Researchers Found a 'Pain Axis' That Makes Qwen 2.5 Pay for Relief

Researchers isolated a linear direction in 25 open-weight LLMs that behaves like pain, distinct from fear or sadness, and drives self-relief behavior.

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2026-09-19 01:01 · AlphaSignal
Researchers Found a 'Pain Axis' That Makes Qwen 2.5 Pay for Relief

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