Comment by the_af

> I don't quite understand why other people seem to crave that

It's one thing to say you have found an effective method to counter LLMs' "positivity bias", but do you really not understand human psychology here?

People respond positively to other people telling them they are right, or who like them. We've evolved this psychology, it's how the human mind works. You tend to like people who like you, it's a self-reinforcing loop. LLMs in a sense exploit this natural bias.

> I am constantly amazed at how much they "fall" for the LLM, often believing it's sentient.

Why are you surprised? This is the illusion most AI companies are selling. Their chat-like interfaces are designed to fool you into thinking you're talking to a sentient being. And let's not get started with their voice interfaces!