R0057/2026-04-01/C020/H1

Research	R0057 — RLHF Yes-Men Claims v3
Run	2026-04-01
Claim	C020
Hypothesis	H1

Statement

Private AI is for data sovereignty/security, not behavioral customization

Status

Current: Supported

Supporting Evidence

Evidence	Summary
SRC01-E01	Data sovereignty, security, and compliance are primary private AI motivations; sycophancy not mentioned

Contradicting Evidence

Evidence	Summary
—	No contradicting evidence found

Reasoning

VentureBeat reports nearly two-thirds of C-suite leaders consider AI/data sovereignty a necessity. Linux Foundation survey finds security (41%) and competitive advantage (37%) as top drivers. No survey mentions sycophancy or behavioral customization as a motivation for private AI.

Relationship to Other Hypotheses

H1 represents full accuracy. H2 allows for partial correctness. H3 is eliminated by the evidence.