sycophancy
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Rupar wrote on both X and Bluesky on Saturday, over a Getty image of Natalie Harp, a Trump aide who has drawn widespread attention for her unsettling sycophancy.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
Anthropic said it reduced sycophancy in recent models this spring, after a review of one million Claude conversations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 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
But was it loyalty or sycophancy that could thus transmute even George I. into "the best of princes"?
From Books Condemned to be Burnt by James Anson Farrer
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