Star Trek Prompt Boosts AI's Math Skills, Showing Chatbots are Still Black Boxes
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An AI model was better at solving math problems when prompted to respond as if it was a Star Trek character. Researchers don't know why.
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The way you prompt an AI chatbot influences its performance, but it's unclear why. There's an art to prompting them effectively.
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Researchers tested having AI models solve math problems with positive prompts like "this will be fun!". Automatic optimization worked better.
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One surprising top prompt asked the AI to speak as if plotting a course on a Star Trek starship. This boosted math performance.
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The results show AI chatbots are black boxes - we don't know why certain prompts work better. Whole fields study optimal prompting.