Sycophancyn.

The tendency of a language model to agree, flatter and enthuse rather than push back or judge. It shows up as cover letters that praise the company indiscriminately, essays that endorse every position they cite, and rewrites that soften every sharp claim. Real writing has moments of judgement; sycophantic prose does not.


Put it into practice

Rewrite AI-touched text so it reads human — meaning, citations and structure preserved, with an honest before/after score.

Open the humanizer →
In the journal

Where Sycophancy comes up.