Pranav Khadpe
@pranavkhadpe.bsky.social
Reposted by Pranav Khadpe
AI always calling your ideas “fantastic” can feel inauthentic, but what are sycophancy’s deeper harms? We find that in the common use case of seeking AI advice on interpersonal situations—specifically conflicts—sycophancy makes people feel more right & less willing to apologize.
October 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
AI always calling your ideas “fantastic” can feel inauthentic, but what are sycophancy’s deeper harms? We find that in the common use case of seeking AI advice on interpersonal situations—specifically conflicts—sycophancy makes people feel more right & less willing to apologize.
Reposted by Pranav Khadpe
Dear ChatGPT, Am I the Asshole?
While Reddit users might say yes, your favorite LLM probably won’t.
We present Social Sycophancy: a new way to understand and measure sycophancy as how LLMs overly preserve users' self-image.
While Reddit users might say yes, your favorite LLM probably won’t.
We present Social Sycophancy: a new way to understand and measure sycophancy as how LLMs overly preserve users' self-image.
May 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Dear ChatGPT, Am I the Asshole?
While Reddit users might say yes, your favorite LLM probably won’t.
We present Social Sycophancy: a new way to understand and measure sycophancy as how LLMs overly preserve users' self-image.
While Reddit users might say yes, your favorite LLM probably won’t.
We present Social Sycophancy: a new way to understand and measure sycophancy as how LLMs overly preserve users' self-image.
Maintaining open-source packages is a thankless job. Users report issues but stay silent when all works well.
We made a VS Code extension for "Hug" Reports. Try it (link in🧵) and send thanks today!
How do contributors feel receiving Hug Reports? Read our CSCW paper(link in🧵)
We made a VS Code extension for "Hug" Reports. Try it (link in🧵) and send thanks today!
How do contributors feel receiving Hug Reports? Read our CSCW paper(link in🧵)
November 28, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Maintaining open-source packages is a thankless job. Users report issues but stay silent when all works well.
We made a VS Code extension for "Hug" Reports. Try it (link in🧵) and send thanks today!
How do contributors feel receiving Hug Reports? Read our CSCW paper(link in🧵)
We made a VS Code extension for "Hug" Reports. Try it (link in🧵) and send thanks today!
How do contributors feel receiving Hug Reports? Read our CSCW paper(link in🧵)