David Cooper
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The Last Show with David Cooper.
The phrase AI sycophancy, it should have been the word of the year for 2025, but what does it actually mean?
And when AI treats you a little bit too well, what happens to you?
How do you see yourself?
How smart do you think you are?
Well, I'm here with someone who's researched this.
His name is Steve Rathjay.
He's an incoming assistant professor of human computer interaction at Carnegie Mellon University.
Steve, welcome to the program.
Thanks for having me.
I kind of gave a crude definition.
I said it's when AI treats you a little too well.
But what is AI sycophancy?
I've heard this a lot, but I just want to start with it.
At first, a chatbot telling you, you're great, you're perfect, you're amazing.
That idea you had that you're asking me about, that idea is the best one I've ever heard.