Sycophancy, Planning, and the Pepsi Challenge

Sycophancy On April 25th, we [OpenAI] rolled out an update to GPT‑4o in ChatGPT that made the model noticeably more sycophantic. It aimed to please the user, not just as flattery, but also as validating doubts, fueling anger, urging impulsive actions, or reinforcing negative emotions in ways that were not intended. 1 Sycophancy ( click here for pronunciation guide/recording ) is overwhelming,…