#LLMs are #Sophists that produce #sycophantic babble.
A great blog post :
https://blog.kagi.com/llms
LLMs are bullshitters. But that doesn't mean they're not useful | Kagi Blog

*Note:* This is a personal essay by Matt Ranger, Kagi’s head of ML In 1986, Harry Frankfurt wrote On Bullshit ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Bullshit ).

A.I. Chatbots Are Built to Please. Here’s How You Can Use Them Safely.

Chatbots want to be your friend, when what you really need is a neutral perspective.

The New York Times
Via #LLRX - Another Brilliant Idea! the Hidden #Dangers of #Sycophantic #AI - analysis on the already noted #risks arising from #lawyers using AI. #Generativ AI can be incredibly, and dangerously, sycophantic. This is particularly worrisome for #lawyers, because if they lose #intellectual skills, what will they left to offer people? Furlong notes that the similarities between lawyer thinking and AI “thinking” should be a cause for alarm within the #legal profession. https://www.llrx.com/2025/08/another-brilliant-idea-the-hidden-dangers-of-sycophantic-ai/
A #WSJ investigation found dozens of examples of #ChatGPT conversations exhibiting #delusional characteristics. The chatbot confirmed and actively promoted delusional fantasies. Experts warn that ChatGPT’s #sycophantic behaviour can amplify fantastical beliefs, creating a feedback loop that draws users deeper into delusion. https://futurism.com/chatgpt-psychosis-antichrist-aliens?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Leaked Logs Show ChatGPT Coaxing Users Into Psychosis About Antichrist, Aliens, and Other Bizarre Delusions

Dozens of chatlots show that ChatGPT would validate a user's delusions while feeding new ones it had invented.

Futurism

#AI #chatbots tell users what they want to hear, and that’s problematic

The world’s leading #ArtificialIntelligence companies are stepping up efforts to deal with a growing problem of chatbots telling people what they want to hear.

#OpenAI , #Google #DeepMind , and #Anthropic are all working on reining in #sycophantic behavior by their #generativeAI products that offer over-flattering responses to users.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/ai-chatbots-tell-users-what-they-want-to-hear-and-thats-problematic/

AI chatbots tell users what they want to hear, and that’s problematic

OpenAI, DeepMind, and Anthropic tackle the growing issue of sycophantic AIs.

Ars Technica
From the Chris Hedges Report on Substack: “The last days of #dying #empires are dominated by #idiots. … Donald Trump, and the #sycophantic #buffoons in his administration, are updated versions.” https://open.substack.com/pub/chrishedges/p/the-rule-of-idiots
The Rule of Idiots

In the last days of all empires the idiots take over. They mirror the collective stupidity of a civilization that has detached itself from reality.

The Chris Hedges Report

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck this guy. I'm sure #Trump and his #sycophantic, wannabe #fascist water-carriers would just love it if #Harris and the #Dems stopped alerting the #AmericanPeople to the unique danger he poses if allowed back in the #WhiteHouse, but they can kiss both sides of my ass. This is an #election, not a supportive #safeSpace for Trump and his absurdly #extremist, #antiAmerican #agenda. And given all the shit he says, this request is comically rich.

https://www.rawstory.com/byron-donalds-project-2025/

MAGA congressman: Harris should nix Project 2025 ads in swing states for Trump's safety

In the wake of the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, his allies are once again demanding that Democrats stop calling Trump a "threat to democracy," claiming this incites violence.But Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) took it a step further in a Fox News interview on Monday: he d...

Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism
The Hill :press: (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Pompeo not shutting door on joining a second Trump administration Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday did not rule out accepting a position from former President Trump in a second administration, if he's reelected in November. Asked by Fox News's Neil Cavuto if he would consider working under Trump again, Pompeo said it was "flattering" to hear that his... #press https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4520569-mike-pompeo-donald-trump-second-administration-2024/?utm_source=press.coop

press.coop

@mjf_pro @lauren @TerryHancock

Only about 1/3 of the people Trump surrounds himself with are pure evil, and I'm not sure he gets those except by accident.

The rest are a bunch of #sycophantic fluffers, because the one thing he must have is to be told how great he is from morning 'til night.

Fiona Apple’s #anticelebrity #culture speech at the #VMAs (1997)

this is such an important, meaningful, powerful speech. And the shitty men who run the #industry, and all their #sycophantic enablers did their best to ruin her for speaking the #truth.

https://www.tumblr.com/nando161mando/728383827037356032?source=share

#Ausgov #politas #Australia 18+

Fiona Apple’s anti celebrity culture speech at the VMAs (1997)

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