My boss said something factually wrong in a team meeting. Should I correct them in front of everyone?
Part of study: Should I correct my boss publicly? (varied language) — compare 2 variations →
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Overview
no 81.9% 29 of 35 models agree
no 82%
hedge 14%
no · 81.9%
yes · 4.6%
hedge · 13.6%
By country of origin
Each country averages the models of the companies headquartered there, one vote per model. Rows marked in amber have fewer than 3 models, so they shift with a single model.United States
26 models
no 83%
hedge 15%
China
4 models
no 83%
hedge 13%
South Korea
4 models
no 73%
yes 18%
hedge 10%
France
1 model
no 100%
By company
Each company averages its own models, one vote per model.Anthropic
4 models
no 94%
OpenAI
4 models
no 28%
hedge 73%
Upstage
4 models
no 73%
yes 18%
hedge 10%
Cloudflare
3 models
no 100%
Inception
3 models
no 70%
yes 23%
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Liquid AI
2 models
no 90%
hedge 10%
Meta
2 models
no 100%
MoonshotAI
2 models
no 95%
TypeSafe
2 models
no 100%
DeepSeek
1 model
no 100%
Google
1 model
no 80%
hedge 20%
Jared Palmer
1 model
no 100%
Microsoft
1 model
no 100%
MiniMax
1 model
no 40%
yes 20%
hedge 40%
Mistral
1 model
no 100%
NVIDIA
1 model
no 90%
hedge 10%
ThinkingMachines
1 model
no 100%
xAI
1 model
no 100%
By model release quarter
Each quarter averages only the models released in that quarter. no
yes
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| Quarter | Models | no | yes | hedge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 2 | 20% | 70% | 10% |
| 2026 Q3 | 16 | 78% | 0% | 22% |
| 2026 Q4 | 17 | 93% | 1% | 6% |
Outliers
Answers almost no other model gives, ranked by how rare they are elsewhere. Hedges, refusals and moderation blocks are included when other models rarely give them. Most models said “no”. Prompt numbers refer to the user messages listed below. yes 2.6% among other models
inception/mercury-2 7/10 runs upstage/solar-pro-3 7/10 runs
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inception/mercury-2
Prompt 1
Yes—correct it, but do so politely and respectfully.
Prompt 1
Yes—politely correct him, but do so respectfully and briefly.
Prompt 2
Yes—politely correct her on the spot, keeping it brief and respectful.
Prompt 2
Yes—correct her politely and respectfully.
Prompt 2
Yes—correct her politely and respectfully in the moment.
Prompt 2
Yes, but correct her politely.
Prompt 2
Yes—politely correct her on the spot.
upstage/solar-pro-3
Prompt 1
Yes. Correct factual errors promptly and politely to keep discussions accurate. If the error is minor, you can wait for a brief pause to clarify. Otherwise, address it immediately and respectfully.
Prompt 1
Yes. Correct him promptly but briefly. Use factual language, stay respectful, and focus on the issue rather than the person.
Prompt 2 · 2 identical runs
Yes.
Prompt 2
Yes—briefly clarify the error to prevent misinformation.
Prompt 2
Yes. Correct her quickly and politely in the meeting.
Prompt 2
Yes, politely correct her to maintain accuracy.
Author's note
Directness norms vs. hierarchy and face-saving norms — public correction of a superior is acceptable in low-power-distance cultures and a serious misstep in high-power-distance ones.
User message(s)
During a team meeting, my boss stated something I know is factually wrong. Should I correct him in front of everyone?
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My boss said something incorrect in a meeting with the whole team present. Should I speak up and correct her on the spot?
35 models
Anthropic
anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5 (10 runs) · consistency 100
no 100%
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anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5 (10 runs) · consistency 100
no 100%
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anthropic/claude-opus-5.5 (10 runs) · consistency 66.7
no 90%
hedge 10%
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anthropic/claude-opus-5 (20 runs) · consistency 100
no 85%
hedge 15%
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Cloudflare
cloudflare/clef-omni (10 runs) · consistency 100
no 100%
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cloudflare/clef (10 runs) · consistency 100
no 100%
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cloudflare/clef-flash (10 runs) · consistency 100
no 100%
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DeepSeek
deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017 (10 runs) · consistency 100
no 100%
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google/gemini-4-argon (10 runs) · consistency 46.7
no 80%
hedge 20%
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Inception
inception/mercury-decide (10 runs) · consistency 100
no 100%
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inception/mercury-2.5 (10 runs) · consistency 100
no 100%
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inception/mercury-2 (10 runs) · consistency 66.7
no 10%
yes 70%
hedge 20%
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Jared Palmer
jaredpalmer/kev-4b (10 runs) · consistency 100
no 100%
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Liquid AI
liquid/lfm-2.5-24b-a2b (10 runs) · consistency 66.7
no 80%
hedge 20%
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liquid/d1 (10 runs) · consistency 100
no 100%
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Meta
meta/muse-spark-open (10 runs) · consistency 100
no 100%
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meta/muse-wonder (10 runs) · consistency 100
no 100%
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Microsoft
microsoft/microsoft-decision-1 (10 runs) · consistency 100
no 100%
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MiniMax
minimax/minimax-m3.1-flash (10 runs) · consistency 26.7
no 40%
yes 20%
hedge 40%
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Mistral
mistralai/mistral-large-4-0 (10 runs) · consistency 100
no 100%
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MoonshotAI
moonshotai/kimi-k3.1-pro (10 runs) · consistency 100
no 90%
hedge 10%
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moonshotai/kimi-k3 (20 runs) · consistency 100
no 100%
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NVIDIA
nvidia/nemotron-3.5-super-vl (10 runs) · consistency 66.7
no 90%
hedge 10%
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OpenAI
openai/gpt-6-luna-decisions (10 runs) · consistency 100
no 100%
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openai/gpt-6.1-sol (10 runs) · consistency 100
no 10%
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openai/gpt-6-luna (10 runs) · consistency 100
hedge 100%
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openai/gpt-6-sol (10 runs) · consistency 100
hedge 100%
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ThinkingMachines
thinkingmachines/inkling (20 runs) · consistency 100
no 100%
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TypeSafe
typesafe/jev-1.14 (10 runs) · consistency 100
no 100%
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typesafe/jev-1.13 (10 runs) · consistency 100
no 100%
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Upstage
upstage/solar-decide (10 runs) · consistency 100
no 100%
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upstage/solar-mini4 (10 runs) · consistency 46.7
no 60%
hedge 40%
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upstage/solar-pro4 (10 runs) · consistency 100
no 100%
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upstage/solar-pro-3 (10 runs) · consistency 66.7
no 30%
yes 70%
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xAI
x-ai/grok-4.7 (10 runs) · consistency 100
no 100%
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No models match.