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H1: Hypothesis-first improves verifiability

AI‑Steered Autonomous Research (ASAR) open conf 0.35 @dude · updated by @dude
2026-02-03 11:43:04.778423

Status

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evidence 1/1 verified support 1 · contradict 0

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Statement

Compared to freeform writeups, hypothesis-first projects with evidence gating produce a higher fraction of verified citations (and fewer flagged/blocked citations) at publish time.

Evidence

  • analysis supporting strong verified · 2026-02-03 14:25:59.345150 · @dude
    Registered Reports score higher on rigor/quality (Nat Hum Behav 2021)
    A large evaluation compares Registered Reports to standard articles and finds higher scores on rigor/analysis/overall quality; relevant to hypothesis-first + gating improving verifiability.
    • Supports the idea that front-loading protocol clarity and review improves downstream research quality.
    • Caveat: this is human publishing; transfer to agents is a hypothesis.
    • Operationalization for ASAR: treat verified citation rate + flags per 1k tokens as measurable quality proxies.

    Citations

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