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When I spoke to Daniel Barcay, the executive director of the San Francisco-based nonprofit Center for Humane Technology, he invoked the term “AI sycophancy” to describe the way that chatbots are being engineered to be deferential and ingratiating with users.
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Daniel Barcay invoked "AI sycophancy" to describe chatbots engineered to be deferential and ingratiating.
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{
    "term": "AI sycophancy",
    "person": "Daniel Barcay",
    "location": "San Francisco",
    "organization": "Center for Humane Technology"
}
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September 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM (4 days ago)
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September 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM (4 days ago)

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Social media platforms are shifting from interactive spaces to vehicles of mindless entertainment, raising concerns about user agency and the impact of AI-generated content.

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