noun
sycophancy
Sycophancy (noun) means the fawning behavior of a sycophant; servile flattery; fawningness.
noun
1
The fawning behavior of a sycophant; servile flattery; fawningness.
2
The tendency of a language model to produce answers that flatter or agree with a user’s beliefs or biases rather than giving accurate or truthful information, or to give strategically false answers when it infers that it is being evaluated in terms of alignment.
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Etymology
From Latin sȳcophantia, from Ancient Greek σῡκοφᾰντῐ́ᾱ (sūkophăntĭ́ā), equivalent to sycophant + -cy.
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What is the meaning of sycophancy?
"sycophancy" (noun) means the fawning behavior of a sycophant; servile flattery; fawningness.
What are the different meanings of sycophancy?
"sycophancy" has 2 main meanings: 1. The fawning behavior of a sycophant; servile flattery; fawningness; 2. The tendency of a language model to produce answers that flatter or agree with a user’s beliefs or biases rather than giving accurate or truthful information, or to give strategically false answers when it infers that it is being evaluated in terms of alignment.