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R0043/2026-03-28/Q002 — ACH Matrix

Matrix

H1: Substantial direct requirements H2: No requirements H3: Indirect requirements only
SRC01-E01: EU AI Act automation bias awareness mandate + -- ++
SRC02-E01: FDA transparency requirement citing 2004 research + -- ++
SRC03-E01: DoD RAI tenets as general procurement criteria - -- ++
SRC04-E01: NIST risk identification without binding requirements - -- +
SRC05-E01: Overreliance underspecified in corporate policies -- + ++
SRC06-E01: 230 financial controls, none sycophancy-specific -- + +

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

Diagnosticity Analysis

Most Diagnostic Evidence

Evidence ID Why Diagnostic
SRC01-E01 EU AI Act is the strongest evidence because it explicitly names "automation bias" (supporting that requirements exist, contra H2) but places the obligation on deployers for awareness (indirect, supporting H3 over H1)
SRC05-E01 AIR 2024 finding that overreliance is underspecified in corporate policies discriminates between H1 (would predict detailed specifications) and H3 (predicts general rather than specific requirements)

Least Diagnostic Evidence

Evidence ID Why Non-Diagnostic
SRC04-E01 NIST is voluntary guidance; its existence supports H3 weakly but cannot discriminate between H1 and H3 since it is not a binding requirement

Outcome

Hypothesis supported: H3 — Requirements exist but address the phenomenon indirectly through human oversight and general trustworthiness criteria.

Hypotheses eliminated: H1 (no direct requirements found) and H2 (indirect requirements clearly exist).

Hypotheses inconclusive: None.