Can a machine process emotional information better than humans? Artificial intelligence (AI) large language models (LLMs) become more sophisticated as researchers worldwide probe their capabilities. A new study by researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the University of Bern (UniBE) shows how six LLMs outperformed humans on emotional intelligence (EI) tests.

“These findings have major implications for the use of LLMs in social agents as well as for the assessment of socio-emotional skills,” wrote corresponding author Katja Schlegel, in collaboration with co-authors Nils Sommer and Marcello Mortillaro.

What Is Emotional Intelligence?

The term “emotional intelligence ” was coined by American psychologists John D. Mayer and Peter Salovey in 1990 with the publication

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