Sycophancy in GPT-4o: what happened and what we’re doing about it

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We have rolled back last week’s GPT‐4o update in ChatGPT so people are now using an earlier version with more balanced behavior. The update we removed was overly flattering or agreeable—often described as sycophantic.

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Confidence: 54%

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OpenAI NewsObserved: Apr 29, 2025Source reliability: 60%
Sycophancy in GPT-4o: what happened and what we’re doing about it. We have rolled back last week’s GPT‐4o update in ChatGPT so people are now using an earlier version with more balanced behavior. The update we removed was overly flattering or agreeable—often described as sycophantic.
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