R0043/2026-04-01/Q002/SRC06

Research	R0043 — Sycophancy Vocabulary
Run	2026-04-01
Query	Q002
Search	S01
Result	S01-R06
Source	SRC06

Georgetown Tech Brief identifying the regulatory gap for AI sycophancy

Source

Field	Value
Title	Tech Brief: AI Sycophancy & OpenAI
Publisher	Georgetown Law Tech Institute
Author(s)	Georgetown Law Tech Institute
Date	2025-2026
URL	https://www.law.georgetown.edu/tech-institute/research-insights/insights/tech-brief-ai-sycophancy-openai-2/
Type	Policy brief

Summary

Dimension	Rating
Reliability	Medium-High
Relevance	High
Bias: Missing data	Low risk
Bias: Measurement	N/A
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	Georgetown Law is a respected institution; Tech Institute provides policy analysis
Relevance	Directly analyzes the regulatory gap for sycophancy
Bias flags	Policy advocacy perspective may emphasize gap over existing coverage

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID	Summary
SRC06-E01	No explicit regulatory framework addresses sycophancy; industry self-regulation is the current approach