Praising towards someone in order to gain advantage. AI does that too due to reinforcement "learning".
I don’t like it. It ruins the true nature of humans, and it is a failed echo chamber. I think the world would be worse without diversity or freedom to hold one’s own beliefs. Rich people, especially, would like to preserve their public relations at the cost of themselves. Although I think that can be pragmatically valid, it is often used to gain an advantage they don’t deserve…