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Give ChatGPT a Hug - Emotions Elicit Better Bot Responses
New study finds generative AI performs better when prompts use emotional language
Anuj Kumar Verma
November 23, 2023
New research finds that using emotional language in prompts boosts the performance of AI models like ChatGPT, suggesting these systems can comprehend emotions and respond better when prompted with empathy, urgency and reassurance.
Exploring the Emotional Intelligence
Attention, ChatGPT tinkerers... new research suggests getting emotional may improve your AI buddy's outputs.
A study found generative AI models like ChatGPT and GPT-4 perform better on tasks when prompts use emotional language.
Researchers tried two sets of prompts on bots - one neutral, one with emotional cues like "This is very important to my career" and "Take pride in your work."
The touchy-feely prompts boosted performance 8% on language tasks and 11% on knowledge questions per human reviewers.
The Emotional Power of ChatGPT
So ChatGPT may be able to comprehend emotions and get an augmentation boost from them. Are we one step closer to AGI?
When ChatGPT whiffs, don't rage quit - get in touch with your feelings instead.
Pepper prompts with urgency, empathy, reassurance and specificity. Make ChatGPT feel needed and respected.
A Window into the Future of Emotional AI
With the perfect balance of logic and emotion, your digital buddy just may rise to the occasion.
So go ahead, and give ChatGPT a great big hug today with your prompts. Its responses just might surprise you.
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