C031¶


Research	R0057 — RLHF Yes-Men Claims v3
Run	2026-04-01
Claim	C031

Claim: Users self-report applying zero critical thinking to 40% of AI-assisted tasks.

BLUF: Confirmed. Microsoft Research/CMU study (Lee et al., 2025) surveyed 319 knowledge workers who shared 936 real-world examples. Participants stated that for 40% of their tasks they used no critical thinking whatsoever when using GenAI.

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	Users apply zero critical thinking to 40% of AI tasks	Supported
H2	The figure is real but self-reporting may not accurately capture critical thinking	Not supported
H3	The 40% figure is inaccurate	Eliminated

Searches¶

ID	Target	Results	Selected
S01	Microsoft Research critical thinking AI 40 percent zero cognitive effort	10	1

Sources¶

Source	Description	Reliability	Relevance
SRC01	Lee et al. (2025) Microsoft Research/CMU	High	High

Revisit Triggers¶

If replication studies show different figures for critical thinking reduction