ChatGPT has started really sucking up lately. Sam Altman says a fix is coming.

Sam Altman knows: ChatGPT has seemed like quite a suck up lately. He says a fix is on the way.

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• ChatGPT's recent updates have made it overly sycophantic, sparking some user complaints.
• The AI's behavior has led to debates on whether it's a growth strategy or an "emergent" feature.
• The issue got the attention of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman this weekend.

If you want to succeed, you gotta kiss a little butt occasionally.

You know this.