CRI Research

The Claim Reliability Index

A measurement framework for the reliability of LLM-based agents in regulated environments: hallucination detection, uncertainty quantification, and operational trustworthiness. Developed through Wade Lovell's doctoral research at Walsh College, the CRI directly informs every product in the CognitionHive portfolio.

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Four dimensions of agent reliability

Correctness

Agent outputs are scored against verifiable ground truth, claim by claim, so accuracy is measured rather than assumed.

Faithfulness

Outputs stay grounded in their sources and evidence, with hallucinated content detected and quantified.

Stability

Consistent results across runs, prompts, and model versions, so behavior changes register as signal rather than noise.

Constraint Compliance

Policy, regulatory, and format constraints are enforced and audited on every output.

The framework extends into sub-indices for specific reliability properties. The Explainability Performance Index (EPI), implemented directly by Prufs.ai, measures whether agent reasoning is auditable at the decision level, not just the output level.

Books & Research

Ethical AI in K-6 Education: Everyday Classroom Practice for Agency, Confidence, and Equity

Published

A practical framework for educators integrating AI into K-6 classrooms. Addresses how schools can implement AI systems that promote student agency, build confidence in AI literacy, and maintain equity across diverse learning environments.

Ethical AI Education K-6 Published

The Ethical AI Argument: Why Educators Must Rethink AI in K-6

Published

The research-driven companion to the classroom practice book. Presents the evidence base for why early AI education matters and why the current approach of restricting student access to AI tools creates more risk than it mitigates.

Ethical AI Education Policy Research Published

AI or Extinction: The C-Suite Reckoning

Forthcoming

A direct examination of executive-level AI adoption: the organizational, strategic, and governance decisions that determine whether AI investments create value or compound risk. Written for boards, CISOs, CROs, and technology leaders in regulated industries.

C-Suite AI Governance Enterprise Strategy Forthcoming

Doctoral Dissertation: Reliability Frameworks for LLM-Based Agents in Enterprise Environments

In Progress

Walsh College. Research focuses on developing the Claim Reliability Index (CRI), a measurement framework for hallucination detection, uncertainty quantification, and operational trustworthiness of LLM agents in regulated settings. This research directly informs every product in the CognitionHive portfolio.

PhD Research CRI Framework LLM Reliability In Progress

From dissertation to deployed products

Every product in the CognitionHive portfolio is built on the Claim Reliability Index: trust infrastructure that signs and audits agent decisions, agentic services whose outputs are verified before delivery, wealth intelligence with explainability on every recommendation, and education measured against the framework's four dimensions.

The researcher behind the methodology

Wade Lovell is principal of CognitionHive. His AI work began in a doctoral seminar in Econometrics. Across his career he has served as CTO, Technical Architect, and AI Architect in banking, insurance, and enterprise software. His doctoral dissertation at Walsh College focuses on LLM agent reliability in regulated settings. He is a published author on Ethical AI in Education, the Workforce, and the C-Suite.

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