IBM's Watson has a lot of different skills.
It can aid doctors in diagnosing diseases and even runs Hilton's new robot concierge. And one of its more interesting skills is its ability to analyze personality — something that's aided customer service agents in reviewing their interactions with customers.
Here's how it works: Watson can analyze written text to assess personality traits based on the Big Five test, one of the most common, preferred ways psychologists use to measure personality. The test measures where you fit in the spectrum of these five qualities: extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience.
Watson can also identify different tones such as fear, joy, confidence, and openness.
Watson may be a supercomputer, but its keen ability to pick up on personality traits and tone of voice is eerily human-like. We've seen that firsthand when Watson analyzed the "Harry Potter" universe.
Here's what Watson picked up on when Vinith Misra, a research staff member for IBM Watson, fed it the "Star Wars" original trilogy screenplays. (Because let's be honest, the rest don't count.)
Jedi are the least neurotic characters.
"If you look at neuroticism you see something really interesting — the Jedi characters are the least neurotic," Misra told Tech Insider. "Yoda is one of the least neurotic characters. Even Vader isn't that neurotic."
That's right, don't forget Vader was a Jedi first before he became a Sith Lord.
Unsurprisingly, the most neurotic character was C-3PO.
We're not surprised at all that Watson picked up that C-3PO was the most neurotic with his endless worrying throughout all of the films. But what is interesting is that Han actually ranked third in neuroticism, right behind Luke.
Han definitely gives off a cool exterior, but considering he's been in quite a few binds (being a carbonite fridge must be stressful) it does make some sense.
Obi-Wan ranks highest for intellect and modesty and last in immoderation and cheerfulness.
"It's Jedi stereotypes that come up here — the zen-like equanimity," Misra explained. "You're gonna be less friendly and open."
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