C021¶


Research	R0056 — RLHF Yes-Men Claims v2
Run	2026-04-01
Claim	C021

Claim: AI safety researchers use the term 'sycophancy' while regulated industries (aviation, defense, healthcare, finance) use 'automation bias,' 'automation complacency,' 'overtrust,' 'overreliance,' or 'acquiescence' for closely related phenomena.

BLUF: Accurate. Extensive literature confirms that AI safety uses 'sycophancy' while regulated industries use 'automation bias,' 'automation complacency,' 'overtrust,' and 'overreliance.' The term 'acquiescence' is less well-established in this context but the core vocabulary gap is well-documented.

Probability: Very likely (80-95%) | 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