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Helpfulness is a spectrum, and scientists don’t all agree about which animals should be defined as true cooperative breeders.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

"Helpfulness, I think is much easier to train into the model than honesty. Honesty is a really complicated concept," says Apollo Research chief executive Marius Hobbhahn.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2023

Government keeps no Courtesy Index or Helpfulness Indicator among its economic statistics.

From Time Magazine Archive

Helpfulness, affection, or the flattering image of such, are by no means wanting: squalls of infirm temper are not more frequent than in the most licit establishments of a similar sort.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 10 by Carlyle, Thomas

George Ingram was once heard to say that eleven letters covered a large part of his religion, and that he wished he could write across the blue dome in letters of gold the word "Helpfulness."

From The Harris-Ingram Experiment by Bolton, Charles E. (Charles Edward)