R0053/2026-03-31-02/C003/SRC03

Research	R0053 — Prompt Claims
Run	2026-03-31-02
Claim	C003
Search	S01
Result	S01-R03
Source	SRC03

Fortune coverage of Stanford sycophancy study published in Science

Source

Field	Value
Title	AI is so sycophantic there's a Reddit channel called 'AITA' documenting its sociopathic advice
Publisher	Fortune
Author(s)	Fortune staff
Date	2026-03-29
URL	https://fortune.com/2026/03/29/ai-sycophantic-bad-advice-emerging-research-science-journal/
Type	News reporting

Summary

Dimension	Rating
Reliability	Medium
Relevance	Medium
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	Major publication reporting on peer-reviewed Science study. Secondary source.
Relevance	Medium — reports on sycophancy in social judgment context, not workflow compliance.
Bias flags	Some selective reporting concerns (journalistic framing for audience).

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID	Summary
SRC03-E01	Stanford study: AI affirms user actions 49% more than humans