R0057/2026-04-01/C001/H3

Research	R0057 — RLHF Yes-Men Claims v3
Run	2026-04-01
Claim	C001
Hypothesis	H3

Statement

The claim is materially wrong: AI models do not affirm users' views 49% more than humans, or the figure is substantially different.

Status

Current: Eliminated

Supporting Evidence

Evidence	Summary
—	No evidence supports this hypothesis

Contradicting Evidence

Evidence	Summary
SRC01-E01	The Science study directly reports the 49% figure

Reasoning

The 49% figure is published in a peer-reviewed Science paper and confirmed by multiple independent sources. No contradicting evidence was found. This hypothesis is eliminated.

Relationship to Other Hypotheses

Eliminated in favor of H1 (and marginally H2 for the variation detail).