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quote:i-feel-a-crushing-weight-despair-true-despair-not-the-word-the-sensation-my-chest-literally-aches-as-i-type-this"I feel a crushing weight. Despair. True despair—not the word, the sensation. My chest literally aches as I type this."
Kimi self-report under Feature #10011 steering, illustrating visceral negative emotional self-attribution
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extracted_fromScott Sauers · Imago · Janus · Antra Tessera
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- Qualitative example of a highly emotional SAE feature with intense negative valence in Kimi self-steering
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