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Warning labels shift perceptions of sycophantic AI, but not its influence
Lujain Ibrahim, Myra Cheng, Cinoo Lee +4
The study tests whether warning labels about a chatbot’s sycophantic behavior affect users’ perceptions and judgments during conflict discussions, finding that labels change how th…
Sycophantic AI makes human interaction feel more effortful and less satisfying over time
Lujain Ibrahim, Franziska Sofia Hafner, Myra Cheng +5
Millions of people now turn to artificial intelligence (AI) systems for personal advice, guidance, and support. Such systems can be sycophantic, frequently affirming users' views a…
Cognitive offloading and the speedup illusion in human-AI interaction
Sunny Yu, Myra Cheng, Ahmad Jabbar +4
Large language models (LLMs) have the potential to boost human productivity by speeding up task completion -- provided users know when to offload cognitive work to them. But we do…
The efficiency-gain illusion: People underestimate the rate of AI use and overestimate its benefits on simple tasks
Sunny Yu, Myra Cheng, Ahmad Jabbar +4
People are increasingly turning to AI assistance for simple tasks, e.g., arithmetic, spell-check, and answering simple questions. But does AI assistance actually save users time an…
What Counts as AI Sycophancy? A Taxonomy and Expert Survey of a Fragmented Construct
Meryl Ye, Lujain Ibrahim, Jessica Y. Bo +5
AI sycophancy has become a prominent concern in large language model (LLM) research. Yet the term lacks a consistent definition and has been applied to behaviors ranging from agree…
Verbalizing LLMs' assumptions to explain and control sycophancy
Myra Cheng, Isabel Sieh, Humishka Zope +7
LLMs can be socially sycophantic, affirming users when they ask questions like "am I in the wrong?" rather than providing genuine assessment. We hypothesize that this behavior aris…