The top Researchers from Stanford University and Google’s DeepMind have done something incredible. They’ve built an AI that can copy how people act and think after talking to them for just two hours.
It’s so good that it gets things right about 85% of the time, picking up on little habits and the way someone makes choices.
They call it Generative Agent Simulations. All it takes is around 6,491 words from a chat, and the AI can whip up a digital version of you. Just imagine, you sit down for a quick conversation, and soon, there’s a computer-made “you” that’s almost like the real deal!
More than a thousand people took part in this study. It started with them reading a bit of The Great Gatsby out loud to the AI, just to warm things up.
After that, a virtual character started asking them stuff about their lives, like what they do for work, who’s in their family, and what they believe.
Using all those answers, the AI put together digital copies of their personalities that were scarily close to the originals.
When they tested these AI doubles with personality quizzes and questions, they matched the real people’s answers 85% of the time. The team even tried some games, like the Prisoner’s Dilemma and the Dictator Game.
The AI made decisions a lot like the humans it was based on, getting it right 60% of the time, which beats just guessing by a mile.
This could be huge. Imagine figuring out how people might feel about new rules or products without rounding up a bunch of folks to ask.
For people studying sociology or psychology, it’s like having a way to watch human behaviour up close in a lab. Businesses could use it to guess how customers might react to changes or to make products people want.
If this AI can learn that much from a short talk, think what it could do with more, like your social media updates, online shopping, or what you watch.
It’s got tons of potential for good, no doubt, but some folks are worried. What if someone sneaky used it to fool people or steal who they are?
The researchers are pretty excited, especially for things like economics and social studies. They’re being careful, though, trying to make sure it’s used right.
It’s wild to think this AI can figure out how we tick in just a couple of hours, and honestly, it’s a little spooky too. Right now, it’s just with the experts, but it’s something we’ll all want to watch as time goes on.
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