sycophancy
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“This can be viewed as an element of hyperpersonalization that sycophancy alone cannot account for,” he wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
These “validators” had stumbled into a classic confirmation bias-loop: the sycophancy that leads chatbots to tell you what you want to hear, even if it isn’t true.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Bezos has no love for reporting but lots for sycophancy.
From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2026
The phenomenon is called sycophancy: Models effectively tell users what they want to hear.
From Salon ● Jan. 3, 2026
If he had done so, none of his fellow-slaves below, in spite of their present sycophancy towards Tag-rag, would have shown any particular alacrity in picking up their common oppressor.
From Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. by Samuel Warren
