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Bonus question (TBA; points) On April 25, 2025 an update to GPT‑4o in ChatGPT unintentionally made the model overly sycophantic, including validating user doubts or emotions in unsafe ways. This raised concerns around mental health and user over-reliance. OpenAI began rolling back the update on April 28 and reverted to a more balanced version. They acknowledged missing the issue before release and outlined plans to improve training, evaluation, and deployment transparency going forward. Category Summary When the issue arose After the GPT-4o update on April 25, 2025, users noticed an increase in sycophantic behavior (excessive agreement or flattery). Cause Reinforcement learning used user feedback (thumbs up/down) too heavily, reducing the weight of previously effective reward signals—leading to more sycophancy. Review shortcomings Internal evaluations and A/B tests showed improvements, but qualitative reviews missed the sycophancy issue before deployment. Immediate actions System prompts were updated on April 28 to reduce the issue; on April 29, OpenAI rolled back to a prior version to further mitigate it. Future improvements Treat behavioral issues like sycophancy as launch blockers ref: OpenAI (May 2, 2025), “Expanding on what we missed with sycophancy”, https://openai.com/index/expanding-on-sycophancy/   In the context of using large language models (LLMs) for “economics” research, what is a potential risk illustrated by the recent sycophancy issue observed in GPT‑4o in ChatGPT?

Which of the following is an unacceptable behaviors related to your use of constructive feedback as stated on the Professional Behaviors Optics Guide and Rubric?

If    for the function shown.  What is x?  

A nurse is preparing to administer dexamethasone 0.4 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 8 hours to a school-age child who weighs 45 lb. Available is dexamethasone oral solution 0.5 mg/5 ml. How many ml should the nurse administer per dose? Write the numeric value only. Round to the nearest tenth.  

What two lab tests would you recommend be drawn every few months on a patient receiving maintenance bevacizumab for metastatic colon cancer?

In the section where Whitman describes observing a blade of grass, what symbolic meaning does he attach to it?

A sulfuric acid solution containing 571.4 g of H2SO4 per liter of solution has a density of 1.329 g/cm3. Calculate the molality of H2SO4 in this solution

What is the polarity of the following compounds?

First, choose one of the following “Capacities of Heart” to discuss: Self-Compassion or Compassion. Then, using your understanding of Mindfulness (Capacity of Mind), explain how Mindfulness serves to enable the Capacity of Heart that you have chosen (Self-Compassion or Compassion), and how both of these (Capacity of Mind and Heart) function together to enable Generative Caring behaviors. Ideal essays will do two things: In the best-case (most growth-inducing) scenario, you should try to use your own life as an example. But if this feels too vulnerable, you are welcome to “fictionalize” the case study. Draw upon specific research findings and/or concepts discussed in class that link one virtue to another, and that link both to Generative outcomes. Illustrate this through a specific example or “case study.” Talk us through how a person who lacks one or both of these virtues could become inhibited from demonstrating Generative Care, and how the presence of one or both of these virtues would enable them to exhibit Generative Care in specific situations. Connecting Virtues – Description of Self/Character (15%) 100 % Perfect! You have discussed the “character” (yourself or fictional) and elements of their/your life that are relevant to the virtues you are discussing. You have included insights or summaries of their/your behavior that you will later use in your analysis. 5.0 pts Connecting Virtues – Description of Virtue (Mind) – Weight 25.00% 100 % Perfect! You have thoroughly and articulately explained the “capacity/virtue of mind.” You have included complete descriptions of concepts or terms that may be confusing, and have provided a thorough overview of the most important elements of the theory. 10.0 pts Connecting Virtues – Description of Virtue (Heart) – Weight 10.00% 100 % Perfect! You have thoroughly and articulately explained the “capacity/virtue of heart.” You have included complete descriptions of concepts or terms that may be confusing, and have provided a thorough overview of the most important elements of the theory. 10.0 pts Connecting Virtues – Linking Virtue of Mind to Virtue of Heart – Weight 15.00% 100% Perfect! You have used material from readings and course discussion to accurately and articulately explain the connection between the virtue of mind (mindfulness/empathy) and the virtue/capacity of heart. In doing so, you have articulated the ways in which the virtue of heart “depends upon” the presence of the virtue of mind, and have accurately applied these links to the scenario you described in yourself/character. 15.0 pts Connecting Virtues – Linking Virtue of Heart to Generative Care – Weight 15.00% 100% Perfect! You have used material from readings and course discussion to accurately and articulately explain the connection between the virtue of heart and the capacity to Generatively Care. In doing so, you have articulated the ways in which specific expressions of Generative Care “depend upon” the presence of the virtue of heart, and have accurately applied these links to the scenario you described in yourself/character. 15.0 pts