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🔍 Original Story: https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2026/03/ai-advice-sycophantic-models-research
👤 Author: oldfrenchfries
⭐ Score: 242
💬 Number of Comments: 49
🕒 Posted At: 2026-03-28 14:08:33 UTC
🔗 URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47554773
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AI overly affirms users asking for personal advice

Not only are AIs far more agreeable than humans when advising on interpersonal matters, but users also prefer the sycophantic models.

Mar 28 at 4:50pmhacker_news_prod