R0043/2026-04-01/Q001/SRC02

Research	R0043 — Sycophancy Vocabulary
Run	2026-04-01
Query	Q001
Search	S01
Result	S01-R02
Source	SRC02

TechPolicy.Press taxonomy of sycophancy types including regressive/progressive distinction

Source

Field	Value
Title	What Research Says About "AI Sycophancy"
Publisher	TechPolicy.Press
Author(s)	TechPolicy.Press staff
Date	2025-2026
URL	https://www.techpolicy.press/what-research-says-about-ai-sycophancy/
Type	Policy research synthesis

Summary

Dimension	Rating
Reliability	Medium-High
Relevance	High
Bias: Missing data	Low risk
Bias: Measurement	Low risk
Bias: Selective reporting	Some concerns
Bias: Randomization	N/A -- not an RCT
Bias: Protocol deviation	N/A -- not an RCT
Bias: COI/Funding	Low risk

Rationale

Dimension	Rationale
Reliability	Policy-oriented publication; synthesizes academic research but is not itself peer-reviewed
Relevance	Directly provides the regressive/progressive taxonomy and cross-domain vocabulary
Bias flags	Some concerns about selective reporting — synthesizes research favoring the "sycophancy is a problem" framing

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID	Summary
SRC02-E01	Regressive vs. progressive sycophancy taxonomy and cross-domain applications