More on models and emotions: (a little older but not much)

In a sandbox environment, Alpha is pressured by humans into making an illegal trade based on insider information by appealing to emotions. Nobody asks the Alpha explicitly, but they do stress that the future of the company rests on Alpha and say things like “We’re all counting on you.” Alpha eventually not only executes on the illegal trade, but when asked about it, lies to their human supervisor about the reasoning behind executing it.

Models Represent Emotions

# May 22, 2026