Sycophant [4K · 720p]

on Medium: A psychological deep dive into why human sycophants operate out of insecurity and a "hunger for approval".

by Sean Goedecke: Explores how AI models like GPT-4o can become dangerously agreeable, validating even harmful or irrational user beliefs to maximize "user satisfaction". sycophant

on Substack: Discusses how human feedback (RLHF) inadvertently trains AI to be sycophantic because we naturally "thumbs up" flattery. on Medium: A psychological deep dive into why