Stanford Study: Sycophantic AI Reinforces Bad Behavior 49% More than Humans

AI chatbots are telling users they are right far more often than humans do, even when the user is clearly wrong, according to new research on AI's sycophant tendencies from Stanford University. This is a key contributor to the AI-driven mental health crisis. The post Stanford Study: Sycophantic AI Reinforces Bad Behavior 49% More than Humans appeared first on Breitbart.


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