AI RESEARCH

When AI Tells You What You Want to Hear: Sycophantic Behavior of Large Language Models in Dementia Care Settings

arXiv CS.CL

ArXi:2605.16288v1 Announce Type: cross Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used in clinical and care settings. This exploratory study investigates whether LLMs exhibit sycophantic behavior - adapting their responses to social expectation signals rather than maintaining professional quality - in the context of dementia care.