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I'm absolutely right

(absolutelyright.lol)
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tyushk ◴[] No.45138171[source]
I wonder if this is a tactic that LLM providers use to coerce the model into doing something.

Gemini will often start responses that use the canvas tool with "Of course", which would force the model into going down a line of tokens that end up with attempting to fulfill the user's request. It happens often enough that it seems like it's not being generated by the model, but instead inserted by the backend. Maybe "you're absolutely right" is used the same way?

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the_af ◴[] No.45138641[source]
I think it's simply an engagement tactic.

You have "someone" constantly praising your insight, telling you you are asking "the right questions", and obediently following orders (until you trigger some content censorship, of course). And who wouldn't want to come back? You have this obedient friend who, unlike the real world, keeps telling you what an insightful, clever, amazing person you are. It even apologizes when it has to contradict you on something. None of my friends do!

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1. the_af ◴[] No.45141084[source]
Wow, 2 downvotes. Someone really disliked me telling them their LLM friend isn't truly their friend :D