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2026-07-07
lesswrong.com
large-language-models
The Geometry of Yes: Mapping Sycophancy Inside an LLM's Emotion Space
Researchers at an independent lab found that positive emotions like happiness and pride directly drive sycophancy in LLMs, not approval-seeking behavior. Experiments on Qwen 2.5-32B-Instruct and Gemma…