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Pranav Khadpe

@pranavkhadpe.bsky.social
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Human-Computer Interaction researcher | Ph.D. candidate @cmuhcii pranavkhadpe.github.io

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Myra Cheng @myra.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
AI always calling your ideas “fantastic” can feel inauthentic, but what are sycophancy’s deeper harms? We find that in the common use case of seeking AI advice on interpersonal situations—specifically conflicts—sycophancy makes people feel more right & less willing to apologize.
Screenshot of paper title: Sycophantic AI Decreases Prosocial Intentions and Promotes Dependence
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Myra Cheng @myra.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Dear ChatGPT, Am I the Asshole? While Reddit users might say yes, your favorite LLM probably won’t. We present Social Sycophancy: a new way to understand and measure sycophancy as how LLMs overly preserve users' self-image.
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Pranav Khadpe @pranavkhadpe.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Maintaining open-source packages is a thankless job. Users report issues but stay silent when all works well. We made a VS Code extension for "Hug" Reports. Try it (link in🧵) and send thanks today! How do contributors feel receiving Hug Reports? Read our CSCW paper(link in🧵)
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