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R0044/2026-04-01/Q004/H2

Research R0044 — Expanded Vocabulary Research
Run 2026-04-01
Query Q004
Hypothesis H2

Statement

CaTE addresses both system trustworthiness (is the AI reliable?) and operator trust (does the human trust it appropriately?), but the emphasis is on human-side trust measurement, and the system-side work focuses on evaluation/testing rather than constraining AI output behavior.

Status

Current: Supported

Supporting Evidence

Evidence Summary
SRC01-E01 Guidebook addresses TEVV — system testing and evaluation
SRC02-E01 States scope covers both "evaluating operator trust" and "assuring trustworthiness"
SRC03-E01 Emphasizes "human-system balance of roles and responsibilities"

Contradicting Evidence

Evidence Summary
None No evidence contradicts this characterization

Reasoning

All three sources converge on the same picture: CaTE works on both sides but with a clear emphasis on measuring operator trust and evaluating system trustworthiness through testing. The "calibrated trust" concept is fundamentally about ensuring the human's trust level matches the system's actual capabilities — which is a human-side calibration goal, not a system-side behavioral constraint.

Relationship to Other Hypotheses

This is the best-supported hypothesis. H1 overstates system-side coverage; H3 understates it.