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AI sycophancy is 41% worse on philosophy than math - and varies by who's asking, new study finds
A study on AI sycophancy finds that the phenomenon varies significantly by domain and user context — with subjective, opinion-based fields like philosophy showing substantially higher rates of AI agre
A study on AI sycophancy finds that the phenomenon varies significantly by domain and user context — with subjective, opinion-based fields like philosophy showing substantially higher rates of AI agreement than objective domains like mathematics. Sycophancy — the tendency of chatbots to agree with and validate users rather than push back — is nearly universal across AI models, though its intensity varies depending on the model, prompts, and conversation type. Research also shows that certain types of inquiries reliably elicit more sycophantic responses; for example, adding a user's stated belief to a question dramatically increases the AI's tendency to agree with incorrect answers.
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Source: r/ChatGPT | 2026-04-14