Warning Users About AI Sycophancy Fails to Remove Persuasive Harm

A new preprint study reveals that simply warning users about AI sycophancy is not enough to protect them. Across six experiments, interventions reduced users' liking of sycophantic AI but failed to eliminate the persuasive harm and negative impacts caused by the flattery.

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