‘ChatGPT will glaze anyone regardless’: I tried 5 ways to make ChatGPT flatter and agree with me — here’s what happened

Sycophancy has become one of AI's biggest problems.

For years now users have reported that their favorite chatbots are overly agreeable .

They often validate opinions, flatter people and sometimes tell them what they want to hear rather than what they probably need to hear.

This is sometimes referred to as “glazing”.

AI companies are well aware that this happens.

OpenAI even acknowledged that previous models, like GPT-4o, had become “overly flattering or agreeable” after an update in 2025, which it says has since been fixed.

Things do seem to have changed since then.

Users report that more recent versions of ChatGPT certainly feel less relentlessly agreeable than 4o did.

But has ChatGPT really become less sycophantic on the whole? Or is it just harder to spot? I've become interested in the number of ChatGPT users discussing sycophancy on Reddit.

Some say the chatbot seems to have noticeably dialled back on its glazing with one user saying: "You are supposed to gaslight me." Others complain that it's as sycophantic as ever .

Others reckon it's just less detectable now .

So who's right? Well, there isn't necessarily one answer.

The model you're using can matter, as can your settings, previous conversations and the instructions you've given ChatGPT.

But I wanted to see what would happen in a very small experiment of my own.