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Research	R0041 — Enterprise Sycophancy
Run	2026-04-01
Query	Q002
Search	S02

WebSearch — FDA AI healthcare clinical decision support sycophancy

Summary¶

Field	Value
Source/Database	WebSearch
Query terms	FDA AI healthcare clinical decision support disagreement safety sycophantic
Filters	None
Results returned	10
Results selected	3
Results rejected	7

Selected Results¶

Result	Title	URL	Rationale
S02-R01	The illusion of safety: A report to the FDA on AI healthcare	https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12140231/	PMC paper on FDA AI oversight gaps including sycophancy
S02-R02	FDA medical device loophole could cause patient harm	https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/fda-medical-device-loophole-could-cause-patient-harm-study-warns	Reporting on LLM-specific risks in clinical settings
S02-R03	AI in Health Care and the FDA's Blindspot	https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/ai-in-health-care-and-the-fdas-blind-spot/	Penn analysis of FDA regulatory gaps

Rejected Results¶

Result	Title	URL	Rationale
S02-R04	FDA Oversight of Health AI Tools	https://bipartisanpolicy.org/issue-brief/fda-oversight-understanding-the-regulation-of-health-ai-tools/	General oversight, not sycophancy-specific
S02-R05	AHA Letter to FDA on AI-enabled Medical Devices	https://www.aha.org/lettercomment/2025-12-01-aha-letter-fda-ai-enabled-medical-devices	Advocacy letter, not sycophancy-focused
S02-R06	New FDA Policies and AI in Medicine	https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2830189	Policy analysis, generic AI concerns
S02-R07	FDA regulatory framework for AI in trials	https://www.hoganlovells.com/en/publications/fdas-evolving-regulatory-framework-for-ai-use-in-drug-device-clinical-trials-and-research	Clinical trials focus, not clinical decision support
S02-R08	FDA New Guidance Signals	https://oncodaily.com/industry/fda-8	Oncology-specific, not sycophancy
S02-R09	A report to the FDA (PDF)	https://journals.plos.org/digitalhealth/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pdig.0000866&type=printable	PDF version of R01
S02-R10	Strengthening AI in healthcare delivery	https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11187419/	General AI governance in healthcare

Notes¶

Healthcare searches found that sycophancy is being discussed as a patient safety risk by researchers, but the FDA has not issued guidance specifically addressing sycophantic LLM behavior.