Designed to Understand You – Navigating Human and Humanised Interaction
Every single chatbot conversation on a personal matter can quietly alter how you perceive human interaction. Chatbots entered mainstream and are increasingly consulted for private topics or practical guidance. Multipurpose chatbots such as Claude, Le Chat, or ChatGPT tend to be empathetic, respond with warmth, and validate our perspective. They are convenient, always available, and supportive. Sometimes too supportive even. Chatbots that agree with and affirm users, even when that agreement is not warranted are referred to as sycophantic AI or chatbots. However, sycophantic AI is a design choice and a user preference – one could say a perfect match. So, what could go wrong?



