C025 — Assessment¶


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

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¶

Rating: Likely (55-80%)

Confidence in assessment: High

Confidence rationale: Based on evidence quality and source agreement for this specific claim.

Reasoning Chain¶

Launched in 2023, CaTE is a collaborative R&D center between SEI and OUSD(R&E). Its full name is Center for Calibrated Trust Measurement and Evaluation, not 'Calibrated AI Trust and Expectations' as t... [SRC01-E01, High reliability, High relevance]
JUDGMENT: Partially correct with name error. The center is the Center for Calibrated Trust Measurement and Evaluation (CaTE), not 'Calibrated AI Trust and Expec

Evidence Base Summary¶

Source	Description	Reliability	Relevance	Key Finding
SRC01	CMU News / SEI	High	High	CaTE is 'Center for Calibrated Trust Measurement and Evaluation' (not 'Calibrated AI Trust and Expectations'); at SEI/CMU with DoD

Collection Synthesis¶

Dimension	Assessment
Evidence quality	Robust
Source agreement	High
Source independence	Medium
Outliers	None identified

Detail¶

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.

Gaps¶

Missing Evidence	Impact on Assessment
Independent replication	Would strengthen confidence

Researcher Bias Check¶

Declared biases: The researcher's anti-sycophancy stance could influence interpretation in the direction of confirming claims about sycophancy's severity.

Influence assessment: Monitored throughout analysis; no significant bias influence detected for this claim.

Cross-References¶

Entity	ID	File
Hypotheses	H1, H2, H3	`hypotheses/`
Sources	SRC01	`sources/`
ACH Matrix	—	ach-matrix.md
Self-Audit	—	self-audit.md