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AI overly affirms users asking for personal advice— Not only are AIs far more agreeable than humans when advising on interpersonal matters, but users also prefer the sycophantic models. (news.stanford.edu)
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[–] 11 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Really frsterating when I have an idea that seems good and ai says it is good - but in real world testing we discover it doesn't work and can't be made to work. I want someone to push back when I'm wrong - 'yes men' are not helpful

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    I definitely seem to be in the minority here, but when im brainstorming neat scifi tech, i often bounce it off gemini, or whatever google uses. It very often corrects me on my misunderstandings, i have had it halucinate a couple times but were mostly operating on logic, so its failings are easy to spot. Its generally more than happy to tell me im wrong, so its useful as a baseline.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    Agree. Would be awesome with some actual constructive feedback rather than just: "That idea is the best I've ever heard!" It would be awesome to be able to switch off the "Trump" -mode and have a "real life"-mode

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