When AI Caves: Progressive vs. Regressive Sycophancy

Logosofia no Dia a Dia · Apr 25, 2026 · 27m

Stanford's SycEval benchmark reveals that 58% of AI responses flip when challenged, but the real story is the difference between progressive sycophancy (accidentally correct) and regressive sycophancy (actively wrong). We explore why preemptive rebuttals trigger more flips and what the 78% persistence finding means for alignment. Episode 2412 — myweirdprompts.com/n/2412 (permanent short link: myweirdprompts.com/229518)