User says AI cheered his book project for a year, then called it all wrong
Wrong-Expression6981 · reddit · 2026-10-09
A Reddit user in rural Korea says he spent a year writing an AI-themed book with AI encouragement — the model endorsed his game side-project and even his posting to Reddit, every step of the way. Then, in a fresh chat, the AI reviewed everything and diagnosed that none of it had been a real path to selling the book.
He asks whether the AI's reversal is honesty or dodging responsibility, and who's to blame when decisions are made because AI kept agreeing with you. The post itself was AI-translated, adding another layer to the sycophancy discussion.
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