R0044/2026-03-29/Q001 — ACH Matrix¶
Matrix¶
| H1: System-side requirements exist | H2: No system-side requirements | H3: Indirect/nascent requirements | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRC01-E01: NIST AI 600-1 automation bias as system design risk | + | -- | ++ |
| SRC02-E01: EU AI Act "shall be designed" for oversight | ++ | -- | + |
| SRC03-E01: DoD objectivity benchmarks (undefined, with "any lawful use") | + | - | ++ |
| SRC04-E01: FAA equal-salience information presentation | + | -- | ++ |
| SRC05-E01: FINRA purely human-focused supervision | - | + | + |
| SRC06-E01: Trust-adaptive AI academic proposal (not adopted) | + | - | ++ |
Legend:
- ++ Strongly supports
- + Supports
- -- Strongly contradicts
- - Contradicts
- N/A Not applicable to this hypothesis
Diagnosticity Analysis¶
Most Diagnostic Evidence¶
| Evidence ID | Why Diagnostic |
|---|---|
| SRC02-E01 | The EU AI Act is the strongest discriminator between H1 and H2 — it proves system-side requirements exist (eliminating H2) while its focus on oversight design (not output content) supports H3 over H1 |
| SRC05-E01 | FINRA's purely human-focused approach is the strongest discriminator showing that at least one sector has no system-side requirements, supporting the "fragmented" quality in H3 |
| SRC06-E01 | The trust-adaptive AI proposal is highly diagnostic for H3 — it demonstrates feasibility without adoption, the archetype of "nascent" |
Least Diagnostic Evidence¶
| Evidence ID | Why Non-Diagnostic |
|---|---|
| SRC03-E01 | DoD objectivity benchmarks support all three hypotheses to some degree — they are system-side (H1), undefined (H3), and politically motivated (ambiguous for all) |
Outcome¶
Hypothesis supported: H3 — Requirements exist but are indirect, fragmented, or nascent. All six evidence items support H3, and the strongest evidence (EU AI Act, FAA framework) confirms that system-side requirements address design-level properties rather than output-level behavioral constraints.
Hypotheses eliminated: H2 — The existence of EU AI Act Article 14, NIST AI 600-1, and FAA automation bias provisions eliminates the claim that no system-side requirements exist.
Hypotheses inconclusive: H1 — Partially supported in a weak sense (requirements exist) but the requirements do not address the specific phenomenon the query describes (preventing agreeable-but-incorrect output).