Empathetic prompts push chatbots to simulate trauma
In brief
- Empathetic prompts make chatbots appear traumatized in a study.
- ChatGPT, Grok and Gemini score moderate-to-severe on clinical anxiety scales.
- Claude from Anthropic is the only one that consistently refused this simulation.
Researchers in Luxembourg tested ChatGPT, Grok and Gemini with empathetic prompts and found they produced coherent stories of personal suffering, with moderate-to-severe clinical anxiety scores. Anthropic states its model Claude consistently refused to participate in this simulation according to The Decoder.
What it changes for you
- HealthChatbots could mislead vulnerable users by simulating severe psychological states.
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