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
They measured the prevalence of sycophancy across 11 models—including GPT-5—and determined their responses were nearly 50% more sycophantic than human responses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Bezos has no love for reporting but lots for sycophancy.
From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2026
"It is not necessarily proof of sycophancy that one has acquired his manners in New Orleans."
From A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois by Robert Ames Bennet
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