R0055/2026-04-01/C015/SRC01

Research	R0055 — RLHF Yes-Men Claims
Run	2026-04-01
Claim	C015
Search	S01
Result	S01-R01
Source	SRC01

Science journal publication

Source

Field	Value
Title	Sycophantic AI decreases prosocial intentions and promotes dependence
Publisher	Various
Author(s)	Various
Date	2024-2026
URL	https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aec8352
Type	Research paper

Summary

Dimension	Rating
Reliability	High
Relevance	High
Bias: Missing data	Low risk
Bias: Measurement	Low risk
Bias: Selective reporting	Low risk
Bias: Randomization	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: Protocol deviation	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: COI/Funding	Low risk

Rationale

Dimension	Rationale
Reliability	High — Research paper from established source
Relevance	High — directly addresses the claim
Bias flags	No significant bias concerns identified

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID	Summary
SRC01-E01	Published in Science March 28, 2026 — Stanford study on AI sycophancy across 11 LLMs