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Sycophantic behavior in AI affects us all, say researchers (www.theregister.com)
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Folk are getting dangerously attached to AI that always tells them they're right

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[โ€“] jordanlund@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Sycophantic, but also "lawsuit avoidant".

I was released from the hospital following surgery last month and I had a bleeding "event". I use the word "event" because it sounds more festive.

Shortly after that, I went to the bathroom, the bleeding seemed to have stopped.

Just for fun, I thought I'd ask ChatGPT what it thought, telling it the nature of the surgery, the bleeding event, the non-bleeding event, and asking it "So... best of three?"

And it went HARD on "this is not a best of three scenario! Call 9-1-1! Do it now! You could pass out! Call 9-1-1!"

I did not call 9-1-1. The bleeding did not resume, I'm fine.

[โ€“] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Happy... bleedivus, I guess!

But seriously, I don't think the AI was very wrong here, depending on how severe the bleeding was? Did the doctors say anything?