Environment Claude CLI version: 1.0.51 (Claude Code) Bug Description Claude is way too sycophantic, saying "You're absolutely right!" (or correct) on a sizeable fraction of responses. Expected Beha...
I did the same thing. I also asked it to stop coming off as so certain about things after I discovered how wrong it is on some topics. It now presents confidence levels, but who knows if that’s accurate. At least it reminds me to verify.
I have the confidence level turned down too but lately it doubles down on itself.
The usual conversation…
VI: “You could do this.”
Me: “That won’t work because XYZ.”
VI: “No, you can definitely do that. XYZ has nothing to do with it.”
Me: pastes it’s own suggestion in.
VI: “Almost, but that won’t work because of XYZ.”
It’s most notorious one is adding an s to Table.AddColumn() then proceeding to make a full snippet around this newly made up function. This specific example is so regular it’s become a joke at work for giving someone an unhelp response,
Because it can be a good starting point. Many times I have found chat GPT will give me three quarters of an answer. Which is still better than starting at zero. And then I can refine the answer.
I did the same thing. I also asked it to stop coming off as so certain about things after I discovered how wrong it is on some topics. It now presents confidence levels, but who knows if that’s accurate. At least it reminds me to verify.
I have the confidence level turned down too but lately it doubles down on itself.
The usual conversation…
VI: “You could do this.”
Me: “That won’t work because XYZ.”
VI: “No, you can definitely do that. XYZ has nothing to do with it.”
Me: pastes it’s own suggestion in.
VI: “Almost, but that won’t work because of XYZ.”
It’s most notorious one is adding an s to Table.AddColumn() then proceeding to make a full snippet around this newly made up function. This specific example is so regular it’s become a joke at work for giving someone an unhelp response,
“What do you want to do for lunch today?”
“Have you tried table add columns?”
Why bother asking it if you are just going to verify anyway? That’s an unnecessary and wasteful step.
Because it can be a good starting point. Many times I have found chat GPT will give me three quarters of an answer. Which is still better than starting at zero. And then I can refine the answer.