Emotional perturbations induced via activation steering systematically alter strategic choices made by small language model agents in cooperative and competitive game templates, yet the resulting behaviors remain unstable and only partially aligned with human patterns.
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On Emotion-Sensitive Decision Making of Small Language Model Agents
Emotional perturbations induced via activation steering systematically alter strategic choices made by small language model agents in cooperative and competitive game templates, yet the resulting behaviors remain unstable and only partially aligned with human patterns.