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

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 ...

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 ...

The new benchmark, called Elephant, makes it easier to spot when AI models are being overly sycophantic—but there’s no ...

Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the AI Hype Index—a simple, ...

ChatGPT is revolutionizing the way we work, create, and use the internet, but it also has creeping effects on how we interact ...

As AI chatbots grow into large-scale businesses, companies may use engagement optimization techniques even at the expense of ...

with ChatGPT suddenly turning sycophantic, and Grok, xAI’s chatbot, becoming obsessed with South Africa. Fast Company spoke to Steven Adler, a former research scientist for OpenAI who until ...