Second public test of CornellALERT EMN system

To check this alert, Claude Opus 5.5 (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

• Sourcepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously: the message opens with the branded tag "CornellALERT".

  Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

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  1. present: Branded 'CornellALERT' signature.
  2. present: It opens with the branded tag 'CornellALERT'.
  3. present: It opens with the branded tag "CornellALERT".
  4. present: Opens with the branded tag 'CornellALERT'.
  5. present: Tagged "CornellALERT", a branded sender signature.
  6. present: It is signed with the brand "CornellALERT".
  7. present: Branded 'CornellALERT' signature.
  8. present: Tagged 'CornellALERT'.
  9. present: The 'CornellALERT:' tag identifies the sender.
  10. present: The 'CornellALERT:' tag identifies the sender.
  11. present: The 'CornellALERT' tag identifies the sender.
  12. present: Branded 'CornellALERT:' at the start.
  13. present: The 'CornellALERT' tag identifies the sender.
  14. present: The "CornellALERT" signature identifies the sender.
  15. present: Branded 'CornellALERT' tag.
  16. present: The message begins with 'CornellALERT:', a branded signature identifying the Cornell sender.
  17. present: It begins with the 'CornellALERT' tag and names the CornellALERT system, identifying the sender.
  18. present: The message opens with the branded tag 'CornellALERT', identifying the Cornell notification system as the sender.
  19. present: The message opens with the branded tag 'CornellALERT', identifying the sending system.
  20. present: The message opens with the 'CornellALERT:' brand tag identifying the notification system sending it.
  21. present: The message begins with the 'CornellALERT:' signature, identifying the sending system.
  22. present: The message begins with the branded signature 'CornellALERT', which identifies the sender.
  23. present: The message begins with the branded tag 'CornellALERT:', which identifies the sending system.
  24. present: The message begins with the branded tag 'CornellALERT', which identifies the sending system.
  25. present: The message begins with 'CornellALERT:' and names the CornellALERT system, a branded sender signature.
• Hazardabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, unanimously: "This is only a test", so no threat is named.

  What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

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  1. absent: It is a test; no threat is named.
  2. absent: It is only a test; no threat is named.
  3. absent: It is a test message and names no threat.
  4. absent: It is 'only a test'; no threat is named.
  5. absent: It is only a "TEST"; no threat is named.
  6. absent: It is a test and names no threat.
  7. absent: It is a test and names no threat.
  8. absent: It is a test message, no threat named.
  9. absent: It is only a system test and names no threat.
  10. absent: It is only a test and names no threat.
  11. absent: It is only a test and names no threat.
  12. absent: It is only a test and names no threat.
  13. absent: It is a system test and names no threat.
  14. absent: It is a test message and names no threat.
  15. absent: It is only a test; no threat is named.
  16. absent: It says 'This is only a test', so no real threat or hazard is named.
  17. absent: It says 'This is only a test', so no actual threat or hazard is named.
  18. absent: It states 'This is only a test', so no actual threat or hazard is named in the message.
  19. absent: It states 'This is only a test', so no actual threat is named.
  20. absent: It states 'This is only a test', so no actual threat or hazard is named.
  21. absent: It says 'This is only a test', so no real threat is named at all.
  22. absent: It states 'This is only a test' of the notification system and names no actual threat.
  23. absent: It says 'This is only a test', so no real threat of any kind is named.
  24. absent: It states 'This is only a test', so no real threat is named.
  25. absent: It says 'This is only a test', so no real threat or specific hazard is named.
• Locationabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, unanimously: no place is given, only a web address.

  Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

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  1. absent: No place is mentioned.
  2. absent: No place is given; only a web address appears.
  3. absent: No place is mentioned.
  4. absent: No place is mentioned.
  5. absent: No place is mentioned.
  6. absent: No building, place, or campus area is named.
  7. absent: No place is given.
  8. absent: No place is mentioned.
  9. absent: No place is given beyond a web link.
  10. absent: No place is mentioned.
  11. absent: No place is mentioned.
  12. absent: No place is referenced.
  13. absent: No location is given.
  14. absent: No place is named.
  15. absent: No place is given, only a URL.
  16. absent: No building, campus area, or place is mentioned, only a link to emergency.cornell.edu.
  17. absent: The test message references only a URL and names no building, campus, or area.
  18. absent: Aside from the Cornell brand and a web link, the test message names no building, area, or campus location.
  19. absent: Beyond a web address, the test message mentions no building, campus area, or place.
  20. absent: It gives only a website link and names no building, campus area, or other physical place.
  21. absent: Only a web address appears; no building, campus area, or place is mentioned.
  22. absent: No building, campus area, or place is mentioned in this test message, only a web address.
  23. absent: Apart from a web link, the test message names no building, campus area, or other place.
  24. absent: Apart from a web address, the test message names no building, campus area, or place.
  25. absent: No building, street, or campus area is mentioned, only a web address for the emergency site.
• Guidanceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, unanimously: the test asks recipients to take no protective action.

  The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

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  1. absent: No protective action is given.
  2. absent: No protective action is requested.
  3. absent: No protective action is requested.
  4. absent: No protective action is requested.
  5. absent: No action is requested of recipients.
  6. absent: No protective action is requested.
  7. absent: No action is requested.
  8. absent: No action is requested.
  9. absent: No protective action is requested.
  10. absent: No protective action is requested.
  11. absent: No protective action is requested.
  12. absent: No protective action is given.
  13. absent: No protective action is requested.
  14. absent: No protective action is given.
  15. absent: No protective action is requested.
  16. absent: The test message asks recipients to do nothing and contains no protective instruction.
  17. absent: It asks recipients to take no action at all, just stating that this is a test of the system.
  18. absent: It asks recipients to do nothing; the test notice contains no protective instruction of any kind.
  19. absent: The test gives recipients no protective action to take.
  20. absent: The test message asks recipients to do nothing and contains no protective instruction at all.
  21. absent: The test message gives no instruction to take any protective action.
  22. absent: The test gives no protective instruction; it only announces that the system is being tested.
  23. absent: It requests no action from recipients, simply stating that this is a test of the system.
  24. absent: The test asks recipients to do nothing; it contains no protective instruction.
  25. absent: It gives no instruction to recipients, since the test requires no protective action and none is stated.
• Timeabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, unanimously: no clock time, date, or recency cue appears.

  When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

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  1. absent: No time or recency cue.
  2. absent: No time, date, or recency cue is given.
  3. absent: No time or date cue appears.
  4. absent: No time, date, or recency cue appears.
  5. absent: No time, date, or recency cue appears.
  6. absent: No time or date cue is given.
  7. absent: No time or date appears.
  8. absent: No time or date cue appears.
  9. absent: No time, date, or recency cue appears.
  10. absent: No date, time, or recency cue appears.
  11. absent: No time or date cue appears.
  12. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  13. absent: No date, time or recency cue appears.
  14. absent: No time or recency cue appears.
  15. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue.
  16. absent: There is no clock time, date, or recency word such as 'now' anywhere in the test text.
  17. absent: The test text contains no clock time, date, or recency cue such as 'now'.
  18. absent: There is no clock time, date, or recency word such as 'now' anywhere in this short test message.
  19. absent: No date, clock time, or recency word such as 'now' appears in the test text.
  20. absent: No date, clock time, or recency word such as 'now' appears in this short test message.
  21. absent: There is no clock time, date, or recency cue in this short test message.
  22. absent: No date, clock time, or recency word like 'now' appears in the test text.
  23. absent: The test message contains no clock time, date, or recency word such as 'now' or 'today'.
  24. absent: No date, clock time, or recency word like 'now' appears in the brief test text.
  25. absent: The test message carries no clock time, date, or recency cue such as now or today.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, unanimously: no consequence or severity is conveyed.

  What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

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  1. absent: No consequence stated.
  2. absent: No consequence or severity is conveyed.
  3. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  4. absent: No consequence or severity is conveyed.
  5. absent: No consequence is conveyed since this is a test.
  6. absent: No consequence is stated because there is no hazard.
  7. absent: No consequence is conveyed.
  8. absent: No consequence is stated.
  9. absent: No consequence is conveyed.
  10. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  11. absent: No consequence is stated.
  12. absent: No consequence or severity is conveyed.
  13. absent: No consequence is conveyed.
  14. absent: No consequence is stated.
  15. absent: No consequence or severity.
  16. absent: Because it is only a system test, the message conveys no consequence or severity of any hazard.
  17. absent: As a test notice, it describes no consequences or severity of any hazard.
  18. absent: Being only a system test, it conveys no consequence or severity of any hazard.
  19. absent: As a system test, it conveys no consequence or severity of any hazard.
  20. absent: As a system test, it conveys no consequence or severity of any hazard.
  21. absent: As a system test, it conveys no consequence or severity of any hazard.
  22. absent: As a system test it describes no hazard consequences or severity at all.
  23. absent: Being a test, it states no consequence or severity of any hazard to recipients.
  24. absent: As a system test, it conveys no consequence or severity of any hazard.
  25. absent: Being a system test, it describes no consequence or severity of any hazard to people or property.