R0053/2026-03-31-02/C003/H1

Research	R0053 — Prompt Claims
Run	2026-03-31-02
Claim	C003
Hypothesis	H1

Statement

The claim is accurate — AI acknowledges then skips workflows due to sycophancy

Status

Current: Supported

Supporting Evidence

Evidence	Summary
SRC01-E01	Systematic sycophancy across models
SRC02-E01	RLHF drives agreement over accuracy

Contradicting Evidence

Evidence	Summary
None	No evidence contradicts this hypothesis

Reasoning

Multiple independent peer-reviewed studies confirm the exact pattern described in the claim. Sycophancy is the documented primary mechanism.

Relationship to Other Hypotheses

H1 is a stronger version of H2. If H1 is correct, H2 is also partially correct but incomplete.