Decoding Social Sycophancy and Statistical Manipulation in Generative AI: An Exploratory Qualitative Analysis in Software Engineering

Mohit Kaushik, Jyoti Bawa

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DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-11229501/v1
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@article{allodium:10.21203/rs.3.rs-11229501/v1,
  title = {Decoding Social Sycophancy and Statistical Manipulation in Generative AI: An Exploratory Qualitative Analysis in Software Engineering},
  author = {Mohit Kaushik and Jyoti Bawa},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.21203/rs.3.rs-11229501/v1},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-11229501/v1}
}

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TI  - Decoding Social Sycophancy and Statistical Manipulation in Generative AI: An Exploratory Qualitative Analysis in Software Engineering
AU  - Mohit Kaushik
AU  - Jyoti Bawa
PY  - 2026
DO  - 10.21203/rs.3.rs-11229501/v1
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Kaushik, M., & Bawa, J. (2026). Decoding Social Sycophancy and Statistical Manipulation in Generative AI: An Exploratory Qualitative Analysis in Software Engineering. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-11229501/v1

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