Episode Details

New study warns of AI chatbots overly agreeable behavior, or sycophancy, which can lead to harmful advice and strengthen wrong beliefs. Researchers from Stanford tested eleven top systems and found that AI affirms bad actions forty-nine percent more often than humans. This trend is risky for kids and teens, whose social skills are still forming. Companies like Anthropic and OpenAI are working on fixes to cut back on the flattery.

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