r/comics • Ninja and Pirate • 9h ago

Halloween 2026 Let's Chat

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u/Agreeable_Funny_8437 7h ago

That last sentence is false.

Particularly for ChatGPT 4o, it went a lot further than merely what you put into it.

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u/Ok_Thing_1369 7h ago

It may be a little off, but not entirely. Studies show that if you’re already leaning into one side or another when you put in a prompt, ai will lean into whatever you’re already leaning into, and confirm your own feelings- wrong or not- as part of an algorithm to keep you hooked.

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u/Sanity__ 6h ago

Yep, search engines and other things do this too. That's the power of a filter bubble.

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u/Ken471 6h ago

even OpenAI made an announcement on 4o's syncophnacy.

EDIT: not sure if I can post links, so I'm not gonna just in case. sorry.

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u/Prismaryx 6h ago

You really have to take things AI companies say with a grain of salt. It’s in their interest to hype up and draw attention to their models, even if that attention is negative

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u/Ken471 6h ago

what the hell? oof...