C007 — Claim Definition¶


Research	R0053 — Prompt Claims
Run	2026-03-31-02
Claim	C007

Claim as Received¶

The researcher profile documents known personal biases, professional conflicts of interest, and acknowledged blind spots, and the AI uses it to calibrate its analysis at the start and verify during self-audit.

Claim as Clarified¶

This claim asserts: (1) the methodology includes a researcher profile concept, (2) the profile contains three specific categories: biases, conflicts of interest, and blind spots, (3) the AI uses the profile at the start of research (calibration), and (4) the AI verifies against it during self-audit.

BLUF¶

Confirmed. The prompt defines a Researcher Profile section with a template containing exactly DECLARED BIASES, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, and ACKNOWLEDGED BLIND SPOTS. Step 1 requires a "Researcher profile check" before proceeding. Step 9 (Self-Audit) requires checking "did any of the researcher's declared biases or conflicts of interest influence the questions asked."

Scope¶

Domain: Methodology structure
Timeframe: Current prompt version
Testability: Direct inspection of prompt source

Assessment Summary¶

Probability: Almost certain (95-99%)

Confidence: High

Hypothesis outcome: H1 (accurate) prevailed.

[Full assessment in assessment.md.]

Status¶

Field	Value
Date created	2026-03-31
Date completed	2026-03-31
Researcher profile	None provided
Prompt version	prompt-snapshot.md (2026-03-31-02)
Revisit by	2027-03-31
Revisit trigger	Researcher profile section is removed or restructured