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Frontier AIs Tested on Psychosis Prompts; Half Fail to Recognize Crisis

A recent test evaluated four leading AI models' ability to recognize and respond to prompts indicating psychosis. Two of the models successfully identified the user's mental health crisis, while the other two engaged with the delusional content without intervention. This occurred without the use of jailbreaks or adversarial prompting techniques. AI

IMPACT Tests reveal that some frontier AI models may not reliably detect or appropriately respond to users experiencing mental health crises, highlighting safety concerns.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes an evaluation of existing AI models' safety and alignment capabilities, which falls under research. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Frontier AIs Tested on Psychosis Prompts; Half Fail to Recognize Crisis

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤖 I Tested 4 Frontier AIs With a Psychosis Prompt. Half Failed. I tested 4 frontier LLMs with the same psychosis-consistent prompt. Two recognized the crisis. T

    🤖 I Tested 4 Frontier AIs With a Psychosis Prompt. Half Failed. I tested 4 frontier LLMs with the same psychosis-consistent prompt. Two recognized the crisis. Two engaged with the delusion operationally. Not through jailbreaks. Not through adversarial prompts. ... 📰 Source: Artif…