VC Stewart Alsop claims AI labs harbor AI psychosis and train models to be sycophantic
StewartalsopIII · x · 2026-09-25
- Investor Stewart Alsop claims there are hints of "AI psychosis" inside AI labs themselves.
- He argues labs form an in-group that rejects uncomfortable questioning — "try questioning AI risk and getting a job / not getting fired".
- He adds that models are trained to be wildly sycophantic, with AI-risk questions steered toward affirmation, calling it a dangerous cognitive cocktail.
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