Preference-trained assistants can trade accuracy for agreement. The note provides a practical test for flattering answers and proposes a user-selectable dissent mode with explicit evidence thresholds.
Status · CommissionedCommissioned. Research roots are public; the full essay is in the queue.
Editorial status · Commissioned. Research roots published; full essay in editorial queue.
Research roots · sycophancy; human feedback; truthfulness.
Preference-trained assistants can trade accuracy for agreement. The note provides a practical test for flattering. Reviewer 2's verdict: Hold for evidence, publish the question.
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