C022 — Claim Definition¶


Research	R0056 — RLHF Yes-Men Claims v2
Run	2026-04-01
Claim	C022

Claim as Received¶

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.

Claim as Clarified¶

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.

Scope¶

Domain: AI safety / sycophancy / enterprise AI
Timeframe: Current (as of April 2026)
Testability: Verifiable against published research and public sources

Assessment Summary¶

Probability: Almost certain (95-99%)

Confidence: High

Hypothesis outcome: H1 prevailed.

[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	New evidence or corrections