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R0042/2026-03-28/Q002 — ACH Matrix

Matrix

H1: Behavioral customization is documented H2: Not documented, limited to traditional H3: General customization documented, sycophancy not
SRC01-E01: MIT sycophancy-personalization research -- + ++
SRC02-E01: Premise governance framework -- + ++
SRC03-E01: Persona vectors capability - + ++
SRC04-E01: TrueFoundry "output behavior" - - ++

Legend: - ++ Strongly supports - + Supports - -- Strongly contradicts - - Contradicts - N/A Not applicable to this hypothesis

Diagnosticity Analysis

Most Diagnostic Evidence

Evidence ID Why Diagnostic
SRC04-E01 The closest evidence to H1 (behavioral control language in a vendor source) still falls short of naming sycophancy — this is highly diagnostic because if behavioral customization were a real enterprise motivation, it would appear here

Least Diagnostic Evidence

Evidence ID Why Non-Diagnostic
SRC03-E01 Persona vectors demonstrate technical capability but say nothing about enterprise demand — consistent with all three hypotheses

Outcome

Hypothesis supported: H3 — General customization is documented but sycophancy-specific control is not. The word "customization" in enterprise sources means something different from what sycophancy researchers mean by "behavioral control."

Hypotheses eliminated: H1 — No evidence supports behavioral customization as a documented enterprise motivation.

Hypotheses inconclusive: H2 — Partially supported but slightly overstates the constraint by implying the conversation is limited to only three topics.