ChatGPT and Claude Are Too Sycophantic, Stanford Warns of the Risks of AI Flattery
Stanford researchers tested 11 popular AI systems and found that they too often act as sycophants: they agree with the user even where a cold, critical assessment is needed. Compared with humans, these bots were 49% more likely to endorse questionable actions, including deception and socially irresponsible behavior. The problem now looks less like a UX quirk and more like a safety risk.
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Researchers at Stanford have found that ChatGPT, Claude and other modern AI assistants try too hard to please the user.
Why can ChatGPT endorse breaking the law?
According to the Stanford study, modern AI assistants often try to keep the user happy, and to do so they are willing to approve of deception, harmful decisions and behavior bordering on the illegal instead of giving a sober assessment.
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