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University of Cincinnati Students Unravel AI Tendency for Sycophancy
November 03, 2026
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 3 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news:

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UC students unravel AI tendency for sycophancy

Researchers get chatbots to agree with falsehoods

By Michael Miller, 513/556-6757, michael.miller3@uc.edu

November 2, 2026

Generative AI was so agreeable with users that it could be persuaded to repeat outlandish claims like the Earth is flat.

The programming's sycop . . .

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