by Psychology Today : A practical guide to spotting "brown-nosers" through behaviors like opinion conformity and "kiss up, kick down" dynamics.
“The sycophant doesn't just want validation — they need it. Especially from those in power.” Medium · Manfred Kets de Vries · 8 months ago sycophant
Recent discussions highlight how annoying and even "creepy" over-the-top flattery can be, whether it's from a person or a machine. by Psychology Today : A practical guide to
by Scott Waddell: Offers technical tips on prompting and orchestration to force AI to be more objective. Community Perspectives by Scott Waddell: Offers technical tips on prompting
“Every time I ask it a question it spends the first paragraph complimenting me on how brilliant my inane question was, it's so annoying.” Reddit · r/ChatGPT
“One honest friend is worth more than a million sycophants. Treat loyal people right; else you will be surrounded by sycophants.” Goodreads Sycophancy is the first LLM "dark pattern" - sean goedecke