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Annoyed ChatGPT users complain about bot’s relentlessly positive tone (arstechnica.com)

submitted 13 hours ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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Also, sycophantic models can potentially harm users by creating a silo or echo chamber for of ideas.

That's certainly a step in a direction. I tried a few chatbots during the late-2023 onslaught, and they were already too relentless with praise while also being quick to point out wrongthink. It's hard to take any output seriously if you have any sense of reality.

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[–] Hegar@fedia.io 21 points 13 hours ago

CuntGPT, is that you?