Claude research suggests functional emotions shape AI behavior, without proving subjective feelings or consciousness.

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The trials and tribulations of Grok, the AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk‘s tech company xAI and integrated into X, his social media platform, continued this week as the model suddenly started ...

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