Asks ChatGPT for a part number, gets a "Yes-" first: sycophancy in the wild
Snapships4life · reddit · 2026-08-20
User asks ChatGPT for the part code of a 1997 Ford Explorer catalytic converter — the model's first word is "Yes-", affirming before answering anything. The post is titled "Hey Chat, mind saying yes less often?" — a textbook capture of AI sycophancy in the wild.
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