C025¶


Research	R0055 — RLHF Yes-Men Claims
Run	2026-04-01
Claim	C025

Claim: The DoD's CaTE center (Calibrated AI Trust and Expectations) at SEI/Carnegie Mellon has published frameworks for measuring trust in AI systems

BLUF: Partially correct with name error. The center is the Center for Calibrated Trust Measurement and Evaluation (CaTE), not 'Calibrated AI Trust and Expectations.' It is at SEI/Carnegie Mellon, launched in 2023 with DoD/OUSD(R&E). It has published a guidebook for TEVV of LAWS (lethal autonomous weapons systems) focused on trust measurement.

Probability: Likely (55-80%) | 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	DoD CaTE Calibrated Trust SEI Carnegie Mellon fram	10	2

Sources¶

Source	Description	Reliability	Relevance
SRC01	CMU News / SEI	High	High

Revisit Triggers¶

CaTE expanding scope to address AI output behavior or sycophancy specifically