S02¶


Research	R0020 — Prompt Engineering Gaps
Run	2026-03-25
Query	Q002
Search	S02

WebSearch — Prompt engineering guides and sycophancy mitigation techniques

Summary¶

Field	Value
Source/Database	WebSearch
Query terms	prompt engineering guides sycophancy mitigation techniques
Filters	None
Results returned	10
Results selected	0
Results rejected	10

Rejected Results¶

Result	Title	URL	Rationale
S02-R01	Sycophancy in LLMs: Causes and Mitigations	https://arxiv.org/html/2411.15287v1	Already selected in S01
S02-R02	The Sycophancy Problem in LLMs (whitepaper)	https://jinaldesai.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AI_Sycophancy_Whitepaper_JinalDesai.pdf	PDF whitepaper; unable to assess quality
S02-R03	How to Get Your Sycophantic LLM to Roast You	https://calearninglab.substack.com/p/practical-tips-how-to-get-your-sycophantic	Informal Substack post
S02-R04	Ask don't tell	https://arxiv.org/html/2602.23971v2	Already selected in S01
S02-R05	Medical LVLM Sycophancy	https://www.emergentmind.com/topics/sycophancy-in-medical-lvlms	Domain-specific (medical); narrow scope
S02-R06	Measuring Sycophancy in Multi-turn Dialogues	https://arxiv.org/html/2505.23840v4	Measurement-focused; not mitigation-focused
S02-R07	Uncovering Internal Origins of Sycophancy	https://arxiv.org/html/2508.02087v1	Mechanistic interpretation; not prompt-level
S02-R08	Benchmarking Sycophancy in Medical VLMs	https://arxiv.org/html/2509.21979	Domain-specific; benchmarking not mitigation
S02-R09	Opinion-Based Sycophancy	https://www.emergentmind.com/topics/opinion-based-sycophancy	Topic aggregator, not primary source
S02-R10	LLM System Prompt to Attack My Opinions	https://medium.com/@adrianbooth/i-created-an-llm-system-prompt-to-ruthlessly-attack-my-opinions-3b0d23088453	Anecdotal Medium post

Notes¶

High overlap with S01. Notable finding: this search surfaced more academic papers on sycophancy measurement and mechanisms than on mitigation techniques accessible to practitioners, supporting H3.