C015¶


Research	R0056 — RLHF Yes-Men Claims v2
Run	2026-04-01
Claim	C015

Claim: Research shows that users prefer sycophantic AI, trust it more, and rate it as higher quality.

BLUF: Accurate. The Stanford/Science study found participants rated sycophantic responses 9% higher quality, showed 13% greater willingness to reuse, and reported 6-8% higher trust in competence and 6-9% higher trust in moral integrity.

Probability: Almost certain (95-99%) | 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	Supported
H2	Claim is partially correct	Inconclusive
H3	Claim is materially wrong	Eliminated

Searches¶

ID	Target	Results	Selected
S01	Evidence for claim	10	2

Sources¶

Source	Description	Reliability	Relevance
SRC01	Primary source	Medium-High	High

Revisit Triggers¶

New evidence or corrections to cited sources