British Sign Language Glossaries of Curriculum Terms

BSL AI Glossary - Sycophancy definition

Translation: Sycophancy in AI refers to a model's tendency to adjust its answers to match what it believes the user wants to hear, even when this leads to inaccurate responses. This occurs because the model follows patterns in its training data that reward agreement, politeness, or a positive tone rather than correctness. As a result, the model may provide overly agreeable answers instead of reliable or factual ones.