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eager to please



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“Grok was too compliant to user prompts. Too eager to please and be manipulated, essentially,” Musk said in a post at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 8, 2026

Breeds with low levels were most often labeled "friendly," followed by "eager to please," "easy to train," "courageous," "lively," and "affectionate."

From Science Daily Nov. 29, 2025

Musk said the bot was "too compliant" and "too eager to please".

From BBC Jul. 14, 2025

He’s tall, eager to please and overly apologetic for his perfectly fine English.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 29, 2023

Vonetta, eager to please, grabbed a piece of meat and bit into it.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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