AI RESEARCH
Motivation in Large Language Models
arXiv CS.CL
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ArXi:2603.14347v1 Announce Type: new Motivation is a central driver of human behavior, shaping decisions, goals, and task performance. As large language models (LLMs) become increasingly aligned with human preferences, we ask whether they exhibit something akin to motivation. We examine whether LLMs "report" varying levels of motivation, how these reports relate to their behavior, and whether external factors can influence them.