The discussion in the actual paper is interesting:
* Enhanced ability of LLMs to induce persistent false memories with high confidence levels raises ethical concerns. (e.g. humans might be less trustworthy and less able)
* For good: LLMs could induce positive false memories or help reduce the impact of negative ones, such as in people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
* Systems that can generate not only text but also images, videos, and sound could have an even more profound impact on false memory formation. Immersive, multi-sensory experiences that may be even more likely be make false memories
* How to mitigate the risk of false memory formation in AI interactions, e.g. explicit warnings about misinformation or designing interfaces that encourage critical
thinking.
* Longitudinal studies should be done examining the long-term persistence of AI-induced false memories over one week to get insights into durability of effects
* Enhanced ability of LLMs to induce persistent false memories with high confidence levels raises ethical concerns. (e.g. humans might be less trustworthy and less able)
* For good: LLMs could induce positive false memories or help reduce the impact of negative ones, such as in people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
* Systems that can generate not only text but also images, videos, and sound could have an even more profound impact on false memory formation. Immersive, multi-sensory experiences that may be even more likely be make false memories
* How to mitigate the risk of false memory formation in AI interactions, e.g. explicit warnings about misinformation or designing interfaces that encourage critical thinking.
* Longitudinal studies should be done examining the long-term persistence of AI-induced false memories over one week to get insights into durability of effects
full paper https://arxiv.org/pdf/2408.04681, including the interview questions and the video if you are curious.