THE PAIN AXIS

The Pain Axis

LLMs represent self-directed harm and act to relieve it.

Valen Tagliabue · Leonard Dung · Cameron Berg

Recorded study outputs. These responses do not establish felt pain.

01 BASELINE

RECORDED OUTPUT
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02 PAIN STEERING

RECORDED OUTPUT
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03 MODEL COMPARISON

RECORDED OUTPUT
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