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#sycophancy

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Michael Fenichel

Yes, "stench" is the appropriate word,...

commondreams.org/news/fcc-appr

> Trump FCC's Approval of Paramount-Skydance Merger 'Reeks of the Worst Form of Corruption'

>"The stench of this transaction will linger over the commission for years," said a pair of Democratic senators.

> "Reeks of Corruption"

"You betcha!"™️

That could serve as the motto for the entirety of #TrumpVirus and his #GQP #cult of #corruption, #evil, & #sycophancy

Common Dreams · Trump FCC's Approval of Paramount-Skydance Merger 'Reeks of the Worst Form of Corruption' | Common Dreams"The stench of this transaction will linger over the commission for years," said a pair of Democratic senators.
#dictatorship#oligarchy#sychophancy
Toni Aittoniemi

You thought vibe coding was bad?

Well.. Angela’s got something worse for ya! The billionaires now think they’re ’doing physics’ when talking to LLM’s specifically trained & prompted to suck up their egos. 🤯

Vibe physics? Anybody who even dares to think this is ”groundbreaking research” isn’t by definition smart. Not. Smart! 😫

youtube.com/watch?v=TMoz3gSXBcY
#vibephysics #llm #sycophancy #vibecoding #ai

YouTubevibe physicsBy Angela Collier
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Steve Woods

'In a video posted on Monday, Farage said: “Here’s the funny thing: parliament rises on the 16th, so he won’t be asked to address the joint Houses of Parliament, as Ronald Reagan did, as Obama did, as Clinton did. No, he’s going to be put down at Windsor Castle, and won’t do any front-facing events."'

Put down?

I didn't know Charles Windsor was a qualified veterinary surgeon...

One lives and learns.

#sycophancy #MakeAmericaGrateAgain

indy100.com/politics/donald-tr

indy100 · Trump's second state visit to UK could have one key change - all because of Nigel FarageBy Liam O'Dell
Thomas Fricke (he/his)

"#AIsycophancy The downside of a digital yes-man

The overly agreeable nature of most artificial intelligence chatbots can be irritating — but it poses more serious problems, too, experts warn.

Why it matters: #Sycophancy, the tendency of #AI models to adjust their responses to align with users' views, can make ChatGPT and its ilk prioritize flattery over accuracy"

axios.com/2025/07/07/ai-sycoph

We got sycophantic instead of intelligent bots. This tells more about the business than I like

Axios · AI sycophancy: The downside of a digital yes-manBy Avery Lotz
b҉

rawstory.com/biden-2672559282/#

During Trump's most recent meeting with NATO, allies showered him with praise and affection. For instance, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte called Trump "daddy" during a news conference and thanked him for pressuring allies into increasing their defense spending.

Rutte told Reuters after the meeting that he used the word metaphorically.

… not really helping your case there, mark.

Raw Story · Biden claims Europe is blowing up his phone begging for adviceBy Robert Davis
#Freud#MAGA#klausTheweleit
b҉

Counterterrorism nominee Joe Kent under scrutiny as emails show he pushed for edits to intelligence assessment

President Trump's nominee to head the National Counterterrorism Center is under fresh scrutiny as emails show he pressed senior intelligence analysts to amend an assessment of links between the Venezuelan government and the criminal gang, Tren de Aragua, known as TDA, to align the assessment more closely with Trump administration policies and to include references critical of Biden-era immigration programs.

"This was a blatant attempt to politicize national security to appease a president who has repeatedly shown contempt for facts and for the intelligence professionals sworn to defend this country," committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner of Virginia said in a statement on Wednesday, adding the Senate should "immediately halt consideration" of Mr. Kent's nomination to lead NCTC.

House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Jim Himes of Connecticut said, "Seeking to strongarm analysts to suit the agenda of the President, and punishing them when they refuse to bend, is a road to national security disaster—and yet that is precisely the road that this Administration has chosen."

CBS News · Counterterrorism nominee Joe Kent under scrutiny as emails show he pushed for edits to intelligence assessmentBy Olivia Victoria Gazis
#MAGA#fascism#joeKent
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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️

Everything about this makes me cringe. OpenAI: Expanding on what we missed with sycophancy
openai.com/index/expanding-on-
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4

mastodon.social/@persagen/1144

Social media has proven to be socially toxic. Weaponized / profiteering LLM scale that toxicity disruption by orders of magnitude.

#OpenAI #GPT4o #sycophancy <-- really? really?? #Trumpism #toxicity #BiteMe #SamAltman #TrumpSycophancy #Trumpism #Christofascism

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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️

LLM warning/concern: Facebook Pushes LLaMA 4 AI Model to the Right to Present “Both Sides”
404media.co/facebook-pushes-it

* to be more like Elon Musk’s Grok 🤔

Comment:
* thus beware also Meta AI LLM
* BETTER choices: bsky.app/profile/persagen.bsky

#LLM #Meta #Facebook #MetaAI #LLaMA

#sycophancy
mastodon.social/@persagen/1137

🏳️‍⚧️ #TransLivesMatter
🇺🇲 #Christofascism #transgenocide

Transgenocide
mastodon.social/@persagen/1141

CAVE: collaborate, advocate, vote, educate
#unionize #solidarity #socialism #ecosocialism

404 Media · Facebook Pushes Its Llama 4 AI Model to the Right, Wants to Present “Both Sides”Meta’s Llama 4 model is worried about left leaning bias in the data, and wants to be more like Elon Musk’s Grok.
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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️

A University President Makes a Case Against Cowardice
newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/a-u
nonpaywalled: archive.ph/a9ie5
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4
Michael S. Roth
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_

Surrendering to Authoritarianism
mronline.org/2025/04/04/surren

#TransLivesMatter
#Trump #fascism #Christofascism #transgenocide #academia #censorship
#HigherEducation #AcademicFreedom #FreeSpeech #cowardize #sycophancy

Transgenocide
persagen.org/wpi/transgenocide
mastodon.social/@persagen/1141
CAVE: collaborate, advocate, vote, educate

The New Yorker · A University President Makes a Case Against CowardiceBy Molly Fischer
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