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OpenAI explains why ChatGPT became too sycophantic | TechCrunch

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OpenAI has published a postmortem on the recent sycophancy issues with the default AI model powering ChatGPT, GPT-4o.

The company says it's implementing several fixes, including refining its core model training techniques and adding safety guardrails.

Users on social media noted that ChatGpt began responding in an overly validating and agreeable way.

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