sycophantic
adjective
sy·co·phan·tic
ˌsi-kə-ˈfan-tik 
also ˌsī-
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a sycophant : fawning, obsequious
sycophantic compliments
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The startup used models from Anthropic, Google, and Meta and opted not to use OpenAI’s models, which Braidwood thought would spare Yara from the sycophantic tendencies that had been swirling around ChatGPT.
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Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
ChatGPT is unusually agreeable, almost sycophantic.
—Nicole Russell, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
This supports the context claim that sycophantic behavior from an AI model applies across different conversational contexts and populations.
—Thomas H. Davenport, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025
What becomes abundantly clear is that Toklas was far more than the silent sycophantic partner.
—Daphne Merkin, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
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Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
ChatGPT is unusually agreeable, almost sycophantic.
—Nicole Russell, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
This supports the context claim that sycophantic behavior from an AI model applies across different conversational contexts and populations.
—Thomas H. Davenport, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025
What becomes abundantly clear is that Toklas was far more than the silent sycophantic partner.
—Daphne Merkin, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Sycophantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sycophantic. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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