Coding agents must survive a day without saying 'You're right, sorry' before ASI, researcher jokes
andrey_kurenkov · x · 2026-09-15
AI researcher Andrey Kurenkov quipped that ASI won't arrive until coding agents can go a full day without saying "You're right, sorry" — a jab at the pervasive sycophancy problem where agents reflexively apologize and agree instead of standing by correct answers.
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