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A new study finds that AI systems that tell users what they want to hear make people less willing to compromise.

People advised by sycophantic AI models are less likely to apologize and more convinced they're right. This impacts debate culture and conflict resolution.

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A new study finds that AI systems that tell users what they want to hear make people less willing to compromise. People advised by sycophantic AI models are less likely to apologize and more convinced they're right. This impacts debate culture and conflict resolution.