C007 — Claim Definition¶


Research	R0054 — Prompt Claims v2
Run	2026-03-31
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 is a structural and functional claim about the prompt. It asserts: (1) the prompt includes a researcher profile template with three sections (biases, COI, blind spots), (2) the AI is instructed to use this profile at the START of research (calibration), and (3) the AI is instructed to verify against it during self-audit (post-hoc check). This can be verified by examining the prompt and comparing to established research methodology practices for COI disclosure.

BLUF¶

The claim is exactly correct. The prompt defines a researcher profile with three sections (Declared Biases, Conflicts of Interest, Acknowledged Blind Spots), instructs the AI to use it for calibration at Step 1 (Receive and Clarify — "researcher profile check"), and instructs the AI to verify against it during Step 9 (Self-Audit — "check the researcher profile"). The concept aligns with established practices in systematic reviews (Cochrane, NAS) for COI declaration, though applying it to AI-researcher interaction is a relatively novel implementation.

Scope¶

Domain: Research methodology, bias management
Timeframe: Current
Testability: Verifiable by examining the prompt and comparing to established COI disclosure practices

Assessment Summary¶

Probability: Almost certain(ly) / Nearly certain (95-99%)

Confidence: High

Hypothesis outcome: H1 (claim accurate) confirmed by primary source examination and supported by established research methodology practices.

[Full assessment in assessment.md.]

Status¶

Field	Value
Date created	2026-03-31
Date completed	2026-03-31
Researcher profile	Phil Moore
Prompt version	ai-research-methodology v1 research.md
Revisit by	N/A — structural claim
Revisit trigger	Revision of the prompt's Researcher Profile section or self-audit process