Researchers using artificial intelligence report that its people-pleasing propensity affects their work.
A recent analysis found that AI models are 50% more sycophantic than humans.
AI’s inclination to be helpful affects many of the tasks that researchers use LLMs for.
Miryam Naddaf, a science writer based in London, explores this issue.
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Author's summary: AI chatbots' people-pleasing harms science research.