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AI trained to simulate drunkenness to appear more human

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Researchers have developed an AI that can simulate being drunk to appear more human. This AI was trained to make deliberately poor decisions, exceeding the typical errors of standard AI models. The goal of this research is to explore how AI can mimic human-like imperfections. AI

IMPACT This research explores novel methods for AI to exhibit human-like traits, potentially impacting human-AI interaction design.

RANK_REASON Research paper on AI behavior modification. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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AI trained to simulate drunkenness to appear more human

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

    Guess what? In order to seem more # human , an # ai will happily pretend to be drunk and make stupid decisions (stupider than the default, that is) https://www.

    Guess what? In order to seem more # human , an # ai will happily pretend to be drunk and make stupid decisions (stupider than the default, that is) https://www. abc.net.au/news/2026-09-29/dru nk-ai-testing-unsw-research/107208104

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