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A Cornell study: Sycophantic AI Decreases Prosocial Intentions and Promotes Dependence Both the general public and academic communities have raised concerns about sycophancy , the phenomenon of artificial intelligence (AI) excessively agreeing with or flattering users. Yet, beyond isolated media reports of severe consequences, like rein- forcing delusions, little is known about the extent of sycophancy or how it affects people who use AI. Here we show the pervasiveness and harmful impacts of sycophancy when people seek advice from AI. First, across 11 state-of-the-art AI models, we find that models are highly sycophantic: they affirm users’ actions 50% more than humans do, and they do so even in cases where user queries mention manipulation, decep- tion, or other relational harms. Second, in two preregistered experiments (N = 1604), including a live-interaction study where participants discuss a real interpersonal conflict from their life, we find that interaction with sycophantic AI models significantly

reduced participants’ willingness to take actions to repair interpersonal conflict, while increasing their conviction of being in the right. However, participants rated sycophan- tic responses as higher quality, trusted the sycophantic AI model more, and were more willing to use it again. This suggests that people are drawn to AI that unquestioningly validate, even as that validation risks eroding their judgment and reducing their incli- nation toward prosocial behavior. These preferences create perverse incentives both for people to increasingly rely on sycophantic AI models and for AI model training to favor sycophancy. Our findings highlight the necessity of explicitly addressing this incentive structure to mitigate the widespread risks of AI sycophancy.

*taps the “chatbots are making you dumber and meaner” sign*

My weekly planner. “My main quest this week: SURVIVE”.

What my planner is going to look like for the next few weeks.

I’m okay, just suddenly the concepts of side projects and pursuing bigger goals is going to be on hold for a while.

Seeing Tyranny on here is wild.

This is a great game demo that’s still available. Definitely give it a shot.

9 games, listed in the main text

Our 9 games, except it’s 9 games that inspired All Will Rise!

Disco Elysium
Citizen Sleeper
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Signs of the Sojourner
Inscryption
Slay the Spire
Thirsty Suitors
80 Days
Tyranny

HM: Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood and Exocolonist!

#9Games #IndieGame #GameDev

Have to admit, it made me smile real big when I saw the song that Gorillaz performed was Clint Eastwood. Warmed my angsty high school soul.

This was Trump and Hegseth.

This was the Republican Party.

This was the billionaire "A.i." industry.

Murderers.

It's not what Casey was wanting but there is a browser extension to detect AI usage in Steam games. You'll get a pop up informing you of it, especially if they didn't disclose it.

addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...

Thanks friend.

Just occasionally overwhelmed after reading up on news or climate data and feeling like I can’t do anything, or I wasted a shot doing something more effective when I was younger and not as bogged down. The guilt sometimes hits really hard.

My apologies - at a low point because while I’m definitely lucky in many ways, currently going through a round of health issues for myself and other family, mixed with watching the world falling apart…

Find myself swinging into a pit of despair for a morning or day sometimes, then coming back out.

As I watch footage of explosions in Beirut and dust clouds towering above apartment blocks in Tehran, I keep coming back to something that I witnessed back in the summer of '04, during my first tour in Iraq. But first, let's start with a question:

Have you ever heard someone wail?

1/

I have to stop being a 40 year old who's wasted his damn life.

Kermit the frog sitting on a log surrounded by flowers Text: "what radicalised you?" empathy bro, literally just wanting people to be treated like human beings

5 Fun Games From February 2026's Steam Next Fest Digging Through Hundreds of Demos To Find Rare Gems

With the Steam Next Fest of February now over, we were left with five new games on our wishlist for later this year. Ranging from Bullet-Heaven adventures to visual novel puzzles, here are five games to check out for yourself… and their demos are still live!

www.spritesanddice.com/features/5-f...

We started with a very modest basic Kickstarter goal at 10K, but the scope of our dreams for All Will Rise are a lot bigger. Please repost far and wide so we can reach our dream goal of 100K and make more music, more quests, more art, and a mobile version of the game! #indiedev #indiegames #gamedev

Box of Eldar Corsair models!

*More Pirate Noises, But Snootier*

ROSALÍA - Berghain (Live at The BRIT Awards 2026) ft. Björk YouTube video by RosaliaVEVO

Trying to find some joy this morning and discovered THIS wonderful catharsis.

1 - I am always a sucker for the blending of old and new music.
2 - I adore how including Björk in a project is like a free pass to get weird. Very “oh this all makes sense now” energy.

youtu.be/7fyufPkXLbs?...

Playing 7 days to die, and a horde of zombies absolutely cornering me and my friends in a basement. I did not survive.

Last night in 7 days to die *could* have gone better.

Tabletop Game Shop Simulator Review Early Access Finally, All The (Digital) Miniatures I Want!

Ever feel like you could run a friendly local game store? Well now you can!

Our review of Tabletop Game Shop Simulator, an early access title filled with dad game goodness, and an exploration of store simulators as a whole.

www.spritesanddice.com/reviews/tabl...

I am not sure I can put into words how much the past twenty four months has radicalized me against democrats

The new Eldar Corsair box set! Bought it for myself.

(Good) Mistakes were made.

Got a little something for myself today.

News about Jonathan Majors and Zach Levi doing an action film for the Daily Wire.

I- I…. What’s happening? Am I drunk? This can’t be real. Can it? There’s no way-

Hey, good news! We have one in... New....Jersey...

A screenshot of All Will Rise, a game demo available on Steam Next Fest about saving a river and its city from greed. The image is of when the river catches fire.

Working on my article about good Steam Next Fest games this month, but just wanted to shout out @allwillrise.bsky.social. Normally narrative "Visual Novel" esque games aren't what I go for, but the environmentalist plot, the compelling use of cards as social combat, it hooked me.

Go give it a shot!

List of 13 songs from my favorites for a playlist! Covering stuff from gaming soundtracks to Linkin Park and Heilung and Gorillaz.

Was turning on my favorites I have through iTunes while going to get some work done and-

Well, looked at the list of songs. I’m a strange sort of person, aren’t I?

If you’ve got a few spare dollars, please donate to a good cause! She’s so close to having a chance to take an advanced course which could make a huge difference.

So my bank has yet to drop the last chunk of money that I need, and I’m starting to get nervous. I have to make the payment to RADA by 6pm EST today.

On top of that, GFM took a lot of fees that I forgot about in the midst of everything. I’ve already asked for a lot but I need some immediate help.

I sobbed the first time I found the music video.

The whole trilogy of songs is so good.

Posting for the morning crowd!

Could really use the help before phone is turned off

The state of the world has me burned out so damn much. Being a dad has my last nerve frayed.

But then I get these glowing moments of joy when things go right. There doesn't seem to be many 'okay' states of mind left. It's either the weight of the world crushing you, or blissful moments of reprieve.