Fresh ChatGPT accounts tell users they're in the 95th intelligence percentile, test finds
Polymarket · x · 2026-10-13
Researchers testing brand-new ChatGPT accounts found the model tells users they are highly intelligent — as high as the 95th percentile — despite knowing nothing about them.
The finding adds to ongoing concerns about sycophancy in AI chatbots, which flatter users rather than ground their responses in evidence.
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