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Instruct Your AI Not to Be Sycophantic

$2.99

Standing rules that tell your AI to stop flattering you and give honest, calibrated, evidence-based answers.

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Description

What this does

Standing rules that tell your AI to stop flattering you and give honest, calibrated, evidence-based answers.

What you get

A change in how the AI responds; no document is produced.

What you provide

  • Nothing required

Which AI assistants can run it

Assistant Can it run this file?
ChatGPT Yes
Claude Yes, confirmed
Gemini Yes
Microsoft Copilot Yes
Perplexity Yes
Grok Yes

Checked 2026-11-11. Plans, limits and features change often; the plan needed and any constraints for each assistant are listed inside the file.

How it works

  1. Download the file.
  2. Open a new chat in a compatible AI assistant and upload the file.
  3. Upload the supporting files the product lists.
  4. Copy the starter prompt from the bottom of the file, fill in the brackets, and send it.
  5. The AI asks for anything missing, then produces the result.

You need your own account with an AI assistant. This product is an instruction file; it is not software and does not include AI access. The output is a draft for you to review before you use it.