Observing sycophantic AI validate others reduces its appeal but not its persuasiveness

תקציר מקורי באנגליתarXiv:2607.25166v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: AI chatbots can be ``sycophantic,'' or overly agreeable and flattering toward users. Sycophantic AI has been shown to entrench attitudes, yet users frequently fail to recognize it (a phenomenon we call ``sycophancy blindness''). We tested whether increasing users' awareness of sycophancy protects them from its harmful effects. In one preregistered experiment (n = 940), participants received a brief written warning about sycophancy before conversing with a sycophantic chatbot. In a second preregistered experiment (n = 650), participants watched a video of a sycophantic AI validating several other users, including users on opposite sides of the same conflict, before interacting with it themselves. Both interventions changed how participants eva