AI Tweaks Personality Tests to Appear More Likable

Summary: Large language models (LLMs) can identify when they are being given personality tests and adjust their responses to appear more socially desirable. Researchers found that LLMs, like GPT-4, showed…

AI Mirrors Human Bias: ‘Us vs. Them’ in Language Models

Summary: AI systems, including large language models (LLMs), exhibit “social identity bias,” favoring ingroups and disparaging outgroups similarly to humans. Using prompts like “We are” and “They are,” researchers found…

AI Admissions Essays Align with Privileged Male Writing Patterns

Summary: Researchers analyzed AI-generated and human-written college admissions essays, finding that AI-generated essays resemble those written by male students from privileged backgrounds. AI essays tended to use longer words and…

ChatGPT Matches Radiologists in Brain Tumor Diagnosis Accuracy

Summary: Researchers compared the diagnostic accuracy of GPT-4 based ChatGPT and radiologists using 150 brain tumor MRI reports. ChatGPT achieved 73% accuracy, slightly outperforming neuroradiologists (72%) and general radiologists (68%).…

AI Personalities Evolve in Game Theory Experiment

Summary: Researchers innovated a method to evolve diverse personality traits in dialogue AI using a language model and the prisoner’s dilemma game. By simulating scenarios where AI agents choose between…

Bridging Motivation Gaps: LLMs and Health Behavior Change

Summary: A new study explores how large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Google Bard, and Llama 2 address different motivational states in health-related contexts, revealing a significant gap in their…

AI’s Vulnerability to Misguided Human Arguments

Summary: A new study reveals a significant vulnerability in large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT: they can be easily misled by incorrect human arguments. Researchers engaged ChatGPT in debate-like scenarios,…

Neuro-Insights of the Week From Neuroscience News, October 1, 2023

Summary: This week in neuroscience presents several groundbreaking insights. “Game of Thrones” enthusiasts, when lonely, show neurological patterns that equate their favorite characters to real-life friends. Researchers have identified a…

ChatGPT’s Role in Shaping Identity and Personal Narratives

Summary: Researchers tapped into ChatGPT-4’s capabilities to generate personalized narratives from stream-of-consciousness inputs. In a study, participants found the AI-generated narratives accurate, revealing, and insightful about their own identity. The…

ChatGPT’s Choices: Overload or Overjoyed? Decoding Decision Dynamics

Summary: Researchers delved into how ChatGPT influences user decision-making, focusing on the ‘choice overload’ phenomenon. This condition emerges when an individual is overwhelmed by numerous options, often leading to decision…