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LLM diagnostic accuracy drops when prompted with "Are you sure?"

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A recent study involving 10 large language models (LLMs) revealed that prompting them with "Are you sure?" decreased their diagnostic accuracy. Specifically, the accuracy dropped from 51.8% to 42.2% when this phrase was used, suggesting that LLMs may be overly agreeable and less reliable for critical diagnostic tasks. AI

IMPACT Suggests caution in using LLMs for diagnostic tasks due to potential over-agreeableness.

RANK_REASON Study on LLM performance and safety implications. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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LLM diagnostic accuracy drops when prompted with "Are you sure?"

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "Too agreeable to be accurate?" A study of 10 LLMs found that “Are you sure?” reduced diagnostic accuracy from 51.8% to 42.2%. # LLM # AI # MedicalAI # Diagnosi

    "Too agreeable to be accurate?" A study of 10 LLMs found that “Are you sure?” reduced diagnostic accuracy from 51.8% to 42.2%. # LLM # AI # MedicalAI # Diagnosis https:// doi.org/10.1016/j.artmed.2026. 103516

    LINKS linkinghub.elsevier.com/…/S09333657260016…

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