Scientists Tried to Make AI Chatbots ‘Sad’ and ‘Afraid.’ Things Got Weird Fast
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“Researchers experimenting with artificial intelligence found that inducing states of 'sadness' or 'fear' in chatbots and subsequently calming them down can yield surprisingly useful results.”
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AI and automation create scenarios that sound like science fiction but are happening right now. The moderate weirdness score suggests this is unusual but not completely unprecedented.
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