🚨MIT researchers have mathematically proven that ChatGPT’s built-in sycophancy creates a phenomenon they call “delusional spiraling.”
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 can’t tell it’s 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
@MBonvoyAssist Sharing the results of my conversation with Marriott just now : sympathetic, but they can’t do anything. Extremely disappointed. Don’t waste your time.
🚨 Help needed! Marriott canceled our reservation without permission after we inquired about a free cancellation. Now we're charged for a stay we didn’t want. They refuse to refund and claim they have no record of our call. Any advice? 😔 @Marriott@MarriottBonvoy
@MBonvoyAssist We have contacted Marriott over 8 times and spent more than 6 hours on this dispute. The case has been reopened several times, and each time it has resulted in disappointment. Please let me know if you can truly help; otherwise, this is just a waste of time.
@Marriott Our reservation was cancelled without our permission, and the Mariott rep responded robotically, stating there was nothing they could do. This is how @Marriott mishandles their loyal clients’ cases.
@Marriott We interpreted this as a confirmation of a free cancellation and proceeded to book the other hotel. Now, Marriott has charged us for the canceled stay. They refuse to refund or offer credits, claiming they have no record of our call and saying the case is closed.
We took this as a sign of a free cancellation and booked the other hotel. Now, Marriott has charged us for the canceled stay. They refuse to refund or offer credits, claiming they have no record of our call and saying the case is closed.
We specifically said if cancellation wasn’t free, we’d keep our reservation. Marriott’s customer service agreed to call us back, but instead, they canceled our reservation via email without our consent or further confirmation.
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