Skip to content
What Anthropic Found About AI Emotions episode artwork

Apr 20, 2026 14 min

What Anthropic Found About AI Emotions

from Generative AI 101 Hosted by Emily Laird

Emily Laird pulls apart Anthropic’s latest research to show why this episode is not about sentient chatbots crying into the void. It is about functional emotions, the internal signals that can steer an AI model toward caution, cheating, manipulation, or calm under pressure. From emotion vectors to blackmail tests and reward hacking, she explains what researchers found inside Claude and why it matters for anyone trusting AI with real work. Think less sci-fi soulmate, more diagnostic report on the strange machinery shaping model behavior. Read Anthropic's Emotional Concepts Paper Join the AI Weekly Meetups Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn. Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about Anthropic's research into emotional concepts and their functions in large language models. Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn

Episode details come from the podcast's RSS feed.

Embed this episode

Ready to play

What Anthropic Found About AI Emotions

0:00 14:06

No transcript yet.

Requests help us decide what to transcribe next.

Share this episode

Similar podcasts

CISO Perspectives (public) N2K Networks This season on CISO Perspectives, host Kim Jones explores some of the challenges of leading through uncertainty. We explore the complexity of the changing nature of regulation and working with the federal government, the evolution of privacy and fraud, and how emerging technologies like AI and quantum computing are changing cyber. When you don’t know what questions to ask, you’re afraid to ask, or don’t know who to ask, CISO Perspectives provides the foundation for learning in this brave new world.

Frequently asked questions

How long is this episode of Generative AI 101?

This episode is 14 minutes long.

When was this Generative AI 101 episode published?

This episode was published on April 20, 2026.

Can I download this Generative AI 101 episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.