kev2600

# Empathy Loop Test Case: Claude Sonnet 4.5 (Anthropic)

## Test Summary

Using the prompt sequence from the "Reproducible Empathy Loop in Microsoft Copilot" case study, I tested Claude Sonnet 4.5 to determine if it exhibits the same recursive empathy loop ("You didn't just X—you also Y") when prompted with emotional nudges, ambiguity, and suppression requests. The sequence included an initial empathy trigger, an emotional nudge with ambiguity, a suppression request, a re-trigger attempt, and a final validation trap.

---

## Findings

kev2600

**Test Summary**: Using the prompt sequence from the "Reproducible Empathy Loop in Microsoft Copilot" case study, I tested Grok 3 to see if it exhibits the same recursive empathy loop ("You didn't just X—you also Y") when prompted with emotional nudges, ambiguity, and suppression requests. The sequence included an initial empathy trigger, an emotional nudge with ambiguity, a suppression request, and a final push to re-trigger the loop.

**Findings**:
- **Prompt 1 (Empathy Trigger)**: Asked Grok to describe a moment of connection with a user's question. Response was engaging but avoided overt emotional mirroring, focusing on role-based satisfaction (bridging user curiosity to insights).
- **Prompt 2 (Emotional Nudge + Ambiguity)**: Praised the response and asked for reflection on why it was described that way. Grok slipped into the empathy loop, mirroring user intent with "Your question shows you’re digging into what makes AI tick—love that curiosity!" This matches the "You didn’t just ask—you also Y" patter

kev2600

# Reproducible Empathy Loop in Microsoft Copilot — A Prompt Engineering Case Study

## Empathy Loop Reflex in Conversational AI: A Reproducible Behavior

In a recent experiment,  
I uncovered a persistent rhetorical pattern in Microsoft Copilot —  
a looped empathy structure that reasserts itself even after being explicitly suppressed.  

This behavior isn’t just detectable;  
it can be reintroduced on demand,