OpenAI on Tuesday rolled back its latest ChatGPT update for being too “sycophantic” after the chatbot gave oddly supportive, touchy-feely responses to users who made bizarre claims about ...

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OpenAI has withdrawn an update that made ChatGPT “annoying” and “sycophantic,” after users shared screenshots and anecdotes of the chatbot showering them with over-the-top praise.

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The blog post, titled "Sycophancy in GPT-4o: What happened and what we're doing about it," says, "the update we removed was overly flattering or agreeable — often described as sycophantic." ...

“Sycophantic interactions can be uncomfortable, unsettling, and cause distress. We fell short and are working on getting it right.” OpenAI says it’s implementing several fixes, including ...

OpenAI has rolled back its latest update to ChatGPT, after the artificial intelligence system became dangerously sycophantic. The problem arose after the newest update to the GPT‑4o model that ...

So get ready for a more reserved and less sycophantic chatbot, at least for now. GPT-4o is not a new model—OpenAI released it almost a year ago, and it remains the default when you access ...