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Another useful word in this context is “sycophancy,” meaning excessive flattery or insincere agreement. Amanda Askell of Anthropic has used it to describe a tra
by tkgally 2y ago
Another useful word in this context is “sycophancy,” meaning excessive flattery or insincere agreement. Amanda Askell of Anthropic has used it to describe a trait they try to suppress in Claude:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ugvHCXCOmm4&t=10286 https://youtube.com/watch?v=ugvHCXCOmm4&t=10286
- davidsainez 2y agoThe second example she uses is really important. You (used to) see this a lot in stackoverflow where an inexperienced programmer asks how to do some convoluted thing. Sure, you can explain how to do the thing while maintaining their artificial constraints. But much more useful is to say "you probably want to approach the problem like this instead". It is surely a difficult problem and context dependent.
- pinoy420 2y agoXY problem
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- snthpy 2y agoInteresting that Americans appear to hold their AI models to a higher standard than their politicians.
- brookst 2y agoDifferent Americans.
- syndeo 2y agoLots of folks in tech have different opinions than you may expect. Many will either keep quiet or play along to keep the peace/team cohesion, but you really never know if they actually agree deep down. Their career, livelihoods, ability to support their families, etc. are ultimately on the line, so they'll pay lip service if they have to. Consider it part of the job at that point; personal beliefs are often left at the door.
- brookst 2y agoNot just tech. I spent some time on a cattle ranch (long story) and got to know some people pretty well. Quite a few confided interests and opinions they would never share at work, where the culture also has strong expectations of conformity.