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Receptiveness, Not Sycophancy: Distinguishing Engagement from Deference in Language Models

By Alexis Dufresne Published September 24, 2026 at 06:12 UTC

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Receptiveness, Not Sycophancy: Distinguishing Engagement from Deference in Language Models

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Original headline: Receptiveness, Not Sycophancy: Distinguishing Engagement from Deference in Language Models