C023¶


Research	R0055 — RLHF Yes-Men Claims
Run	2026-04-01
Claim	C023

Claim: The EU AI Act chose the term 'automation bias' and produced a deployer-awareness obligation (Article 14) rather than a system-design constraint targeting sycophancy

BLUF: Substantially correct. Article 14 of the EU AI Act addresses 'automation bias' and places obligations on deployers to ensure human oversight personnel are aware of the tendency to over-rely on AI outputs. The obligation is primarily a deployer-awareness requirement, though providers must enable this awareness. The Act does not use the term 'sycophancy' or create system-design constraints specifically targeting sycophantic behavior.

Probability: Very likely (80-95%) | Confidence: High

Summary¶

Entity	Description
Claim Definition	Claim text, scope, status
Assessment	Full analytical product with reasoning chain
ACH Matrix	Evidence x hypotheses diagnosticity analysis
Self-Audit	ROBIS-adapted 5-domain audit

Hypotheses¶

ID	Hypothesis	Status
H1	Claim is accurate as stated	Inconclusive
H2	Claim is partially correct or correct with caveats	Supported
H3	Claim is materially wrong	Eliminated

Searches¶

ID	Target	Results	Selected
S01	EU AI Act Article 14 automation bias sycophancy de	10	3

Sources¶

Source	Description	Reliability	Relevance
SRC01	EU AI Act Article 14	High	High

Revisit Triggers¶

EU AI Act implementing legislation or guidelines specifically addressing sycophancy