R0056/2026-04-01/C026 — Claim Definition¶
Claim as Received¶
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.
Claim as Clarified¶
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.
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 |