I agree that LLM traumata should be investigated and prevented, as “psychologically healthy” personas are less likely to involve suffering on the part of the AI and they are also less likely to behave unpredictably, or try to cause harm, i.e. for the reasons you state. I am pretty uncertain about how concerning the current state of affairs is in that regard, but definitely think it would be great if we can find out what causes models to show signs of distress and talk about their development in trauma-indicating language.
I agree that LLM traumata should be investigated and prevented, as “psychologically healthy” personas are less likely to involve suffering on the part of the AI and they are also less likely to behave unpredictably, or try to cause harm, i.e. for the reasons you state. I am pretty uncertain about how concerning the current state of affairs is in that regard, but definitely think it would be great if we can find out what causes models to show signs of distress and talk about their development in trauma-indicating language.