Sycophantic LLMs

OpenAI recently rolled back a GPT-4o mode because of sycophatic tendencies . This model encouraged users to pursue their business idea to sell "shit on a stick" or expressed strong support when someone told it that they stopped taking their meds and embarked on a spiritual journey.

It's interesting how all sci-fi writer got it fundamentally wrong: Artificial Intelligence are not robots with monotonous voices, or androids seeking to learn how to feel love - quite the contrary, we can design their emotions at will, to a degree where is just about right. From a certain angle, that's more dystopian than any of us ever imagined.

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