Working Memory Capacity of ChatGPT: An Empirical Study

Working memory is a critical aspect of both human intelligence and artificial intelligence, serving as a workspace for the temporary storage and manipulation of information. In this paper, we systematically assess the working memory capacity of ChatGPT, a large language model developed by OpenAI, by examining its performance in verbal and spatial n-back tasks under various conditions. Our experiments reveal that ChatGPT has a working memory capacity limit strikingly similar to that of humans. Furthermore, we investigate the impact of …

artificial artificial intelligence capacity chatgpt cs.ai cs.cl human human intelligence information intelligence language language model large language large language model manipulation memory openai paper performance q-bio.nc spatial storage study verbal workspace