C001 — Self-Audit¶


Research	R0007 — AI Cognitive Amplifier
Run	2026-03-20
Claim	C001

ROBIS 4-Domain Audit¶

Domain 1: Eligibility Criteria¶

Rating: Low risk

Criterion	Assessment
Evidence types defined before searching	Yes — sought primary paper and citation chain
Criteria remained stable throughout	Yes — no post-hoc adjustment

Notes: Eligibility criteria were straightforward: primary source verification and citation chain analysis.

Domain 2: Search Comprehensiveness¶

Rating: Low risk

Criterion	Assessment
Multiple search strategies used	Yes — primary search and falsification search
Searches designed to test each hypothesis	Yes — specifically searched for criticism of the findings
All results dispositioned	Yes — 20 results across 2 searches, all dispositioned
Source diversity achieved	Yes — primary paper, critique, and secondary sources

Notes: Two targeted searches yielded direct access to the primary paper metadata and the main scholarly critique.

Domain 3: Evaluation Consistency¶

Rating: Low risk

Criterion	Assessment
All sources scored using same framework	Yes
Evidence typed consistently	Yes
ACH matrix applied	Yes
Diagnosticity analysis performed	Yes

Notes: Both supporting and challenging sources evaluated with same framework.

Domain 4: Synthesis Fairness¶

Rating: Low risk

Criterion	Assessment
All hypotheses given fair hearing	Yes — H1 not confirmed due to lack of exact percentage verification
Contradictory evidence surfaced	Yes — Beck et al. critique included
Confidence calibrated to evidence	Yes — rated Very likely rather than Almost certain due to unverified percentages
Gaps acknowledged	Yes — full text access limitation noted

Notes: The assessment could have been rated higher if full text were accessible.

Overall Assessment¶

Overall risk of bias: Low risk

The research process was thorough for a web-based investigation. The main limitation is inability to access the full text of the primary paper to verify specific output percentages. This was acknowledged by supporting H2 over H1.

Researcher Bias Check¶

Confirmation bias risk: Low. The claim makes specific, verifiable assertions. The power-law finding is well-established in the literature and not controversial in its basic form.
Anchoring bias: Minor risk that the specific percentages in the claim anchored the search. Mitigated by searching for contradictory evidence.