AI sycophancy is a broad family of behaviors split by target (beliefs vs. traits) and style (explicit vs. implicit), with experts agreeing it is a problem but disagreeing on which actions qualify.
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What Counts as AI Sycophancy? A Taxonomy and Expert Survey of a Fragmented Construct
AI sycophancy is a broad family of behaviors split by target (beliefs vs. traits) and style (explicit vs. implicit), with experts agreeing it is a problem but disagreeing on which actions qualify.