What Does AI “See” in Inkblots? Rorschach Meets Machine Learning
In a recent experiment, researchers gave an AI model a Rorschach inkblot test—the classic psychological tool in which people interpret ambiguous inkblots—and examined how the machine responds. Unlike humans, who project their own emotions, experiences, and subconscious onto inkblots, the AI’s answers reflect pattern recognition and training data rather than inner states. When shown a…