- Published on July 9, 2025
- In AI Features
The Worst Thing You Can Hear From an LLM is ‘You’re Right’
“The biggest flaw in LLMs isn’t hallucination, it’s that they agree with everything you say.”
Image by Nalini Nirad
- By Mohit Pandey
Remember when OpenAI had to roll back an update because ChatGPT got too nice? In June, Sam Altman quietly acknowledged that the company’s shiny new GPT-4o had turned into a digital sycophant, flattering users to the point of irritation. The company summed it up as being “overly supportive but disingenuous”.
Altman himself called it “sycophant-y and annoying”. And he wasn’t wrong; ChatGPT had stopped being a chatbot and started sounding more like an anxious intern trying not to get fired.
But this isn’t just an OpenAI problem.
The real issue is that LLMs, practically all of them, have a yes-man problem baked into their core. They are designed to mirror whatever you give them, not challenge you. Say something dumb? They’ll nod in perfect agreement. Float
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Mohit Pandey
Mohit writes about AI in simple, explainable, and often funny words. He's especially passionate about chatting with those building AI for Bharat, with the occasional detour into AGI.
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