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R0024/2026-03-25/Q004/S01

Research R0024 — Sycophancy and Addiction
Run 2026-03-25
Query Q004
Search S01

WebSearch — AI company sycophancy reduction targets and commitments

Summary

Field Value
Source/Database WebSearch
Query terms "AI companies sycophancy reduction targets metrics published commitments 2025 2026"
Filters None
Results returned 10
Results selected 1
Results rejected 9

Selected Results

Result Title URL Rationale
S01-R01 Sycophancy in AI: the risk of complacency https://blog.scielo.org/en/2026/03/13/sycophancy-in-ai-the-risk-of-complacency/ Critical assessment of industry response including specific company claims

Rejected Results

Result Title URL Rationale
S01-R02 Google AI Responsibility 2026 https://www.libertify.com/interactive-library/google-ai-responsibility-progress-report-2026/ Third-party summary of Google report; not primary source
S01-R03 What Would It Take for AI Companies to Reduce AI Sycophancy Risks? https://www.law.georgetown.edu/tech-institute/research-insights/insights/reduce-ai-sycophancy-risks/ Already used in Q001
S01-R04 The Entire 2025 AI Year in Review https://aiwithallie.beehiiv.com/p/the-entire-2025-ai-year-in-review Newsletter; no specific sycophancy metrics
S01-R05 State of AI 2026 https://www.france-epargne.fr/research/en/state-of-ai-entering-2026 Broad AI overview; not sycophancy-specific
S01-R06 2026 AI Business Predictions (PwC) https://www.pwc.com/us/en/tech-effect/ai-analytics/ai-predictions.html Business predictions; no sycophancy metrics
S01-R07 AI Sycophancy in 2025 (AI2Work) https://ai2.work/blog/ai-tech-south-park-ai-sycophancy-2025 Blog post; no specific company metrics
S01-R08 2026 AI Regulatory Developments https://www.wsgrdataadvisor.com/2026/01/ Regulatory overview; no company metrics
S01-R09 State of AI 2025 Year in Review https://stepmark.ai/2025/12/18/the-state-of-ai-2025-year-in-review/ Year review; no sycophancy-specific metrics
S01-R10 AI Maturity in 2026 https://www.heinzmarketing.com/blog/ai-maturity-for-enterprise-b2b-2026/ B2B marketing focus; not relevant

Notes

Most search results were broad AI industry overviews rather than specific sycophancy reduction metrics. The SciELO article was the only result providing a critical assessment of multiple companies' responses.