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Large Language ModelsAI in HealthcareOpen-Source AIarXiv cs.CLPublished: Mar 25, 2026, 13:13 JST

Researchers discover that large language models recognize emotion keywords rather than genuine emotional meaning, challenging previous claims about AI emotion circuits.

Researchers discover that large language models recognize emotion keywords rather than genuine emotional meaning, challenging previous claims about AI emotion circuits.

Study tests six LLMs (Llama-3.2-1B, Llama-3-8B, Gemma-2-9B and variants) using clinical vignettes without explicit emotion keywords to determine if emotion circuits detect real emotional meaning

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