R0056/2026-04-01/C022
Claim: A network analysis of AI research communities found 83% homophily — these groups overwhelmingly cite within their own community with only 1% of authors bridging the divide.
BLUF: Accurate. Roytburg and Miller's 'Mind the Gap!' paper found 83.1% in-group collaboration (homophily) between AI safety and AI ethics communities across 6,000+ papers. The top 1% of authors by degree account for 58% of all shortest paths between communities.
Probability: Almost certain (95-99%) | Confidence: High
Summary
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