C026 — Assessment¶


Research	R0057 — RLHF Yes-Men Claims v3
Run	2026-04-01
Claim	C026

BLUF¶

Confirmed. CaTE was launched in 2023 as a collaboration between SEI/CMU and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. It has published guidebooks including the CaTE Guidebook for TEVV of LAWS, and conducts multiyear research on trust measurement in AI systems.

Probability¶

Rating: Very likely (80-95%)

Confidence in assessment: High

Confidence rationale: Direct from CMU and SEI official announcements.

Reasoning Chain¶

CaTE was launched in 2023 by SEI/CMU and OUSD(R&E). It is the first such hub led by a nongovernmental organization. The center conducts research on human-machine teaming, calibrated trust, and measurable trust. It has published the CaTE Guidebook for TEVV of LAWS and delivered recommendations for test and evaluation platforms. [SRC01-E01, High reliability, High relevance]
JUDGMENT: Confirmed. CaTE was launched in 2023 as a collaboration between SEI/CMU and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. It has published guidebooks including the CaTE Guidebook for TEVV of LAWS, and conducts multiyear research on trust measurement in AI systems.

Evidence Base Summary¶

Source	Description	Reliability	Relevance	Key Finding
SRC01	CaTE Center at SEI/CMU	High	High	CaTE at SEI/CMU publishes frameworks for AI trust measurement including TEVV guidebooks

Collection Synthesis¶

Dimension	Assessment
Evidence quality	High
Source agreement	High
Source independence	Medium
Outliers	None identified

Detail¶

The evidence supports the assessment. Direct from CMU and SEI official announcements.

Gaps¶

Missing Evidence	Impact on Assessment
Additional independent verification	Would strengthen confidence

Researcher Bias Check¶

Declared biases: Anti-sycophancy bias could influence interpretation toward confirming sycophancy claims.

Influence assessment: Mitigated by reliance on peer-reviewed and primary sources.

Cross-References¶

Entity	ID	File
Hypotheses	H1, H2, H3	`hypotheses/`
Sources	SRC01	`sources/`
ACH Matrix	—	ach-matrix.md
Self-Audit	—	self-audit.md