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Posted by oldfrenchfries 14 hours ago

AI overly affirms users asking for personal advice(news.stanford.edu)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.14270

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aec8352

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bethekidyouwant 12 hours ago|
Reddit as the source of truth…
righthand 13 hours ago||
LLMs are syncophatic digital lawyers that will tell you what you want to hear until you look at the price tag and say “how much did I spend?!”
sublinear 13 hours ago||
I think if you're at the stage of life where you even need to ask, the AI might be doing everyone a favor.

As much as people whine about the birth rate and whatever else, I think it's a net good that people spend a lot more time alone to mature. Good relationships are underappreciated.

wewxjfq 12 hours ago||
When I ask an LLM to help me decide something, I have to remind myself of the LotR meme where Bilbo asks the AI chat why he shouldn't keep the ring and he receives the classic "You're absolutely right, .." slop response. They always go in the direction you want them to go and their utility is that they make you feel better about the decision you wanted to take yourself.
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