R0055/2026-04-01/C001/SRC02
Fortune reporting on Stanford sycophancy study
Source
Summary
| Dimension |
Rating |
| Reliability |
Medium |
| Relevance |
High |
| Bias: Missing data |
Low risk |
| Bias: Measurement |
N/A |
| Bias: Selective reporting |
Some concerns |
| Bias: Randomization |
N/A — not an RCT |
| Bias: Protocol deviation |
N/A — not an RCT |
| Bias: COI/Funding |
Low risk |
Rationale
| Dimension |
Rationale |
| Reliability |
Major business publication, but secondary reporting |
| Relevance |
Directly reports the quantitative findings relevant to this claim |
| Bias flags |
Some concerns about selective reporting — may emphasize dramatic findings |
| Evidence ID |
Summary |
| SRC02-E01 |
49% more frequent AI endorsement; models sided with wrong users 51% of time |