[oh_my_goodness]

It's not just a thought experiment. You can google how to do this and it works pretty well.

[lasky]

How many people actually do this?

My point is if the sycophancy helps drive user engagement, how does that impact the incentive labs and AI product builders have to counteract it.

[oh_my_goodness]

I don't know how many. I do it, because otherwise I'm overpowered by the urge to strangle the little suck-up.