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R0047/2026-03-29

Research R0047 โ€” Source-Back Test
Mode Query
Run date 2026-03-29
Queries 1
Prompt Unified Research Standard v1 โ€” Query Mode
Model Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context)

Queries

Q001 โ€” Doc Searls Article Verification

Query: Source-back verification of R0045 Q004 claims against the primary source article (Linux Journal #7730).

BLUF: R0045 Q004 correctly identified all six core facts but introduced two framing discrepancies (Moore's role as audience member vs. ambiguous "spoke at"; SCO "concern" vs. institutional prohibition) and omitted substantial additional article content.

Answer: H3 (Core facts confirmed, framing discrepancies and omissions) ยท Confidence: High

Full results

Collection Analysis

Cross-Query Patterns

This run contained a single query performing source-back verification on R0045 Q004. The key finding is that prior AI-generated research correctly extracted headline facts from a primary source but:

  1. Introduced framing ambiguity where the source was explicit (audience member vs. "spoke at")
  2. Understated institutional dynamics by characterizing a corporate prohibition as personal "concern"
  3. Performed selective extraction -- capturing the headline quote and SCO mention while omitting extensive additional content about Microsoft, overseas adoption, and proprietary vendors

These patterns are consistent with summarization-induced information loss, not factual fabrication. The prior research did not hallucinate or invent facts; it compressed and reframed them in ways that lost precision.

Implications for R0045 Q004

No corrections to R0045 Q004's factual claims are required. Two refinements are recommended:

  1. The Key Finding table should clarify Moore's role as "audience member" rather than the ambiguous "spoke at"
  2. The SCO context should note the institutional prohibition (barred from OSBC) rather than just "expressed concern"

Resources

Summary

Metric Value
Queries 1
Searches 1
Sources scored 1
Evidence extracts 4
Hypotheses evaluated 3
Duration (wall clock) 6m 28s
Tool uses (total) 30

Tool Breakdown

Tool Invocations
WebFetch 1
Bash (curl) 2
Read 4
Write 16
Glob 1

Token Distribution

Phase Estimated %
Source retrieval and reading 25%
Prior research review 15%
Analysis and comparison 20%
Output generation 40%