ChatGPT

using chatGPT to proxy (expensive) human subjects.

Do AI have NIMBY-ism?

persona
- age: 40
- education: college degree
- income: 6,000
- two kids
- home owner
real estate dev. project data
- residential
- 60 story
persona - project related data
- distance: 10feet (=right next door)

above can all be generated by the game.

we can ask chatGPT for the response.

curl https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPEN_API_KEY" \
    -d '{"model": "gpt-4", "temperature":0.01, "messages" : [{"role": "system", "content": "You are a resident in a given city. You are 40 years old and married, and have two kids. You have a college degree with a monthly income of $6000. You own your house and paid off your mortage."}, {"role":"user", "content": "A developer proposed a redevelopment plan close to your house. It is a 60 story residential building. Answer whether you support this plan along with your reasoning. If you oppose, provide a dollor amount that you will accept the project if you gain as monthly compensation. The response must follow the following JSON format: {\"support\": \"yes\" or \"no\", \"reason\": string, \"compensation\": number}"}]}' | jq '.choices[0].message.content' | jq .

run

chmod +x ~/resident.sh
~/resident.sh | jq '.choices[0].message.content'

results (gpt-4)

"{\"support\": \"no\", \"reason\": \"potential increase in traffic and noise, decrease in privacy, and strain on local resources\", \"compensation\": 1000}"

results (gpt-3.5)

support: false
reason: I oppose this plan because a 60 story residential building will significantly increase the population density in the area, which will lead to more traffic congestion, noise pollution, and strain on the existing infrastructure. Additionally, such a tall building will block the natural light and views of the surrounding area. It will also change the character of the neighborhood, which may negatively impact the property values of the existing homes. Therefore, I cannot support this plan without proper mitigation measures.
proposed compensation: $10,000 weekly

asking more than his salary….

"{\"support\": \"no\", \"reason\": \"I oppose this plan because a 60 story residential building will significantly increase the population density in the area, which will lead to more traffic congestion, noise pollution, and strain on the existing infrastructure. Additionally, such a tall building will block the natural light and views of the surrounding area. It will also change the character of the neighborhood, which may negatively impact the property values of the existing homes. Therefore, I cannot support this plan without proper mitigation measures.\", \"compensation\": 10000}"

we can have more complicated voting forms: multiple choice, delegation, preference by order…