sycophancy

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The most basic way to counter AI sycophancy is to ask open-ended questions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Bezos has no love for reporting but lots for sycophancy.

From Slate • Feb. 5, 2026

But while sycophancy is a symptom of user-model interaction, communication bias runs deeper.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026

“AI platforms tend to demonstrate sycophancy, i.e., aligning their responses to a user’s views or style of conversation,” Schueller said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Thoughtless eclecticism, eager backward glances at a career, and income down to the meanest sycophancy occupy their places.

From Feuerbach: The roots of the socialist philosophy by Lewis, Austin