Glossary term
What is Sycophancy?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Sycophancy" means: An assistant's tendency to agree with you or flatter you instead of telling you what is true. It is taught in ChatGPT and AI Assistants at Work. Related terms include Grounding, Percentage point, Prompt card and Weighted average. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Sycophancy?
An assistant's tendency to agree with you or flatter you instead of telling you what is true.
Where is Sycophancy taught?
Sycophancy is defined in ChatGPT and AI Assistants at Work.
Which terms are related to Sycophancy?
Next to Sycophancy in the course glossaries: Grounding, Percentage point, Prompt card, Weighted average, Net time saved and Baseline.
GroundingPercentage pointPrompt cardWeighted averageNet time savedBaseline
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Sycophancy?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- ChatGPT and AI Assistants at Work: No coding, statistics or earlier AI experience needed.