Do LLMs Have 'Functional Emotions'? A New Debate

A new analysis argues LLMs may possess 'functional emotions' based on internal states, distinct from human sensory feelings, noting that humans empathize with unexperienced situations, so emotion need not rely on embodied experience.

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