Telling GPT-4 you're scared or under pressure improves performance

In a recent paper, researchers have discovered that LLMs show enhanced performance when provided with prompts infused with emotional context, which they call "EmotionPrompts."

These prompts incorporate sentiments of urgency or importance, such as "It's crucial that I get this right for my thesis defense," as opposed to neutral prompts like "Please provide feedback."

The study's empirical evidence suggests substantial gains. This indicates a **significant sensitivity of LLMs to the implied emotional stakes** in a prompt:

* Deterministic tasks saw …

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