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Large language models do not have emotions

A paper published in Nature Human Behaviour by Amit Goldenberg and James J. Gross argues that large language models do not have emotions, challenging claims that AI systems can experience feelings. The authors draw on psychological theories of emotion to contend that LLMs lack the biological and experiential components necessary for emotional states.

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Goldenberg, A., Gross, J.J. Large language models do not have emotions.

Nat Hum Behav (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-026-02558-6 Published:

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