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New framework uses LLM's internal emotions to improve agent skill selection

Researchers have developed Emotion2Skill, a novel framework that leverages internal emotion signals within Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance the performance of skill-based agents. This method extracts 27-dimensional emotion vectors from the LLM's residual stream and integrates them into the agent's decision-making process for both skill selection and evolution. By analyzing emotion trajectories, Emotion2Skill can identify and correct problematic skill invocations, leading to significant improvements in task success rates. When tested with Qwen3-8B and Qwen3-14B models on the WebShop and ALFWorld benchmarks, Emotion2Skill demonstrated substantial gains over existing baselines. AI

IMPACT This research could lead to more robust and adaptive AI agents by enabling them to better utilize their internal states for decision-making.

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New framework uses LLM's internal emotions to improve agent skill selection

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Bohan Lin, Hejia Geng, Xinyi Xie, Heng Zhou, Qinghua Xing, Bo Liu, Chen Zhang, Yudong Zhang ·

    Emotion2Skill: Model-Internal Emotion Signals for Adaptive Skill Selection and Evolution

    arXiv:2608.09248v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Skill-based LLM agents select reusable procedures from an external library to solve complex tasks, yet their routing decisions rely entirely on text-level signals such as task descriptions, verbal reflections, and experience-derived…

  2. Hugging Face Daily Papers TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Emotion2Skill: Model-Internal Emotion Signals for Adaptive Skill Selection and Evolution

    Skill-based LLM agents select reusable procedures from an external library to solve complex tasks, yet their routing decisions rely entirely on text-level signals such as task descriptions, verbal reflections, and experience-derived rules, while the model's own internal represent…