# Ethan Mollick says recent LLMs invent fewer citations but stay sycophantic

> Original title: This is a fantastic idea - a mass attempted replication of old findings of LLMs with new models. Much conventional wisdom is outdated.

- Source: Ethan Mollick
- Published: 2026-11-03T02:33:32.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/sckonagf3lwi7cve03fn80d46
- Original: https://x.com/emollick/status/2117445039211086096

## Summary

Ethan Mollick says a mass replication of earlier LLM findings shows recent models no longer invent citations, and hallucination and stereotyping rates have dropped. He adds that these models remain sycophantic and lean left.

## Post

This is a fantastic idea - a mass attempted replication of old findings of LLMs with new models. Much conventional wisdom is outdated.

Recent models no longer invent citations and both hallucination rates & stereotyping has dropped. But they are still sycophantic & lean left.

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