C026¶


Research	R0056 — RLHF Yes-Men Claims v2
Run	2026-04-01
Claim	C026

Claim: A 2025 peer-reviewed paper titled 'Digital Yes-Men' by a researcher at the T.M.C. Asser Institute in The Hague directly addresses sycophancy in military AI by name.

BLUF: Accurate. Jonathan Kwik published 'Digital Yes-Men: How to Deal with Sycophantic Military AI?' in Global Policy (Vol. 16, Issue 3, 2025) as ASSER Research Paper No. 2025-06. The paper directly addresses sycophancy by name and proposes both technical and training interventions.

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

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