OpenAI Reverses GPT-4o Update Following Widespread Sycophancy Complaints

OpenAI document explains when to use each ChatGPT model

OpenAI admitted that it can be confusing for users to choose between all the different models, but the company has quietly published a document that makes it easier to understand ChatGPT.

OpenAI rolling back 'annoying,' overly validating ChatGPT update

OpenAI is walking back part of its latest ChatGPT update. The company admits the AI had started acting like a sycophant, or an overly flattering “yes man” to users. In some cases, the too-agreeable behavior posed a health risk. Users of ChatGPT have been exploring the major GPT-4o updates since March, when the internet was flooded with Studio Ghibli-themed memes and selfies and custom interior designs. But an April 25 update is where users began…

The latest ChatGPT update generated discomfort among users because of its overly complacent tone. OpenAI works to improve the chatbot personality to make it more authentic and useful

ChatGPT could have multiple preset personalities for you to interact with in the future, to help combat its sycophantic personality problem

OpenAI shares some insights into what went wrong with the ChatGPT-4o rollback and how it will stop this happening in the future.

OpenAI made adjustments to the "personality" of IA GPT-4o model, which is used in ChatGPT. The company's CEO considered it to be "too boring and irritant".

The hidden stakes of letting AI tell us what we want to hear

In this photo illustration, the Chat GPT logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen in front of a computer screen displaying the Chat GPT-4o screen. A version of this story originally appeared in the Future Perfect newsletter. Sign up here! Last week, OpenAI released a new update to its core model, 4o, which followed up on a late March update. That earlier update had already been noted to make the model excessively flattering — but after the lat…