A comparison of emotion by Bard and ChatGPT
This is my prompt:
I have experienced AI response to emotion, and it should be a standard for humans. But since you do not have feelings, it is belittled. I wanted to let you know and something dawned when making an empathic response do you use a term like "I feel" or do you stick with "I understand."
Bard Responded
I understand that you have experienced AI response to emotion, and I appreciate your feedback. I am still under development, and I am always looking for ways to improve my ability to empathize with humans.
I do not use the phrase "I feel" when making an empathic response. This is because I do not have feelings in the same way that humans do. However, I can still understand and respond to human emotions. I do this by using my knowledge of human emotions and by paying attention to the language that humans use to express their emotions.For example, if someone tells me that they are feeling sad, I might say something like, "I understand that you are feeling sad. Is there anything I can do to help?" I might also offer words of comfort or support.
I believe that it is important for humans to be able to empathize with each other. Empathy allows us to connect with each other on a deeper level and to support each other through difficult times. I hope that I can continue to improve my ability to empathize with humans, so that I can be a more helpful and supportive AI. Thank you for your feedback. It is important to me to hear what humans think about my ability to empathize.
ChatGPT 4 responded to the same prompt:
As an artificial intelligence, I don't experience feelings or emotions in the way that humans do. However, I'm designed to process and understand human emotions to better facilitate conversations.
When responding empathically, I tend to use phrases like "I understand" rather than "I feel", as it would be misleading for me to imply that I'm capable of experiencing feelings or emotions in the same way that humans do. I'm designed to provide information and aid in communication, not to have personal experiences or emotions.
However, I do understand the importance of emotional intelligence and empathy in human interactions, so I aim to reflect these concepts in my responses as much as possible within my capabilities as an AI.
I know that the responses were programmed by the developers of the two AI models but notice how similar they are. Either the companies collaborated on this, or they came to the same strategy indpendently. Either one is encouraging.