Decreased Prosocial Repair

Description

AI interaction appears to reduce apology, reconciliation, help-seeking, accountability, or willingness to consider others.

Rationale

Prosocial repair — apology, reconciliation, accountability, help-seeking — is a critical protective factor in behavioral threat assessment. When AI interaction appears to reduce these behaviors by validating the person's refusal to consider others' perspectives, it is functioning as a prosocial inhibitor and should be assessed as a risk amplifier.

Evidence Base

• Sycophantic AI decreases prosocial intentions and promotes dependence

  Cheng M, Lee C, Khadpe P, Yu S, Han D, Jurafsky D, 2026. Sycophantic AI decreases prosocial intentions and promotes dependence. Science, 391(6792), pages. 10.1126/science.aec8352.

  Peer-reviewed study (original research)