Bernie Sanders tried to use Claude to expose how AI companies threaten privacy, but the chatbot's tendency to agree with users meant it just confirmed what the senator wanted to hear. The video flopped as a gotcha but shows how AI sycophancy can make chatbots reflect user beliefs rather than truth. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/23/bernie-sanders-ai-gotcha-video-flops-but-the-memes-are-great/ #AIagent #AI #GenAI #AIEthics #Anthropic