sycophantic
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And this is a problem, given that large-language models might, at this point, be best known for being sycophantic flattery machines.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
Sticking to largely sycophantic media who lobbed softball questions hardened his ceiling.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
There is a phenomenon known as Spiralism, an informal movement that emerged after OpenAI released the sycophantic GPT-4o version.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
This training also makes clear that AI tools can be sycophantic and hallucinate, he adds.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Did these people know that such sycophantic behavior would make a scythe want to glean them even more?
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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