C020¶


Research	R0057 — RLHF Yes-Men Claims v3
Run	2026-04-01
Claim	C020

Claim: Enterprises building private AI systems are doing it for data sovereignty and security reasons, not behavioral customization; sycophancy doesn't appear on the list of reasons.

BLUF: Confirmed. Multiple surveys show data sovereignty (41%), regulatory compliance, security, and competitive advantage as primary drivers for private AI. No survey found includes sycophancy, behavioral customization, or output behavior control as motivations.

Probability: Very likely (80-95%) | 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	Private AI is for data sovereignty/security, not behavioral customization	Supported
H2	Some behavioral customization is a secondary motivation	Not supported
H3	Behavioral customization including sycophancy is a primary motivation	Eliminated

Searches¶

ID	Target	Results	Selected
S01	Private AI enterprise data sovereignty security behavioral customization motivations	10	1

Sources¶

Source	Description	Reliability	Relevance
SRC01	Enterprise private AI motivation surveys	High	High

Revisit Triggers¶

If enterprises begin citing behavioral customization or sycophancy as a motivation