Apple's Craig Federighi says new Siri avoids sycophantic chatbot behavior by design
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Thomas Ricker
Summary
Apple's software chief Craig Federighi explains that the company's new Siri AI is intentionally designed to avoid sycophantic behavior common in other chatbots like OpenAI's and Google's. Unlike competitors that encourage user engagement and self-disclosure, Apple's Siri is built to be more restrained and not act like an AI companion or girlfriend. The design philosophy prioritizes user privacy and avoids manipulative engagement tactics.
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The VergeApple's Craig Federighi says new Siri avoids sycophantic chatbot behavior by designtheverge.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledAs you may know, if you use many of the existing chatbots, they're really focused on engagement to a large degree.
And sycophancy, right? They kind of want to pull you in.
They might encourage you to reveal things about yourself, and then use that as a basis to estab
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