Public test of CornellALERT emergency notification

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

  All 25 reads agree the source is present: 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: The message begins with the branded tag 'CornellALERT:', identifying the sending system.
  2. present: The message opens with the "CornellALERT" branded signature, which identifies the sending system.
  3. present: It opens with the branded signature 'CornellALERT', which identifies the sending system.
  4. present: The message opens with the branded 'CornellALERT:' signature, identifying the sending system.
  5. present: The message begins with 'CornellALERT:', a branded signature that identifies the sending system.
  6. present: The message is tagged 'CornellALERT' at the start, a branded signature that identifies the sender.
  7. present: It opens with the branded tag 'CornellALERT:', identifying the university alert system as sender.
  8. present: The message begins with the branded tag "CornellALERT:", which identifies the sending system.
  9. present: The message opens with the 'CornellALERT:' signature, which identifies the sending system.
  10. present: It begins with the branded 'CornellALERT:' tag, which identifies the sending system.
  11. present: It opens with the branded signature 'CornellALERT:' and links to emergency.cornell.edu, identifying the sender.
  12. present: The message is tagged 'CornellALERT:' and names 'the CornellALERT emergency mass notification system', identifying the sender.
  13. present: The text opens with the branded tag 'CornellALERT', which identifies the sending system.
  14. present: The message opens with the branded tag 'CornellALERT:' identifying the sending system.
  15. present: It opens with the branded tag "CornellALERT:", which identifies the sending system.
  16. present: The message begins with the 'CornellALERT:' brand signature, which identifies the sending system.
  17. present: The 'CornellALERT:' prefix and the emergency.cornell.edu link identify the sending system.
  18. present: The message opens with the branded signature "CornellALERT", which identifies the sending system.
  19. present: The message starts with 'CornellALERT:', a branded sender tag that identifies the source.
  20. present: The message begins with the branded tag 'CornellALERT', identifying the university's mass notification system as sender.
  21. present: The text starts with the 'CornellALERT' brand tag, which identifies the sending system.
  22. present: It begins with the branded 'CornellALERT:' tag and names the CornellALERT system, which identifies the sender.
  23. present: The message begins with the branded tag 'CornellALERT:', identifying the university alert system as sender.
  24. present: The text begins with the "CornellALERT" branded signature, which identifies the sending system.
  25. present: The message begins with the branded signature 'CornellALERT:', which identifies the sending system and institution.
• Hazardabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree the hazard is absent: "This is only a test", so no actual 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 states 'This is only a test' of the system, so no actual threat is named.
  2. absent: It states "This is only a test" of the notification system, so no actual threat is named.
  3. absent: It states 'This is only a test', so no actual threat is named.
  4. absent: It says 'This is a TEST' and 'only a test', so no actual threat is named.
  5. absent: It states 'This is a TEST' and 'This is only a test', so no actual threat is named.
  6. absent: It states 'This is a TEST' and 'only a test', so no actual threat is named anywhere.
  7. absent: The text says 'This is only a test' of the system and names no actual threat.
  8. absent: This is explicitly "a TEST of the CornellALERT emergency mass notification system", so no real threat is named.
  9. absent: It states 'This is a TEST' and 'only a test', so no actual threat is named.
  10. absent: The text says 'This is only a test', so no real threat of any kind is named.
  11. absent: The message states 'This is a TEST' and 'only a test', so no actual threat is named.
  12. absent: It explicitly says 'This is only a test', so no real threat is named anywhere in the message.
  13. absent: It says 'This is only a test' of the notification system, so no actual threat is named.
  14. absent: It is explicitly 'a TEST' and 'only a test', so no real threat is named.
  15. absent: The text says "This is a TEST" and names no actual threat.
  16. absent: It says 'This is a TEST' and 'only a test', so no actual threat is named.
  17. absent: It says 'This is a TEST' and 'only a test', so no actual threat is named.
  18. absent: It says "This is a TEST" and "only a test", so no actual threat is named.
  19. absent: It states 'This is only a test' of the notification system, so no real threat is named.
  20. absent: It says 'This is a TEST' and 'only a test', so no actual threat or hazard is named.
  21. absent: It states 'This is only a test' and names no threat of any kind, so no hazard is present.
  22. absent: The message is 'only a test' of the notification system and names no real threat.
  23. absent: It states 'This is only a test' of the notification system, so no actual threat is named.
  24. absent: The message states "This is only a test" and names no real threat of any kind.
  25. absent: It states 'This is a TEST' and 'only a test', so no actual threat or hazard is named.
• Locationabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree location is absent: no building, campus area, or other place is mentioned.

  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 building, campus area, or other location is mentioned in this short test message.
  2. absent: Aside from a web link, the test message names no building, campus area, or other location.
  3. absent: Apart from a web address, the test message names no building, campus area, or other place.
  4. absent: Apart from a web address, the test message names no building, area, or campus location.
  5. absent: Aside from the emergency.cornell.edu link, the test message names no building, area, or campus location.
  6. absent: Aside from a web link, the test message names no building, campus area, or other place.
  7. absent: Apart from a web link, the test message names no building, campus area, or other location.
  8. absent: Only a web address appears; the test message names no building, campus area, or place.
  9. absent: Aside from a web address, the test message names no building, area, or campus location.
  10. absent: Apart from a web link, the test message names no building, area, or campus location.
  11. absent: Apart from a web link, the test message gives no building, campus area, or other place.
  12. absent: Apart from a web link to emergency.cornell.edu, the test text names no building, campus area, or other place.
  13. absent: Apart from a web address, the test message names no building, campus area, or other place.
  14. absent: Aside from a web link, the test message names no building, campus area, or place.
  15. absent: Apart from a web address, the test message names no building, campus area, or place.
  16. absent: Apart from a web link, the test message names no building, campus, or area.
  17. absent: No building, street, or campus area is mentioned; the text only describes the test of the system.
  18. absent: No building, campus area, or place is mentioned; only the emergency.cornell.edu web address appears.
  19. absent: Aside from a web link, the test message names no building, campus area, or other location.
  20. absent: Apart from a web address, the test message names no building, campus area, or other place.
  21. absent: Apart from a web address, the test message names no building, campus area, or place.
  22. absent: Apart from a web link, the test message names no building, campus area, or other place.
  23. absent: Beyond a URL for emergency.cornell.edu, the test message gives no building, area, or campus location.
  24. absent: Beyond a web link to emergency.cornell.edu, the test message gives no building, area, or campus location.
  25. absent: Beyond a web link, the test message names no building, campus area, or other place.
• Guidanceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree guidance is absent: the test asks nothing of recipients beyond offering a link.

  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: It asks recipients to do nothing, offering only a link to emergency.cornell.edu without any protective instruction.
  2. absent: It gives recipients no protective instruction; it only announces a TEST of CornellALERT.
  3. absent: The test message gives recipients no protective action to take.
  4. absent: The test gives no instruction to recipients; it only announces that the system is being tested.
  5. absent: The test text gives no instruction to shelter, evacuate, avoid, or monitor; it only announces a system test.
  6. absent: The test text gives no instruction for recipients to take any protective action.
  7. absent: The test message gives recipients no instruction at all, only stating 'This is only a test'.
  8. absent: It says "This is only a test" and gives no protective action for recipients to take.
  9. absent: It gives recipients no protective action to take, only announcing that it is a test of the system.
  10. absent: The test gives recipients no protective action to take, only stating that it is a test.
  11. absent: The test message gives recipients no instruction at all, protective or otherwise, beyond announcing it is a test.
  12. absent: The test message gives recipients no instruction at all, only stating that 'This is only a test'.
  13. absent: The test message gives no instruction to recipients, only stating 'This is only a test' and a link.
  14. absent: The test message gives recipients no action to take, protective or otherwise.
  15. absent: It gives no instruction to act; it only says "This is only a test."
  16. absent: The text only announces a test and gives recipients no protective action to take.
  17. absent: It gives no protective instruction; the only content is that this is a test with a link.
  18. absent: The test message gives no instruction to recipients; it only announces that the notification system is being tested.
  19. absent: The test text gives recipients no action to take, only saying it is 'a TEST' with a URL.
  20. absent: The test message gives no protective instruction at all, only stating that it is a test of the CornellALERT system.
  21. absent: The test message gives recipients no instruction at all, only the statement that this is a test and a link.
  22. absent: It gives no instruction to recipients; it simply states that this is a test of CornellALERT.
  23. absent: The test announcement asks recipients to do nothing and gives no protective instruction at all.
  24. absent: It asks recipients to do nothing; there is no protective instruction in this "TEST" message.
  25. absent: It gives no protective action; it only announces a test of the CornellALERT system and provides a URL.
• Timeabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree timing is absent: the test carries no date, clock time, or recency word.

  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: The test text carries no date, clock time, or recency word such as 'now'.
  2. absent: The test text contains no clock time, date, or recency word such as "now" or "today".
  3. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as 'now' appears in the test text.
  4. absent: No date, clock time, or recency word such as 'now' or 'today' appears in the test text.
  5. absent: No date, clock time, or recency cue appears in the short test message.
  6. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears; the text only declares itself a test.
  7. absent: The test text contains no date, clock time, or recency word such as 'now' or 'today'.
  8. absent: The test text carries no clock time, date, or recency wording such as "now" or "today".
  9. absent: The text contains no date, clock time, or recency cue such as 'now' or 'today'.
  10. absent: No date, clock time, or recency word such as 'now' appears in this short test message.
  11. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word such as 'now' appears in this short test notice.
  12. absent: No date, clock time, or recency word such as 'now' appears in this short test message.
  13. absent: No date, clock time, or recency word such as 'now' or 'today' appears in the test message.
  14. absent: The test text contains no clock time, date, or recency word such as 'now'.
  15. absent: No date, time, or recency word such as "now" or "today" appears in the test text.
  16. absent: No date, clock time, or recency word such as 'now' appears in this short test message.
  17. absent: The test message carries no date, clock time, or recency cue such as 'now' or 'today'.
  18. absent: There is no date, clock time, or recency cue such as "now" in this short test notice.
  19. absent: The message contains no date, clock time, or recency word like 'now' or 'today'.
  20. absent: No date, clock time, or recency cue like 'now' or 'today' appears in this short test message.
  21. absent: There is no clock time, date, or recency word such as 'now' in this short test message.
  22. absent: The test text contains no date, clock time, or recency word such as 'now' or 'today'.
  23. absent: The text says 'This is a TEST' but gives no time, date, or recency cue such as 'now'.
  24. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word such as "now" appears in the short test text.
  25. absent: The test text contains no clock time, date, or recency word such as 'now' or 'today'.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree impact is absent: as a system test it describes no hazard and so no consequence.

  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: As a system test, it describes no hazard and therefore no consequence or severity.
  2. absent: As a system test it conveys no consequence or severity of any hazard to recipients.
  3. absent: As a system test it conveys no consequence or severity of any hazard.
  4. absent: As a system test, it describes no consequence or severity of any hazard.
  5. absent: Because it is only a test, it conveys no consequence or severity of any hazard.
  6. absent: Because it is only a system test, the message conveys no consequence or severity of any hazard.
  7. absent: Because it is a system test, the text conveys no consequence or severity of any hazard.
  8. absent: Because it is a system test, no consequence or severity of any hazard is described.
  9. absent: Being a test, it conveys no consequence or severity of any hazard.
  10. absent: Because it is only a system test, it conveys no consequence or severity of any hazard.
  11. absent: Because the message is only a test of the system, it conveys no consequence or severity of any hazard.
  12. absent: Because it is only a system test, it conveys no consequence or severity of any hazard.
  13. absent: Because it is only a test of CornellALERT, the message conveys no consequence or severity of any hazard.
  14. absent: As a system test it states no consequence or severity of any hazard.
  15. absent: As a system test it conveys no consequence or severity of any hazard.
  16. absent: As a test announcement it conveys no consequence or severity of any hazard.
  17. absent: Because it is only a system test, it conveys no consequence or severity of any hazard.
  18. absent: Because it is only a test, the text conveys no harm, danger, or consequence of any hazard.
  19. absent: As a system test, it describes no hazard and therefore no consequence or severity.
  20. absent: Because it is only a system test, the message conveys no consequence, danger, or severity for recipients.
  21. absent: Because it is only a system test, it describes no consequence or severity of any hazard.
  22. absent: As a system test, it conveys no consequence or severity of any hazard.
  23. absent: As a system test, it describes no hazard and therefore conveys no consequence or severity.
  24. absent: As a system test, it describes no consequence or severity of any hazard.
  25. absent: As a test message it describes no consequence, severity, or potential harm to anyone.