Asking ChatGPT to Argue Against You: A Simple Fix for AI Sycophancy
Cringe_bros · reddit · 2026-10-18
A Redditor shares a practical technique for countering AI sycophancy: after explaining an opinion to ChatGPT, if it agrees, ask it to construct the strongest possible argument against your own position instead. This helps spot flaws in your own reasoning, and the thread discusses whether others deliberately use AI as a devil's advocate.
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