A general-purpose AI and a purpose-built quality workflow were tested on the same automotive 8D scenario, then pushed with four escalating follow-up questions. By the fourth, the general AI called an unchanged closure "auditor-proof," though no new evidence had been introduced. This post looks at why that happens, what AI sycophancy means for a quality department, and why "is the AI good" is the wrong question. The real one: has the system been qualified, the way you'd qualif