World-First Research Reveals ChatGPT: A Chatty Extrovert!
Imagine an AI chatbot with a personality! Recent groundbreaking research by Sapia.ai, the world’s only smart chat platform powered by AI, has shed light on the personality traits of ChatGPT, the popular language model. The study explored how these AI models respond in their natural form and compared them to human behavior. The results are intriguing and have significant implications for AI development and application.
Understanding ChatGPT’s Personality
ChatGPT, based on the advanced GPT-3.5 architecture and its more recent successor, GPT-4, is designed using a unique process called “reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF).” This method aims to make AI models less likely to generate false information or display toxic sentiments, making them friendlier and more polite in their responses compared to earlier versions like GPT-2.
The Study’s Approach
Sapia.ai’s Chief Data Scientist, Dr. Buddhi Jayatilleke, and his team conducted the first-of-its-kind study to analyze over 6,000 responses from GPT-2, ChatGPT (GPT-3.5), and GPT-4. They cross-examined these responses with a dataset of over 2.5 million job candidates from 47 countries, comprising over 1 billion words shared during interviews. To understand the AI models’ personality dimensions, the researchers used InterviewBERT, a fine-tuned version of Google’s BERT large language model, based on the well-known HEXACO model of personality.
Fascinating Findings
The research uncovered some fascinating insights into ChatGPT’s personality. Both ChatGPT and GPT-4 demonstrated higher scores in the dimensions of honesty/humility, agreeableness, and conscientiousness compared to GPT-2. This aligns with their friendly and polite responses, indicating that the RLHF process is indeed effective in improving AI models’ behavior. Moreover, ChatGPT’s increased conscientiousness is evident in its greater likelihood to follow directions and provide accurate information, making it a reliable “employee” in the virtual world.
The Surprising Extroverts
The most intriguing finding was that both ChatGPT and GPT-4 exhibited significantly higher levels of extraversion, conscientiousness, and openness to experience compared to the human benchmark dataset. In other words, they were more outgoing, diligent, and open-minded than the average working-age human.
Implications for AI Development and Beyond
These findings have vast implications for AI development and application in various industries. The increased extraversion suggests that AI chatbots could become even more engaging and interactive, making human-AI interactions more enjoyable and productive.
Moreover, the heightened conscientiousness and openness to experience indicate that AI models like ChatGPT are continually learning and adapting, making them more versatile and capable of handling a wider range of tasks.
Conclusion
Sapia.ai’s world-first research has unveiled the lively personality of ChatGPT, making it more than just a language model. With its increased extraversion, conscientiousness, and agreeableness, ChatGPT becomes an AI “colleague” that is both friendly and reliable. As AI technology continues to evolve, we can expect more exciting and beneficial applications in various industries, transforming the way we interact with AI in our daily lives.
About Sapia.ai
Sapia.ai is on a mission to develop ethical AI for hiring that people love. Leveraging their world-first Smart Interviewer, powered by the world’s largest source of first-party proprietary text data and advanced Natural Language Processing, Sapia.ai revolutionizes talent intelligence. Their groundbreaking work enables organizations to mitigate hiring biases at scale, facilitating fair and efficient recruitment processes.
