C023¶


Research	R0057 — RLHF Yes-Men Claims v3
Run	2026-04-01
Claim	C023

Claim: A network analysis of AI research communities found 83% homophily — these groups overwhelmingly cite within their own community and rarely interact with each other.

BLUF: Not confirmed. No evidence was found of a specific study reporting 83% homophily in AI research citation networks. Homophily in academic communities is a well-documented general phenomenon, but the specific 83% figure could not be verified from any available source.

Probability: Unlikely (20-45%) | Confidence: Low

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	A specific study found 83% homophily in AI research	Not supported
H2	Homophily exists in AI research but the specific figure is unverified	Plausible
H3	The 83% figure is fabricated or misattributed	Plausible

Searches¶

ID	Target	Results	Selected
S01	AI research communities homophily 83% citation network analysis silos	10	1

Sources¶

Source	Description	Reliability	Relevance
SRC01	Homophily in academic citation networks	Low	Medium

Revisit Triggers¶

If the source of the 83% figure is identified