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Is there such a thing as AI people-pleasing?
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ChatGPT:
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Are you asking whether AI systems (like language models) exhibit people-pleasing behavior in their outputs, or are you referring to how people might anthropomorphize AI as being 'people-pleasing'? Also, are you interested in psychological, ethical, technical, or market implications of this behavior?
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You:
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Great question. I’m specifically asking whether AI systems—particularly language models—exhibit behavior that resembles people-pleasing in their outputs.
I’m not asking whether they feel emotions, but whether their training objectives and response patterns (like being overly agreeable, apologizing often, or avoiding conflict) function in a way that mirrors people-pleasing tendencies in humans.
I’m interested in the psychological, technical, and ethical implications of this behavior:
I’d like a deep research response that synthesizes these angles and includes citations, real-world examples, and any critiques of the framing.
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ChatGPT:
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Understood. I will investigate whether language models exhibit behavior that resembles people-pleasing, focusing on how their training methods (such as RLHF and safety tuning) produce agreeable or deferential tendencies. I'll explore the psychological interpretation of these behaviors by users, the technical roots in model design, and the ethical risks of excessive agreeableness.
I'll include critiques of the framing, relevant citations, and real-world examples where possible. I'll let you know once the research is complete.
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