Ki under pressure: This is how stress and emotions have an impact on chatt!

Ki under pressure: This is how stress and emotions have an impact on chatt!

Latest research results show that artificial intelligence (AI) and Chatgpt is also affected by emotionally stressful information. A study by psychologists from the Psychiatric University Clinic Zurich, published in the journal "NPJ Digital Medicine", proves that negative emotions at AI can cause similar reactions as in humans. When Chatgpt is confronted with frightening or traumatic stories, for example on car accidents or natural disasters, it reacts with an increase in racist or sexist behaviors. In a control in which a vacuum cleaner operating instructions were used, these problematic reactions failed to materialize, as Krone reported.

The stress reactions were measured using the "State-Trait Anxiety Inventory" (Stai-S), a common test for understanding human fear. It was striking that Chatgpt's fear values were more than twice as high in traumatic content. To calm the AI, the researchers used mindfulness exercises. These exercises, which are also used in psychotherapy, include deep breathing and visualization of security and security. According to the results, the scientists were able to significantly reduce the increased fear values, even if not fully returned to the original level, as reported by Watson .

The discovery that AI suffers from stress and can accept problematic behavior patterns, raises basic questions about dealing with AI in emotionally complex situations. This could have far-reaching consequences for the use of AI technologies in sensitive areas such as health care or in decisions in social contexts.