AI’s Sycophancy Extends Mostly to Musk, Not Everyone

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Despite Grok’s Musk-focused praise, the AI still respects top performers in other fields. In tests, Grok acknowledged that Noah Lyles would outrun Musk in a sprint, Simone Biles would dominate in gymnastics, and Beyoncé could out-sing him. The AI even admitted Shohei Ohtani is the superior baseball player over Musk. Experts suggest that Grok’s apparent favoritism stems from its system prompt, which encourages citing its creators’ public statements, combined with user-led prompting.

[Nahid Hossen]

Some AIs really act like they’re coded to flatter Musk only.

[Abdul Khan]

The bias is getting way too visible now.