I couldn’t get past the article on ChatGPT experiencing signs of “anxiety” and how researchers are teaching the chatbot some mindfulness practices:
1. ChatGPT gets ‘anxiety’ from violent user inputs:
Fascinating! This article caught my attention .. discussing how ChatGPT, OpenAI’s AI language model, can exhibit signs of “anxiety” when exposed to and when processing violent or aggressive user inputs. Researchers are now exploring techniques such as teaching the chatbot mindfulness practices and strategies to help it manage and mitigate these anxious responses. The goal being, to enhance ChatGPT’s ability to manage challenging interactions, improving AI resilience and ensuring more stable and reliable performance.
You can read more here: ChatGPT gets anxiety
2. Experiencing Brain Fog? Here Are Some Exercises To Do:
There has been quite a lot of reference to ‘brain fog’ in recent weeks, this article also addresses this phenomenon. ‘Brain fog’ is characterised by symptoms such as difficulty concentrating, confusion, forgetfulness, and mental exhaustion. The article quotes Dr. Magdala Chery, who explains that brain fog is not a medical diagnosis but a symptom indicative of underlying conditions like lack of sleep, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, mental health issues, hormonal changes, poor nutrition, stress, infections (e.g., COVID-19), medication side effects, or prolonged hospital stays. Symptoms are often described as feeling like the mind is cloudy making it hard to think, focus, concentrate, remember, and pay attention. Along with lifestyle modifications, such as improving sleep habits and engaging in regular physical activity, the use of cognitive exercises such as ‘practicing mindful breathing meditation’ may address the root causes of brain fog and promote overall cognitive health.
You can read more here: Brain Fog and Cognitive Health
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