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Recent Examples of sycophancy
TikTok's masterclass in sycophancy is an excellent example of what dealmaking in the Trump era looks like in practice.
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Felix Salmon, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
Their approach vacillates between resentful disdain or pandering sycophancy, both of which continually backfire on them.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
A certain amount of sycophancy toward the more bizarre elements of the coalition is also common.
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
Other tests showed that models can show what’s called a sycophancy bias — the tendency of an LLM to backpedal on a correct answer to please the user.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Felix Salmon, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
Their approach vacillates between resentful disdain or pandering sycophancy, both of which continually backfire on them.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
A certain amount of sycophancy toward the more bizarre elements of the coalition is also common.
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
Other tests showed that models can show what’s called a sycophancy bias — the tendency of an LLM to backpedal on a correct answer to please the user.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sycophancy
Noun
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This is far from the first time Ina has shared her adoration for this saucy and cozy comfort food recipe.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2025
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Grande and Erivo’s super sweet bond, which was on display during the Wicked press tour, makes this performance and the pair’s very clear mutual adoration for each other, even more special.—
Katherine Singh,
refinery29.com,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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San Xavier del Bac (Arizona) Unlike many old Spanish churches that are now museums or parks, this mission on the outskirts of Tucson is still a very active place of worship and learning as well as meeting place for the local Tohono O’odham community.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Taihong Ouyang, 49, was arrested Tuesday and charged with burglary and criminal mischief, both as hate crimes, and aggravated harassment after a string of break ins at the worship sites earlier that day.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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People begin drifting to certain games or consoles, staring intently at a wall of idolatry.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2024
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And while idolatry is not a new concept, the unique ways in which our culture demands that celebrities be close to us—closer than ever before—is in desperate need of examination.—
Taylor Crumpton,
TIME,
13 Sep. 2024
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“Sycophancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sycophancy. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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