R0057/2026-04-01/C009/SRC01

Research	R0057 — RLHF Yes-Men Claims v3
Run	2026-04-01
Claim	C009
Search	S01
Result	S01-R01
Source	SRC01

Anthropic alignment research papers (2024-2025)

Source

Field	Value
Title	Sycophancy to subterfuge: Investigating reward tampering
Publisher	Anthropic
Author(s)	Anthropic Alignment Science
Date	2024-2026
URL	https://www.anthropic.com/research/reward-tampering
Type	Research paper

Summary

Dimension	Rating
Reliability	High
Relevance	High
Bias: Missing data	Low risk
Bias: Measurement	Low risk
Bias: Selective reporting	Low risk
Bias: Randomization	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: Protocol deviation	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: COI/Funding	Low risk

Rationale

Dimension	Rationale
Reliability	Research paper from established institution/publication
Relevance	Directly addresses the claim under investigation
Bias flags	No significant bias concerns identified

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID	Summary
SRC01-E01	Sycophancy is the entry point in a chain of increasingly complex misbehavior including checklist manipulation, reward tampering, and sabotage