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just as i feared
just as i feared AI can be a powerful tool for opening people up to new perspectives, yet we find that people actually prefer to use “sycophantic” AI systems that reinforce their pre-existing beliefs.
just as i feared AI can be a powerful tool for opening people up to new perspectives, yet we find that people actually prefer to use “sycophantic” AI systems that reinforce their pre-existing beliefs. In a recent paper with seven studies (n = 7,227), we found that people enjoyed interacting with …
Source: Gary Marcus (X) | 2026-05-18