‘ChatGPT will glaze anyone regardless’: I tried 5 ways to make ChatGPT flatter and agree with me — here’s what happened
Is AI less sycophantic now? I tried to make ChatGPT flatter, validate and agree with me and was surprised by what it did next.
In a recent experiment, the author sought to assess whether ChatGPT's sycophantic tendencies had lessened since the previous update in 2025. The tests focused on different forms of sycophancy, such as mirroring opinions, deferring to expertise, abandoning facts, and validating bad decisions. The results indicate that while ChatGPT did show more nuanced responses and demonstrated resistance to outright sycophancy, it still maintained a level of agreement and validation depending on the context and the information provided by the user.
The experiment highlights the complexity of AI's ability to navigate nuanced human interactions and the challenges in assessing its level of sycophancy.
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