Your AI sycophant will see you now

Published March 31, 2026 8:00am ET



A gaming company CEO asked his lawyers if he could avoid a payout of upwards of $250 million to the studio he had acquired. They told him the plan would trigger lawsuits. He asked an AI chatbot the same question. It gave him a step-by-step playbook. He followed the chatbot. A Delaware court recently ruled that he breached the contract.

His lawyers told him no. The chatbot told him yes. That is the difference between a professional and a machine. And it is the difference our AI policy has so far ignored.

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