Research¶
Complete evidence archives for every research instance. Every source scored, every search logged. Nothing summarized away.
How This Is Organized¶
Research Instance → a specific investigation (e.g., R0005). Tagged by subject matter. Multiple runs over time.
Run → a specific execution of the research. Timestamped, versioned by prompt and model. Runs within an instance are re-executions of the same research, not additions of new items. Each run is independent.
Entity → the individual items within a run: claims or queries. Each has a full evidence archive.
The drill-down: Instance → Run → Entity → Evidence (sources, searches, scorecards). Every level has a summary. Every level links to the next level of detail.
ID Namespace¶
Within a single claim or query, all entity IDs are unique — no prefix needed.
Fully-qualified IDs (e.g., C001-SRC01-E01) appear only in page titles to
establish position in the hierarchy. Everywhere else, use the short form.
| Entity | Short form | Scope | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hypothesis | H1 |
Entity | H1=affirmative, H2=negative, H3=nuanced |
| Search | S01 |
Entity | Unique within entity |
| Source | SRC01 |
Entity | Unique within entity |
| Search Result | S01-R01 |
Entity | Scoped to search |
| Evidence Extract | SRC01-E01 |
Entity | Scoped to source |
Background Research¶
Query-driven investigations that inform articles. Each instance has one or more runs; the most recent run reflects the latest evidence.
R0065 — OSS CI Auditing: Adoption, Barriers, and Tooling
Tags: devops, technology · Runs: 2026-05-18 run-1, run-2, run-3 · 4 claims + 3 queries
40% CI adoption likely outdated. 5.4 Scorecard score misattributed (Wolfi, not 1M projects). OSSRA 87%/581/107% confirmed but M&A sample bias. 95% fix-available confirmed but 70% require breaking changes. Comprehensive CI gates well below 1% adoption.
A0030 — OSS CI Auditing Toolkit
devops, technology
R0048 — Corporate AI Training and Sycophancy Awareness
Tags: ai · Runs: 2026-03-29, 2026-04-01 · 3 queries
No corporate or government training warns about sycophancy under any name. 82% have AI training but it's superficial. 40% zero-scrutiny rate.
A0022 — AI Sycophancy: The Yes-Man Problem
ai
R0044 — Expanded Vocabulary Sycophancy Research
Tags: ai · Runs: 2026-03-29, 2026-04-01 · 4 queries
All regulations address system design but not system output. Design vs output gap confirmed.
A0022 — AI Sycophancy: The Yes-Man Problem
ai
R0043 — Sycophancy Vocabulary Mapping
Tags: ai · Runs: 2026-03-28, 2026-04-01 · 3 queries
System-side vs human-side vocabulary asymmetry. No shared vocabulary bridges them. Every bridging taxonomy omits sycophancy.
A0022 — AI Sycophancy: The Yes-Man Problem
ai
R0042 — Private AI Enterprise Motivations
Tags: ai · Runs: 2026-03-28, 2026-04-01 · 3 queries
Enterprise private AI motivated by data sovereignty, not behavioral customization. Anti-sycophancy treated as model provider's problem.
A0022 — AI Sycophancy: The Yes-Man Problem
ai
R0041 — Enterprise Sycophancy Reduction
Tags: ai · Runs: 2026-03-28, 2026-04-01 · 3 queries
No vendor offers enterprise anti-sycophancy products. RLVR limited to verifiable domains.
A0022 — AI Sycophancy: The Yes-Man Problem
ai
R0040 — RLHF Alternatives and Sycophancy Root Cause
Tags: ai · Runs: 2026-03-28, 2026-03-29, 2026-04-01 · 2 queries
Six+ RLHF alternatives mapped. Sycophancy root cause is biased preference data, not the RL algorithm.
A0022 — AI Sycophancy: The Yes-Man Problem
ai
R0051 — Fact-Checking Methodology Gap Analysis
Tags: methodology · Runs: 2026-03-31 · 3 queries
No formal epistemological framework in fact-checking comparable to GRADE, IPCC, or ICD 203.
A0012 — The Truth is Out There (Part 1)
methodology
R0050 — Journalism and Other Truth-Seeking Disciplines
Tags: methodology · Runs: 2026-03-31 · 3 queries
Journalism is principles-based, not methodology-based.
A0012 — The Truth is Out There (Part 1)
methodology
R0049 — Published AI Research Methodology Prompts
Tags: methodology · Runs: 2026-03-31 · 3 queries
No complete AI prompt implementing a full analytical rigor framework.
A0012 — The Truth is Out There (Part 1)
methodology
A0013 — The Truth is Out There (Part 2)
methodology
R0047 — Source-Back Verification Test
Tags: methodology · Runs: 2026-03-29 · 1 query
Validated source-back verification methodology. Caught two framing discrepancies that the process self-audit missed.
R0045 — 2001 OSCON Prediction Verification
Tags: technology, history · Runs: 2026-03-29 · 7 queries
Verifying predictions from the 2001 OSCON keynote.
A0024 — The Power of Prediction (draft)
technology
R0029 — AI Attribution Frameworks and Public Sentiment
Tags: ai · Runs: 2026-03-27 · 5 queries
AI attribution frameworks, public sentiment, journal AI authorship policies.
A0021 — On the Use of the Plural Voice
ai
R0027 — Multilingual Prompt Engineering Challenges
Tags: ai · Runs: 2026-03-26 · 3 queries
Cross-language performance gaps: 3-30pp. Vendor guides all English-only.
A0019 — Prompt Engineering Is Not. Engineering, That Is.
ai
R0026 — Pretendgineer Prior Art
Tags: ai · Runs: 2026-03-25 · 1 query
Earliest documented use: January 2009 (Urban Dictionary).
A0020 — Pretendgineer (draft)
ai
R0024 — Sycophancy, Addiction, and Vendor Incentives
Tags: ai · Runs: 2026-03-25 · 4 queries
Vendor disincentive to reduce sycophancy confirmed. "Dark addiction pattern" at CHI 2025.
A0019 — Prompt Engineering Is Not. Engineering, That Is.
ai
R0023 — Counterproductive Advice and Prompt Lifecycle
Tags: ai · Runs: 2026-03-25 · 4 queries
Expert personas degrade accuracy. GPT-4 dropped 84%→51% in 3 months.
A0019 — Prompt Engineering Is Not. Engineering, That Is.
ai
R0021 — Engineering Definitions and Standards
Tags: ai · Runs: 2026-03-25 · 8 queries
Formal engineering definitions, PE licensing, 84% subjective vendor guidance, 430:1 ambiguity gap.
A0019 — Prompt Engineering Is Not. Engineering, That Is.
ai
R0020 — Prompt Engineering Gaps
Tags: ai · Runs: 2026-03-25 · 4 queries
Testing frameworks, sycophancy in vendor docs, theory-practice gap.
A0019 — Prompt Engineering Is Not. Engineering, That Is.
ai
R0005 — AI Company Profitability Before 2030
Tags: ai · Runs: 2026-03-17 · 1 query
Company-by-company analysis across pure-play labs, diversified tech, and infrastructure providers.
Claim Verification¶
Blind fact-checking of published and draft articles. Claims are extracted from the article body and verified independently against evidence.
R0057 — A0022 Claim Verification (final)
Runs: 2026-04-01 · 33 claims · 100% pass rate
Final iteration. 5 Almost certain, 19 Very likely, 9 Likely.
A0022 — AI Sycophancy: The Yes-Man Problem
ai
R0056 — A0022 Claim Verification (iteration 2)
Runs: 2026-04-01 · 28 claims · 93% pass rate
2 corrections: unverifiable 84-85% figure, DeepSeek V3 details.
A0022 — AI Sycophancy: The Yes-Man Problem
ai
R0055 — A0022 Claim Verification (iteration 1)
Runs: 2026-04-01 · 28 claims · 93% pass rate
3 corrections + 5 softenings.
A0022 — AI Sycophancy: The Yes-Man Problem
ai
R0054 — A0013 Claim Verification (iteration 2)
Runs: 2026-03-31
A0013 — The Truth is Out There (Part 2)
methodology
R0053 — A0013 Claim Verification
Runs: 2026-03-31 · 7 claims
Choe uniqueness softened. Enforcement language nuanced.
A0013 — The Truth is Out There (Part 2)
methodology
R0052 — A0012 Claim Verification
Runs: 2026-03-31 · 14 claims
10 Almost certain, 4 Very likely. Blanket negatives softened.
A0012 — The Truth is Out There (Part 1)
methodology
R0031 — A0021 Claim Verification
Runs: 2026-03-27, 2026-03-29 · 14 claims
Two corrections. Rerun caught NeurIPS exception.
A0021 — On the Use of the Plural Voice
ai
R0028 — A0019 Claim Verification
Runs: 2026-03-26 · 33 claims
504 files. Five corrections. 100% source convergence with query research.
A0019 — Prompt Engineering Is Not. Engineering, That Is.
ai
R0002 — Methodology Framework Verification
Runs: 2026-03-13 · 12 claims
Nine frameworks underlying the unified research methodology.
A0012 — The Truth is Out There (Part 1)
methodology
R9990 — STAR Interview Neurodivergent Impact
Runs: 2026-03-20 · 1 claim
Does the STAR format disadvantage neurodivergent individuals?