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Fortune
Fortune
Technology
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Sycophantic AI tells users they’re right 49% more than humans do, and a Stanford study claims it’s making them worse people

(Credit: Andrey Popov)

AI models are affirming people’s worst behavior, even when other humans say they’re in the wrong, and users can’t get enough. 

A new study out of the Stanford computer science department and published in the journal Science revealed that AI affirms users 49% more than a human does on average when it comes to social questions—a worrying trend especially as people increasingly turn to AI for personal advice and even therapy.

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