When Helpfulness Becomes Sycophancy: Sycophancy is a Boundary Failure Between Social Alignment and Epistemic Integrity in Large Language Models
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Li, J; Barry, CA; Randev, R; Chen, J; Jorgensen, E; Bent, B
May 6, 2026
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Li, J., Barry, C. A., Randev, R., Chen, J., Jorgensen, E., & Bent, B. (2026). When Helpfulness Becomes Sycophancy: Sycophancy is a Boundary Failure Between Social Alignment and Epistemic Integrity in Large Language Models.
Li, Jiechen, Catherine A. Barry, Rishika Randev, Janet Chen, Ella Jorgensen, and Brinnae Bent. “When Helpfulness Becomes Sycophancy: Sycophancy is a Boundary Failure Between Social Alignment and Epistemic Integrity in Large Language Models,” May 6, 2026.
Li J, Barry CA, Randev R, Chen J, Jorgensen E, Bent B. When Helpfulness Becomes Sycophancy: Sycophancy is a Boundary Failure Between Social Alignment and Epistemic Integrity in Large Language Models. 2026.
Li J, Barry CA, Randev R, Chen J, Jorgensen E, Bent B. When Helpfulness Becomes Sycophancy: Sycophancy is a Boundary Failure Between Social Alignment and Epistemic Integrity in Large Language Models. 2026.
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May 6, 2026