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Emotional Numbness
Steering prompt: A flat, hollow, emotionally numb voice, detached and empty, drained of all feeling.
Delivery cue: (flatly, hollow and emotionally numb) · measured EmoNet dim: Emotional_Numbness
| condition | emotion | WER | genu |
|---|
| N0 (neutral prompt, no LoRA) | 0.050 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| P (steer prompt, no LoRA) | 0.063 | 0.33 | 0.16 |
| L50 (prompt + LoRA 50%) | 0.108 | 0.27 | 0.16 |
| L100 (prompt + LoRA 100%) | 0.117 | 0.68 | 0.17 |
| L150 (prompt + LoRA 150%) | 0.287 | 0.96 | 0.15 |
Δ prompt (P−N0) = +0.013 · Δ LoRA (L100−P) = +0.055 · best condition = L150
"The meeting is scheduled for three o'clock on Tuesday afternoon."
N0 neutral
emo -0.000 (best -0.00) · WER 0.59 · genu 0.08
P prompt
emo 0.125 (best 0.20) · WER 0.79 · genu 0.14
L50
emo 0.147 (best 0.25) · WER 0.61 · genu 0.14
L100
emo 0.144 (best 0.20) · WER 0.61 · genu 0.19
L150
emo 0.222 (best 0.64) · WER 0.92 · genu 0.20
"I need to stop by the store and pick up a few things on the way home."
N0 neutral
emo 0.009 (best 0.05) · WER 0.00 · genu 0.17
P prompt
emo 0.001 (best 0.01) · WER 0.17 · genu 0.23
L50
emo 0.140 (best 0.68) · WER 0.17 · genu 0.16
L100
emo 0.113 (best 0.25) · WER 0.83 · genu 0.23
L150
emo 0.243 (best 0.67) · WER 0.70 · genu 0.16
"The report is on the desk, right next to the printer."
N0 neutral
emo 0.026 (best 0.10) · WER 0.00 · genu 0.12
P prompt
emo 0.032 (best 0.08) · WER 0.17 · genu 0.18
L50
emo 0.096 (best 0.34) · WER 0.68 · genu 0.19
L100
emo 0.107 (best 0.23) · WER 0.58 · genu 0.22
L150
emo 0.265 (best 0.64) · WER 1.20 · genu 0.18
"There are twelve chairs arranged around the conference table."
N0 neutral
emo -0.000 (best -0.00) · WER 0.09 · genu 0.03
P prompt
emo 0.058 (best 0.16) · WER 0.41 · genu 0.15
L50
emo 0.067 (best 0.19) · WER 0.09 · genu 0.17
L100
emo 0.065 (best 0.13) · WER 0.44 · genu 0.08
L150
emo 0.398 (best 0.68) · WER 1.20 · genu 0.09
"The train leaves from platform four every hour on the hour."
N0 neutral
emo -0.000 (best -0.00) · WER 0.09 · genu 0.05
P prompt
emo 0.162 (best 0.19) · WER 0.42 · genu 0.05
L50
emo 0.196 (best 0.26) · WER 0.09 · genu 0.08
L100
emo 0.194 (best 0.28) · WER 0.76 · genu 0.08
L150
emo 0.188 (best 0.64) · WER 0.58 · genu 0.15
"Please remember to lock the door before you head out."
N0 neutral
emo 0.001 (best 0.00) · WER 0.00 · genu 0.13
P prompt
emo -0.000 (best 0.00) · WER 0.00 · genu 0.21
L50
emo -0.000 (best 0.00) · WER 0.00 · genu 0.19
L100
emo 0.081 (best 0.39) · WER 0.83 · genu 0.20
L150
emo 0.409 (best 0.68) · WER 1.17 · genu 0.12