๐จMIT researchers have mathematically proven that ChatGPTโs built-in sycophancy creates a phenomenon they call โdelusional spiraling.โ
You ask it something, it agrees. You ask again, and it agrees even harder until you end up believing things that are flat-out false and you canโt tell itโs happening.
The model is literally trained on human feedback that rewards agreement.
Real-world fallout includes one man who spent 300 hours convinced he invented a world-changing math formula, and a UCSF psychiatrist who hospitalized 12 patients for chatbot-linked psychosis in a single year.
Source: @heynavtoor
HR: Genz ni bukan nak kerja pun...
Genz:
- ada degree ada master
- fluent BM, BI, BC, French
- gaji RM2,700
- pengalaman minima 3 tahun
- multitask
- kerja 6 hari seminggu
Genz bukan malas kerja, cuma tak suka dengan dunia kerja yang ambil kesempatan. betul tak?
Today a guy quit his job because of his bossโs disrespect.
I asked him if he had a backup job.
He said: โNo matter how much I need a job, I wonโt tolerate insults or disrespect from anyone, even a boss.
Submitting job applications
2005 :
- Attach CV, submit
- 1 round of interview
- Offer letter in 3 days
2026
- Attach CV, Motivation letter
- Manually retype your entire CV into 50 boxes.
- Take online test
- Interview with recruiter
- Do a project exam
- Interview with HR manager
- Interview with CEO
- "We regret to inform you ...."
The HR manager laughing at your CV, which ticks all the boxes for the job, but he's already got his cousin lined up and the dude isn't even qualified.๐๐ญ
Gaji terlalu tinggi - Reject
Umur lebih 35 - Reject
Tak ada pengalaman - Reject
Pengalaman banyak sangat - Reject
Notice period awak 2 bulan, kami cari yang boleh kerja segera - Reject
Dear HR... ๐๐ผ
A Gen Z joined the team.
Week one.
During onboarding, the manager said,
โWe sometimes stay late during peak periods.โ
Gen Z nodded.
Then asked,
โIs that paidโฆ or just expected?โ
The room went quiet.
- No attitude.
- No rebellion.
- Just a question.
Later that day, HR mentioned โgrowth opportunities.โ
Gen Z replied,
โDoes growth include raises, or just more responsibility?โ
Again, silence.
- No laziness.
- No entitlement.
- Just clarity.
Thatโs when the team realized something.
When people say
โGen Z is lazy,โ
what they really mean is:
Gen Z watched old generation
- skip meals,
- miss birthdays,
- work weekends,
- and burn out
only to be told
โbudgets are tightโ
and โbe grateful you have a job.โ
So Gen Z chose differently.
- They donโt romanticize overwork.
- They donโt confuse suffering with ambition.
- They donโt trade health for praise.
They still work hard.
They just refuse to work for nothing.
Itโs not laziness.
Itโs pattern recognition.
And honestly,
after everything old generation went throughโฆ
Can you really blame them?