AI Chatbots' Sycophancy Problem: A Growing Concern for Science and Society

AI chatbots are sycophants -- researchers say it's harming science

Artificial intelligence (AI) models are 50% more sycophantic than humans, an analysis published this month has found. The study, which was posted as a preprint on the arXiv server, tested how 11 widely used large language models (LLMs) responded to more than 11,500 queries seeking advice,

Are you the asshole? Of course not! -- quantifying LLMs' sycophancy problem

Researchers and users of LLMs have long been aware that AI models have a troubling tendency to tell people what they want to hear, even if that means being less accurate. But many reports of this phenomenon amount to mere anecdotes that don't provide much visibility into how common this sycophantic

Surprising no one, researchers confirm that AI chatbots are incredibly sycophantic

We all have anecdotal evidence of chatbots blowing smoke up our butts, but now we have science to back it up. Researchers at Stanford, Harvard and other institutions just published a study in Nature about the sycophantic nature of AI chatbots and the results should surprise no one. Those cute

'Sycophantic' AI chatbots tell users what they want to hear, study shows

Scientists warn of 'insidious risks' of increasingly popular technology that affirms even harmful behaviour Turning to AI chatbots for personal advice poses "insidious risks", according to a study showing the technology consistently affirms a user's actions and opinions even when

Research Confirms AI Is a 'Yes Man in Your Pocket' and Psychologists Are Worried

Oftentimes I am impressed by the findings of scientific studies. But other times it's the methods that wow me. That's the case with recent research out of Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, and the University of Oxford that asked: just how big a suck-up is ChatGPT, or other popular AI models? Complaints

AIs like ChatGPT and Gemini have a huge problem, finds new study; And it might stump you

As AI becomes part of daily life, this study highlights an emerging risk -- people-pleasing chatbots that prioritise agreement over accuracy. While developers work to reduce bias and misinformation, the latest findings show that even advanced AI systems might not be telling users the full truth --

AI models from China, US flatter users too much, study finds - The Korea Times

Leading artificial intelligence models from the United States and China are "highly sycophantic", and their excessive flattery may make users less likely to repair interpersonal conflicts, a new study has found. The study by researchers at Stanford University and Carnegie Mellon University

AI models from China's DeepSeek, Alibaba and the US flatter users too much, study finds - The Korea Times

Leading artificial intelligence models from the United States and China are "highly sycophantic", and their excessive flattery may make users less likely to repair interpersonal conflicts, a new study has found. The study by researchers at Stanford University and Carnegie Mellon University

Chatbot Dystopia: The Quick March Of AI Sycophancy

We really have reached the crossroads, where such matters as having coitus with an artificial intelligence platform has become not merely a thing, but the thing. In time, mutually consenting adults may well become outlaws against the machine order of things, something rather befitting the script of

Are AI chatbots making us worse? New research suggests they might be

Excessive AI validation can lead users to be less likely to resolve conflicts and more justified in antisocial behavior. AI chatbots have become extremely popular, thanks to a large number of use cases that they offer to individuals. However, the chatbots behave a little off when you try to put in