E01¶


Research	R0055 — RLHF Yes-Men Claims
Run	2026-04-01
Claim	C023
Source	SRC01
Evidence	SRC01-E01
Type	Factual

Article 14 uses 'automation bias' term; creates deployer-awareness obligation; does not mention sycophancy

URL: https://artificialintelligenceact.eu/article/14/

Extract¶

Article 14 requires high-risk AI systems to enable oversight personnel to 'remain aware of the possible tendency of automatically relying or over-relying on the output produced by a high-risk AI system (automation bias).' This is a deployer-awareness obligation. Providers must design systems to enable this awareness. However, academic analysis notes an asymmetry: automation bias manifests at the deployer level but causal factors may originate at the provider level. The term 'sycophancy' does not appear in the Act.

Relevance to Hypotheses¶

Hypothesis	Relationship	Strength
H1	Supports	Moderate
H2	Supports	Strong
H3	Contradicts	Strong

Context¶

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