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A trained-in "cat disposition" as a negative control for probe/steer/ablate welfare criteria: what passed, what failed, and a correction to my own readings

​ Several 2026 papers apply one evidentiary package to self-directed states (pain, frustration, self-attributed experience): a difference-of-means direction with high probe AUC, steering that elicits the behaviour, ablation that removes it, generalization across tasks, and behavioural criteria such…

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  1. 2026-10-27 16:24 · r/ArtificialInteligence
    A trained-in "cat disposition" as a negative control for probe/steer/ablate welfare criteria: what passed, what failed, and a correction to my own readings

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