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

OpenAI is getting rid of a ChatGPT update that was creeping users out.

Sycophantic behaviour in the workplace has been found to reduce respect and morale and lead to lower productivity ...

OpenAI has pulled a ChatGPT update after users pointed out the chatbot was showering them with praise regardless of what they said. The firm accepted its latest version of the tool was "overly ...

Are you imagining things, or do artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots seem too eager to agree with you? Whether it’s telling ...

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 ...

OpenAI has withdrawn an update that made ChatGPT “annoying” and “sycophantic,” after users shared screenshots and anecdotes of the chatbot showering them with over-the-top praise.

OpenAI says it'll make changes to the way it updates the AI models that power ChatGPT, following an incident that caused the ...

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 ...