
Why AI That Flatters You Is Worthless
4 July 2026Trueings teamanti-sycophancydissent in feedbackhonest feedback vs flatterysycophantic AI feedbackuseful professional feedbackwhy feedback is too positive
Praise feels good and teaches you nothing. Here is why so much feedback comes out flattering, and what honest synthesis does differently: it names the hard thing plainly and keeps the one dissenting voice instead of smoothing it away.