<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Sarah Rajtmajer, Assistant Professor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rajtmajer Lab @PSU]]></description><link>https://www.rajtmajerlab.net/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:16:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.rajtmajerlab.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[No. 1 · Sycophancy, friction, and repair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ivan Illich wrote in 1973 that when tools do things completely for you, you lose the competence to notice when they're doing it badly. A frictionless tool is one you can't repair. I argue that this is the real problem with sycophantic AI.]]></description><link>https://www.rajtmajerlab.net/post/no-1-sycophancy-friction-and-repair</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2f4df2d1a315f327813f47</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:40:38 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sarah Rajtmajer</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>