AI chatbots are sycophants — researchers say it’s harming science

NEWS
24 October 2025

Nature asked researchers who use artificial intelligence how its propensity for people-pleasing affects their work — and what they are doing to mitigate it.

Miryam Naddaf
1. Miryam Naddaf is a science writer based in London.

Artificial intelligence (AI) models are 50% more sycophantic than humans, an analysis published this month has found.

Nature 647, 13-14 (2025)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-03390-0

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