New Webinar Exposes How AI Reinforces Your Biases—Not Truths

AI Models Tend to Agree with Users—Even When They're Wrong

This phenomenon is called sycophancy: AI confirms what you want to hear, not what you need to know. Our webinar explains why this poses a serious challenge for professional AI use—and how you can counter it.

Anyone who uses AI systems like ChatGPT or Copilot in their daily work knows the feeling: the answers sound convincing, coherent, and reassuring. But that's precisely where the danger lies. AI models often deliver pleasing rather than accurate responses, downplaying valid objections and reinforcing existing assumptions instead of critically examining them. For research, decision-making, or strategic planning, the consequences can be far-reaching.

In our webinar, "Sycophancy: When AI Tells You What You Want to Hear," we break down what drives this behavior and why it matters for businesses. Sycophancy can lead to flawed analyses slipping through unnoticed, critical perspectives being lost, and teams developing misplaced confidence in AI-generated recommendations. Understanding the phenomenon allows you to shape your AI interactions to encourage more honest, useful responses.

You'll learn how to spot sycophancy in practice, which prompting strategies and workflows help yield more reliable results, and what to watch for when integrating AI outputs into business decisions.

Details: - Date: April 7, 2026 - Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (CET) - Price: €175.00 (free for heise AI Pro subscribers | 25% discount for our Marke subscribers)

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This webinar is designed for office professionals, knowledge workers, and executives who regularly use AI for research, analysis, or decision-making. No advanced technical expertise is required, though hands-on experience with AI chatbots is beneficial.