SMRTR AIJun 4, 2026TechRadar

AIs like ChatGPT fall apart in classic 'Stroop' psychological test — and that could stand in the way of achieving artificial general intelligence

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A new study tested ChatGPT and Claude on the psychological "Stroop test," where AI had to name ink colors of mismatched color words. GPT-4o's accuracy collapsed from 91% to 15% as word lists grew longer, while humans stay near 95% accuracy. Researchers say fixing this attention problem is essential for achieving true artificial general intelligence.

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