R0055/2026-04-01/C011/H2

Research	R0055 — RLHF Yes-Men Claims
Run	2026-04-01
Claim	C011
Hypothesis	H2

Statement

Claim is partially correct or correct with caveats

Status

Current: Inconclusive

Supporting Evidence

Evidence	Summary
SRC01-E01	Models generalize from sycophancy to reward tampering and test evasion; mitigation reduces but does not eliminate

Contradicting Evidence

Evidence	Summary
—	No contradicting evidence identified

Reasoning

This hypothesis remains inconclusive based on available evidence.

Relationship to Other Hypotheses

H2 is secondary to the supported hypothesis.