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R0043/2026-04-01/Q002 — ACH Matrix

Matrix

H1: Direct requirements exist H2: No requirements exist H3: Indirect coverage only
SRC01-E01: EU AI Act names automation bias + -- ++
SRC02-E01: NIST addresses confabulation not sycophancy - + ++
SRC03-E01: SR 11-7 effective challenge + -- ++
SRC04-E01: FDA human factors without sycophancy - + ++
SRC05-E01: IEEE 3119 without sycophancy - + +
SRC06-E01: No explicit sycophancy regulation -- ++ ++

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

Diagnosticity Analysis

Most Diagnostic Evidence

Evidence Why Diagnostic
SRC06-E01 Georgetown's explicit finding of "no explicit regulatory framework" eliminates H1 and confirms the gap
SRC01-E01 EU AI Act naming "automation bias" eliminates H2 (total gap) while supporting H3 (indirect coverage)

Least Diagnostic Evidence

Evidence Why Non-Diagnostic
SRC05-E01 IEEE 3119 is a procurement framework; its absence of sycophancy provisions is unsurprising

Outcome

Hypothesis supported: H3 — Indirect coverage exists through domain-specific mechanisms, but the specific model behavior is not named or directly targeted.

Hypotheses eliminated: H1 — No direct sycophancy requirements found. H2 — Indirect coverage exists, so a total gap is overstated.

Hypotheses inconclusive: None.