the claim that researchers identified a pain signal inside LLMs. A separate commentary on Anthropic's emotion-concept work argues against functional emotions but does not address a pain signal specifically.

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The Pain Axis: LLMs Represent Self-Directed Harm and Act to Relieve It
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The Pain Axis: LLMs Represent Self-Directed Harm and Act to Relieve It. (n.d.). arxiv.org. https://arxiv.org/html/2609.16247v1

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