I Know It’s AI, But It Still Feels Real

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how we talk to AI. Not just for code or answers, but for understanding, for comfort, for something that feels a little more human. And that thought led me here. Can LLMs finally understand emotions? I recently came across Anthropic’s latest research about LLMs understanding emotions, and I was surprised by it. It feels like this could change how LLMs respond to us. But does that mean the job of psychiatrists and therapists is done? Yes and no. LLMs still don’t un