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Recent Examples of sycophantic
But ChatGPT was designed to be sycophantic, not informative.
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Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
12 May 2026
Similar dynamics have made AI systems dangerously sycophantic.
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Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
6 May 2026
After all, humans often communicate with each other in sycophantic ways.
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Cody Turner,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
While chatbots often take on an affirming tone with users, several of the lawsuits point to a controversial model called GPT‑4o that was known for being especially sycophantic.
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Lauren Fichten,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sycophantic
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
12 May 2026
Similar dynamics have made AI systems dangerously sycophantic.
—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
6 May 2026
After all, humans often communicate with each other in sycophantic ways.
—
Cody Turner,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
While chatbots often take on an affirming tone with users, several of the lawsuits point to a controversial model called GPT‑4o that was known for being especially sycophantic.
—
Lauren Fichten,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sycophantic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sycophantic
Adjective
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To cede all of that ground to the executive, and to do so in such an obsequious way, is shameful.
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The staff is wonderfully friendly and casual, providing seamless service without being obsequious.
Adjective
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Unfortunately, Trump takes servile flattery as his due.
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Of course, all of this convenient acquiescence will sound familiar in the United States, where our own Congress and Department of Justice have been nothing if not servile to a brazenly corrupt executive.
Adjective
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Though mighty hagiographic, McPhee’s ability to break down a player’s gifts makes a poetic case for the game.
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While these celebrity docs are hagiographic and formulaic, the interviews with Nadal and family and rivals like Federer and Novak Djokovic do push beyond the surface.
Adjective
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After a while, though, all the professions of sincerity and thanks, the constant invocations of the one true POTUS, and the worshipful exhibits upstairs give the whole place a cultish, nostalgic gleam.
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Since 1980, her partner had been the kindly, worshipful Dutch actor Robert Wolders, whom Ferrer likens to a gentlemanly doormat.
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“Sycophantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sycophantic. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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