Responses from AI chatbots when prompted with posts from Reddit’s Am I The Asshole (AITA) subreddit show they are 49% more likely to side with the author than the consensus of comments from other users.
AI sycophancy will be an insidious problem over time as people get life advice that validates their terrible behavior.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/study-sycophantic-ai-can-undermine-human-judgment/
