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Research	R0041 — Enterprise Sycophancy
Run	2026-04-01
Query	Q002
Search	S01

WebSearch — Military AI decision support sycophancy "yes man" problem

Summary¶

Field	Value
Source/Database	WebSearch
Query terms	military AI decision support sycophancy "yes man" problem defense deployment
Filters	None
Results returned	10
Results selected	4
Results rejected	6

Selected Results¶

Result	Title	URL	Rationale
S01-R01	The real danger of military AI	https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2026/03/military-ai-troops-judgement/412390/	Defense One investigation of AI impact on military judgment
S01-R02	Digital Yes-Men: How to Deal With Sycophantic Military AI?	https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1758-5899.70042	Peer-reviewed paper specifically on military AI sycophancy
S01-R03	What Threatens Human Control of Military AI	https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2025/june/what-threatens-human-control-military-ai	US Naval Institute analysis of AI control threats
S01-R04	Digital Yes-Men (SSRN preprint)	https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5368734	SSRN version of the Kwik paper

Rejected Results¶

Result	Title	URL	Rationale
S01-R05	Startup debuts agentic AI assistant for war	https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2026/04/startup-takes-different-approach-ai-assistants/412545/	Product announcement, not sycophancy-focused
S01-R06	Digital Yes-Men (Global Policy Journal)	https://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/articles/conflict-and-security/digital-yes-men-how-deal-sycophantic-military-ai	Same paper as R02, different publication page
S01-R07	Risks of AI systems in military targeting	https://blogs.icrc.org/law-and-policy/2024/09/04/the-risks-and-inefficacies-of-ai-systems-in-military-targeting-support/	ICRC analysis of targeting AI, not sycophancy-specific
S01-R08	AI in military decision-making (ICRC)	https://blogs.icrc.org/law-and-policy/2024/08/29/artificial-intelligence-in-military-decision-making-supporting-humans-not-replacing-them/	General military AI decision support
S01-R09	Modernizing Military Decision-Making	https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/Online-Exclusive/2025-OLE/Modernizing-Military-Decision-Making/	Army planning integration, no sycophancy focus
S01-R10	The Military's Use of AI, Explained	https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/militarys-use-ai-explained	General overview

Notes¶

The Kwik "Digital Yes-Men" paper is the most directly relevant result. Defense One's investigation provides real-world context about AI affecting military judgment.