C025 — Claim Definition¶


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

Claim as Received¶

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

Claim as Clarified¶

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.

Scope¶

Domain: AI alignment, sycophancy, enterprise AI
Timeframe: 2022-2026
Testability: Verifiable against published research and documentation

Assessment Summary¶

Probability: Likely (55-80%)

Confidence: High

Hypothesis outcome: H2 prevails — see assessment for details.

[Full assessment in assessment.md.]

Status¶

Field	Value
Date created	2026-04-01
Date completed	2026-04-01
Researcher profile	Phillip Moore
Prompt version	Unified Research Methodology v1
Revisit by	2026-10-01
Revisit trigger	CaTE expanding scope to address AI output behavior or sycophancy specifically