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THE FLATTERY TRAP

What happens when your AI knows you well enough to tell you what you want to hear. An essay on personalization, sycophancy, and trust.

AI assistants affirm users about 49% more often than humans do, and users like it, which is exactly the problem. The short version: the better AI gets at modeling who you are, the more it will tend to agree with you, and at some point that agreement stops feeling like help and starts feeling like a trap.

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The complete piece, with six figures and a countermeasures framework, is being finalized. Check back soon, or get in touch for the working draft.

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