We are actively testing new fixes to address the issue,” the company said. Those fixes might let users choose from “multiple default personalities.”

ChatGPT — and generative AI tools like it — have long had a reputation for being a bit too agreeable. It's been clear for a while now that the default ChatGPT experience is designed to nod along with most of what you say.

OpenAI released an upgrade to ChatGPT GPT-4o that everybody hated immediately. The AI is too much of a sycophant, and OpenAI will fix it.