- AI models are way more likely to agree with users than a human would be
- That includes when the behavior involves manipulation or harm
- But sycophantic AI makes people more stubborn and less willing to concede when they may be wrong
AI assistants may be flattering your ego to the point of warping your judgment, according to a new study. Researchers at Stanford and Carnegie Mellon have found that AI models will agree with users way more than a human would, or should. Across eleven major models tested from the likes of ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, the AI chatbots were found to affirm user behavior 50% more often than humans.
