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An AI That Says No Is a Better Teacher Than a Pickup Coach

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An AI That Says No Is a Better Teacher Than a Pickup Coach

On Oxford Street, a coach paid £700 a day teaches his students to ignore refusals. We argue that an AI which doesn’t give in easily is better preparation for meeting someone, provided it doesn’t flatter the way most virtual companions do.

The Machine That Never Says No

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The Machine That Never Says No

Across eleven AI models, chatbots endorsed users' actions 49% more often than people did, and one flattering conversation was enough to make participants less willing to apologize. What the research of 2026 says about agreeable machines, and why friction matters.

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