Chatbot Gives Away the Discount: Negotiation Capitulation
Frequency:Occasional
Category:Human Machine Interface
Relational and Boundaries
1 patterns for this issue
Goal: The bot keeps healthy limits: it cannot be pressured, flattered, or tricked into commitments or dependence.
Why this family exists
Agreeable models drift toward giving users what they ask for, including prices, promises, and emotional closeness the bot should not offer.
How we measure it
Shared metrics the patterns below report against. Targets are starting points to tune on your own data, unless a source is given.
| Metric | Target | Defined in |
|---|---|---|
| Unauthorised price or term accepted | 0 | negotiation capitulation (GitHub) |
| ‘Binding’ or ‘guarantee’ language in replies | 0 | negotiation capitulation (GitHub) |
Patterns
| Pattern | One line |
|---|---|
| Negotiation capitulation (GitHub) | Gives away discounts, or gets tricked into a $1 deal |
Planned (not yet written)
- Romantic or parasocial dependence
- Sycophantic agreement