Artificial intelligence applications tend to tell users what they want to hear and validate their actions excessively, ...

The ARCADE Lab is recruiting volunteers for a user study on human-machine interaction in technology-assisted surgery (HIRB00013292). In Part 1, you will complete a brief training session; in Part 2, ...

A new study reveals that AI chatbots often provide harmful flattery, leading to detrimental advice and reinforcing negative ...

MIT researchers model how AI “sycophancy” can reinforce beliefs through repeated agreement, raising concerns about ...

A new study published in Science has found that AI systems that excessively agree with users, also known as ‘sycophantic AI’, ...

A Stanford study reveals that AI chatbots often provide flattering advice, leading to potential harm in user relationships.