C031 — Assessment¶


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

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¶

Rating: Very likely (80-95%)

Confidence in assessment: High

Confidence rationale: Published at CHI 2025 (top HCI venue) by Microsoft Research and CMU. Self-reported data has inherent limitations.

Reasoning Chain¶

Microsoft Research/CMU surveyed 319 knowledge workers who shared 936 first-hand examples of GenAI use. For 40% of tasks, participants reported using no critical thinking whatsoever. Higher confidence in GenAI correlated with less critical thinking. Published at CHI 2025. [SRC01-E01, High reliability, High relevance]
JUDGMENT: 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.

Evidence Base Summary¶

Source	Description	Reliability	Relevance	Key Finding
SRC01	Lee et al. (2025) Microsoft Research/CMU	High	High	40% of AI-assisted tasks had zero self-reported critical thinking; 319 knowledge workers surveyed

Collection Synthesis¶

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

Detail¶

The evidence supports the assessment. Published at CHI 2025 (top HCI venue) by Microsoft Research and CMU. Self-reported data has inherent limitations.

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