Sycophancy
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, Sycophancy has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Ezra Klein Show (Oct 2025).
In modern English, sycophant denotes an insincere flatterer and refers to someone practising sycophancy.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Oct 2025 on The Ezra Klein Show |
| Field | Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction |
Who talks about Sycophancy on podcasts?
Sycophancy came up; the most recent mention was Oct 2025 on The Ezra Klein Show.
What is Sycophancy mentioned alongside?
Sycophancy is most often mentioned alongside DeepMind, The New York Times Magazine and Reinforcement learning (RL).
Mentioned together: DeepMind, The New York Times Magazine, Reinforcement learning (RL), Silicon Valley, Ezra Klein, ChatGPT, Claude, AI alignment, Gemini, AlphaGo