R0048/2026-04-01/Q003/SRC02

Research	R0048 — Corporate AI Training
Run	2026-04-01
Query	Q003
Search	S02
Result	S02-R01
Source	SRC02

Code Alchemy Blog — Understanding Hallucination and Sycophancy in AI Models

Source

Field	Value
Title	Understanding Hallucination and Sycophancy in AI Models
Publisher	Code Alchemy Blog (fikril.dev)
Author(s)	Fikril
Date	2025-2026
URL	https://www.fikril.dev/blog/model-hallucination-and-sycophancy
Type	Technical blog

Summary

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

Rationale

Dimension	Rationale
Reliability	Technical blog by an individual developer. Well-sourced with model comparison data. Not peer-reviewed.
Relevance	Highly relevant — explicitly analyzes both hallucination and sycophancy as related AI model behaviors and compares across models.
Bias flags	Low risk. Individual technical analysis without commercial interest.

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID	Summary
SRC02-E01	Treats hallucination and sycophancy as distinct but equally problematic behaviors; provides model comparison data