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Evidence (4892 claims)

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Counts by direction of finding. These are the same 34 outcome categories the Explorer compares and the Syntheses are written for. A linked row has a published synthesis.

Outcome Positive Negative Mixed Null Total
Other 870 233 116 1066 2363
Governance & Regulation 976 451 218 133 1809
Organizational Efficiency 949 224 144 88 1416
Technology Adoption Rate 764 287 141 122 1325
Research Productivity 501 152 74 362 1101
Output Quality 542 216 69 69 896
Decision Quality 387 198 94 54 740
Firm Productivity 513 67 101 27 714
AI Safety & Ethics 249 303 73 36 667
Market Structure 190 192 134 27 548
Task Allocation 243 77 91 36 452
Innovation Output 291 33 55 20 401
Skill Acquisition 206 72 65 21 364
Employment Level 133 63 115 22 335
Fiscal & Macroeconomic 153 79 52 32 323
Task Completion Time 206 37 12 15 272
Firm Revenue 179 52 29 5 266
Consumer Welfare 130 76 47 13 266
Inequality Measures 48 137 51 6 242
Worker Satisfaction 101 81 25 13 220
Error Rate 84 110 11 5 210
Wages & Compensation 98 47 30 10 185
Regulatory Compliance 88 73 17 7 185
Automation Exposure 66 64 33 16 182
Team Performance 105 29 30 11 176
Training Effectiveness 109 22 14 21 168
Developer Productivity 114 21 14 8 158
Job Displacement 12 90 24 1 127
Hiring & Recruitment 57 9 9 5 80
Skill Obsolescence 6 56 9 1 72
Social Protection 43 17 8 2 70
Creative Output 35 21 9 4 70
Labor Share of Income 18 21 17 1 57
Worker Turnover 15 16 4 35
Industry 1 1
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When a human colleague doubts a twin agent's output, they face three failure modes (a schema gap, an epistemic gap, and a model artifact) with no reliable attribution path between them.
Conceptual taxonomy derived from the authors' early design observations; presented as an identified set of failure modes in the paper (qualitative, no numeric sample reported in abstract).
Drawing on early design work in an ongoing project, we identify a trust calibration problem specific to this approach.
Based on the authors' early design work (qualitative/design research) described in the paper; no sample size or quantitative metrics reported in the abstract.
Major open challenges for responsible adoption include reliability, bias, privacy, automation bias, transparency, and evaluation.
Authors' identification of risks and open research challenges based on their review/analysis (conceptual synthesis).
high negative Rethinking Code Review in the Age of AI: A Vision for Agenti... list of key risks and challenges for AI adoption in code review
Current AI support for code review remains fragmented, with tools focusing on isolated tasks such as reviewer recommendation, PR description generation, or comment suggestion rather than the end-to-end PR review workflow.
Authors' survey/overview of existing AI tooling for code review described in the paper (conceptual / review-based evidence). No quantitative counts provided in the abstract.
high negative Rethinking Code Review in the Age of AI: A Vision for Agenti... completeness / fragmentation of AI tool coverage across PR review tasks
AI coding assistants expand the volume of code requiring review, turning code review into a growing bottleneck.
Authors' analytical claim linking increased code production from AI assistants to increased review workload; presented as an observed/trend claim in the paper rather than supported by a quantified study in the abstract.
high negative Rethinking Code Review in the Age of AI: A Vision for Agenti... volume of code requiring review / code review bottleneck
Code review has evolved for decades, from informal peer checking to today's pull request (PR) workflows, yet it remains a largely manual, uneven, and cognitively demanding process.
Authors' literature review and historical synthesis of code review practices presented in the paper (conceptual / review-based evidence). No empirical sample or experiment reported in the abstract.
high negative Rethinking Code Review in the Age of AI: A Vision for Agenti... manualness and cognitive demand of code review process
Challenges including algorithmic bias, data privacy concerns, high costs, and skill gaps persist across contexts.
Cross-study synthesis of barriers and challenges reported in the 21 included studies spanning multiple contexts.
high negative Application of Artificial Intelligence in Human Resource Man... prevalence of adoption barriers (bias, privacy, cost, skills)
SMEs face unique resource constraints yet lag in AI-HRM adoption.
Synthesis conclusion from the systematic review of 21 included studies (published 2019–2026) comparing adoption patterns and barriers for SMEs.
high negative Application of Artificial Intelligence in Human Resource Man... AI-HRM adoption (lag) and resource constraints
Real-world trajectory data can provide highly accurate insights but collecting it is costly and often infeasible for many retailers.
Author claim about practical constraints of data collection for retailers; argued contextually in the paper rather than presented as a quantified empirical finding in the excerpt.
high negative Modelling Customer Trajectories with Reinforcement Learning ... feasibility/cost of collecting real-world trajectory data
Actual customer trajectories deviate by an average of 28% from shortest paths.
Empirical measurement reported in the paper comparing real-world trajectory data to shortest-path (TSP-like) routes; exact sample size not stated in the provided text.
high negative Modelling Customer Trajectories with Reinforcement Learning ... deviation from shortest paths (trajectory difference)
Standard health system digital transformation policy, which typically addresses only the threshold failure through individual incentives, is predicted to systematically produce the partial adoption trap.
Model prediction contrasting full policy architecture vs. conventional policies that focus solely on individual incentives; analytical conclusion that such limited policies leave other failure modes unaddressed and therefore lead to stable partial adoption. Theoretical model; no empirical sample.
high negative The partial adoption trap: Coordination failure, trust, and ... policy-induced equilibrium (partial adoption trap likelihood) under conventional...
The barrier-lowering benefit of failed attempts is offset when trust erosion is rapid.
Model analysis combining cost-ratchet dynamics and trust erosion parameters; results showing interaction where fast trust erosion negates barrier reductions. Theoretical simulations/derivations; no empirical sample.
high negative The partial adoption trap: Coordination failure, trust, and ... net effect on adoption barriers given interplay of cost ratchet and trust erosio...
These failure modes are most severe precisely for the technologies with the greatest systemic value: the Value-Adoption Paradox.
Analytical result from the model showing failure-mode severity as a function of systemic value; theoretical identification of a paradox where higher systemic-value technologies face stronger coordination/trust/cultural barriers. Theoretical derivation; no empirical sample.
high negative The partial adoption trap: Coordination failure, trust, and ... relationship between systemic value of technology and severity of adoption failu...
The basin of attraction of the partial adoption trap is enlarged by a cultural failure arising from negative coordination norms among doctors.
Model analysis including cultural coordination norms; theoretical demonstration that negative norms exacerbate partial adoption equilibria. Theoretical model; no empirical sample.
high negative The partial adoption trap: Coordination failure, trust, and ... size of basin of attraction for partial adoption (effect of cultural/coordinatio...
The basin of attraction of the partial adoption trap is enlarged by a trust failure arising from the organisation's inability to credibly commit to sharing productivity gains.
Model extension incorporating organisational commitment/transfer of gains; analytical results showing trust/commitment constraints increase stability of partial adoption. Theoretical model; no empirical sample.
high negative The partial adoption trap: Coordination failure, trust, and ... size of basin of attraction for partial adoption (effect of trust/commitment con...
The basin of attraction of the partial adoption trap is enlarged by a threshold coordination failure arising from the non-appropriable nature of systemic benefits.
Model analysis showing how non-appropriable systemic benefits (externalities) change payoff structure and enlarge the basin of attraction for partial adoption. Theoretical derivation; no empirical sample.
high negative The partial adoption trap: Coordination failure, trust, and ... size of basin of attraction for partial adoption (likelihood of landing in parti...
Distributing deliberation tools across a hierarchy degrades performance relative to hierarchy alone for all five model families, reaching up to 3.4× worse mean return while using 1.8–2.7× more tokens.
Empirical comparisons across the twelve configurations showing distributed deliberation vs. hierarchy-alone across five model families and six models; measured mean returns and token consumption over 3,475 episodes with token-level accounting.
high negative Context, Reasoning, and Hierarchy: A Cost-Performance Study ... mean return (primary) and token usage (secondary)
Analysis indicates a significant negative relationship between perceived opportunities and challenges related to AI (i.e., higher perceived opportunities are associated with lower perceived challenges).
Correlation and regression analyses performed in SPSS on primary survey data showed a statistically significant negative association between measures of perceived opportunities and perceived challenges.
high negative Opportunities and Challenges of Human- AI Collaboration in W... association between perceived opportunities and perceived challenges
There exists employee resistance to change in response to AI adoption.
Survey-based measures of resistance included in the questionnaire and analyzed (descriptive/correlation/regression) using SPSS.
high negative Opportunities and Challenges of Human- AI Collaboration in W... self-reported resistance to organizational change related to AI
Employees identify ethical issues—particularly transparency and accountability of AI systems—as a notable challenge.
Survey items on ethical concerns analyzed with SPSS (descriptive and reliability analyses).
high negative Opportunities and Challenges of Human- AI Collaboration in W... perceived ethical concerns (transparency, accountability)
Employees have concerns regarding data privacy related to AI systems.
Primary survey data using a Likert-scale questionnaire; findings summarized with descriptive statistics and reliability analysis.
high negative Opportunities and Challenges of Human- AI Collaboration in W... level of concern about data privacy
Employees report lack of AI-related skills (skill gaps) as a significant challenge to human–AI collaboration.
Survey responses from employees in AI-enabled organizations collected via a structured questionnaire and analyzed (descriptive/correlation).
high negative Opportunities and Challenges of Human- AI Collaboration in W... self-reported AI-related skill gaps
Employees report fear of job displacement as a notable challenge associated with AI adoption.
Primary survey data (structured questionnaire) capturing perceived challenges; descriptive statistics reported.
high negative Opportunities and Challenges of Human- AI Collaboration in W... perceived risk/fear of job displacement
Current alignment approaches are primarily reactive rather than proactive.
Author's critique/characterization of prevailing alignment practice (conceptual observation without quantitative support).
high negative Positive Alignment: Artificial Intelligence for Human Flouri... orientation of alignment approaches (reactive vs proactive)
The prevailing paradigm of alignment parallels early psychology's focus on mental illness: necessary but incomplete.
Analogy/argument presented by the authors as a conceptual critique (no empirical test reported).
high negative Positive Alignment: Artificial Intelligence for Human Flouri... completeness/adequacy of the current alignment paradigm
Existing alignment research is dominated by concerns about safety and preventing harm: safeguards, controllability, and compliance.
Author's literature-level observation / conceptual review in the paper (no systematic review or quantitative coding reported).
high negative Positive Alignment: Artificial Intelligence for Human Flouri... dominant focus of alignment research
Step-wise verification (verifying each stage of the reasoning chain) increases computational overhead and infrastructure requirements when deployed at scale.
Paper's structural trade-off analysis and engineering argument; no measured compute-costs, benchmarks, or sample-size reporting included in the provided text.
high negative Optimizing Process Based Reward Models through Reinforcement... computational overhead / infrastructure cost
Process-based supervision introduces challenges regarding the sustainability of human-in-the-loop feedback loops.
Socio-technical argumentation in the paper—concern raised about ongoing human verification burden; no longitudinal or empirical data on human labor sustainability provided.
high negative Optimizing Process Based Reward Models through Reinforcement... sustainability of human-in-the-loop feedback (human labor burden / scalability o...
Deploying PRMs at scale introduces unique challenges regarding system latency.
Engineering and infrastructure trade-off analysis described in the paper; no measured latency benchmarks or sample-size performance tests provided in the supplied text.
high negative Optimizing Process Based Reward Models through Reinforcement... system latency / runtime performance
Traditional outcome-based reward models, which evaluate only the final correctness of a solution, often fail to identify logical fallacies or "hallucinations" occurring within intermediate steps.
Theoretical critique and conceptual argumentation presented in the paper; no empirical study or sample size reported.
high negative Optimizing Process Based Reward Models through Reinforcement... hallucination/error detection in intermediate reasoning steps
Capital-intensive sectors face structural constraints on adaptability.
Observed sectoral differences in comparative analysis (e.g., inclusion of ExxonMobil among firms) indicating lower Flexibility Index scores or slower reallocation in capital-intensive firm(s).
high negative Budgeting for Agility: A Cross-Sectoral Analysis of Fiscal F... adaptability / capacity to reallocate resources
Cross-sectoral empirical evidence linking budget flexibility, forecasting accuracy, and institutional oversight remains limited.
Statement of literature gap in paper motivating the study; no new quantitative estimate provided.
high negative Budgeting for Agility: A Cross-Sectoral Analysis of Fiscal F... availability of cross-sector empirical evidence
Traditional static budgeting models are increasingly inadequate in environments marked by volatility, technological disruption, and fiscal uncertainty.
Framing claim in paper introduction; no specific empirical estimate given. Based on comparative empirical design motivation.
high negative Budgeting for Agility: A Cross-Sectoral Analysis of Fiscal F... adequacy of static budgeting models (organizational adaptability to volatile env...
The analysis also identifies risks linked to exclusion, symbolic compliance, and concentration of control over compliance processes.
Theoretical risk mapping produced by the integrative review and interpretive synthesis; no primary empirical evidence presented.
high negative RegTech-enabled governance of sanctions-safe enterprise ecos... risks of RegTech governance (exclusion, symbolic compliance, concentration of co...
Uncertainty around compliance and excessive risk avoidance reduce the space for lawful business activity.
Interpretive synthesis of evidence and arguments across the reviewed literatures (sanctions compliance, institutional voids); no original empirical test.
high negative RegTech-enabled governance of sanctions-safe enterprise ecos... extent of lawful business activity (regulatory-compliance-driven market particip...
Firms working under such conditions often experience limited access to finance and markets.
Claim derived from literature on firm constraints in weak institutional/sanctioned contexts as reviewed in the paper; no primary empirical data reported.
high negative RegTech-enabled governance of sanctions-safe enterprise ecos... access to finance and markets for firms
Post-conflict and sanctions-affected environments are strongly affected by sanctions pressure, weak rule enforcement, and high levels of corruption risk.
Synthesis of literature on sanctions, weak institutions, and corruption risk presented in the integrative review; no new empirical sample reported.
high negative RegTech-enabled governance of sanctions-safe enterprise ecos... institutional environment quality (sanctions pressure, rule enforcement, corrupt...
In algorithm-triggered emotional escalations, workers showed lower engagement: they sent fewer messages, contributed a smaller share of total chat rounds, and showed less proactivity in information seeking and solution provision.
Behavioral measures derived from chat logs in the randomized experiment comparing worker actions post-escalation across escalation types; reported differences in message counts, share of rounds, and proxies for proactivity.
high negative Agentic AI and Human-in-the-Loop Interventions: Field Experi... worker engagement measures (message count, share of chat rounds, proactivity ind...
Human intervention is less effective in algorithm-triggered emotional escalations (where customers express frustration or dissatisfaction).
Experimental subgroup analysis comparing intervention outcomes for algorithm-triggered emotional escalations versus technical escalations; emotional escalations showed worse post-intervention outcomes.
high negative Agentic AI and Human-in-the-Loop Interventions: Field Experi... service quality after emotional escalations
AI deployment substantially lowers ratings for AI-eligible chats.
Randomized field experiment measuring customer ratings for AI-eligible chats; treated condition (AI + human oversight) produced substantially lower ratings relative to control (humans only).
high negative Agentic AI and Human-in-the-Loop Interventions: Field Experi... customer ratings for AI-eligible chats
AI deployment reduces average chat duration.
Randomized field experiment on Alibaba's Taobao platform: workers in treatment supervised an agentic AI resolving AI-eligible chats while handling AI-ineligible chats; control workers resolved all chats without AI. Effect observed on average chat duration in experiment data.
Rather than restoring stability, this cycle intensifies anxiety, undermines mastery, and erodes professional confidence.
Theoretical claim about psychological outcomes from the conceptual reskilling loop; paper provides argumentation but no empirical measurements.
high negative AI-driven skill volatility and the emergence of re-skilling ... anxiety, sense of mastery, professional confidence
Based on Job Demands–Resources (JD-R) theory and Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, the paper conceptualizes an AI-induced reskilling loop in which ongoing technological change leads to skill erosion, continuous reskilling demands, cognitive and emotional depletion, and reinforced learning as a defensive response to perceived obsolescence.
Theoretical model/loop derived from applying JD-R and COR frameworks; no empirical test or sample reported in the paper.
high negative AI-driven skill volatility and the emergence of re-skilling ... cognitive/emotional depletion and defensive learning responses
The paper introduces the concept of 'reskilling fatigue' to explain the human consequences of persistent skill volatility among Established Knowledge Professionals (EKPs).
Conceptual/theoretical contribution presented by the authors; definition and argumentation rather than empirical validation.
high negative AI-driven skill volatility and the emergence of re-skilling ... experience of reskilling fatigue among EKPs
Continuous reskilling is widely promoted as a solution to AI-driven disruption, but little attention has been paid to its cumulative psychological costs.
Argument from literature review/observation in the paper; no empirical measurement or sample reported in the paper.
high negative AI-driven skill volatility and the emergence of re-skilling ... psychological costs of continuous reskilling (e.g., fatigue, stress)
These characteristics are properties of the tasks themselves rather than limitations of current AI models.
Conceptual argument in the paper asserting task-inherent properties drive resistance to automation; supported by theory and argumentation, not by empirical model-comparison experiments.
high negative Metis AI: The Overlooked Middle Zone Between AI-Native and W... source of automation limitation (task-inherent vs model limitation)
The resistance of Metis tasks to automation is not due to computational intractability but to institutional, social, and normative entanglements.
Theoretical argument differentiating computational from institutional/social/normative causes; supported by citations and cross-disciplinary theory rather than empirical causal identification.
high negative Metis AI: The Overlooked Middle Zone Between AI-Native and W... cause of automation resistance
There exists a class of entirely digital tasks, called 'Metis AI', that resist reliable AI automation.
Conceptual identification and definition introduced by the authors; supported by theoretical grounding in social sciences, philosophy, and humanitarian practice rather than empirical trials or quantified samples.
high negative Metis AI: The Overlooked Middle Zone Between AI-Native and W... resistance to reliable AI automation
That digital-vs-physical framing misses the most consequential boundary: the one within digital tasks.
Normative/theoretical argument presented in the paper contrasting existing framing with a proposed alternative; grounded in cross-disciplinary literature rather than empirical measurement.
high negative Metis AI: The Overlooked Middle Zone Between AI-Native and W... relevance of boundary framing for AI capabilities
Employees experience technostress, anxiety and micro-political negotiation around AI tools in everyday work.
Reported experiences from semistructured interviews with 28 managers/professionals across 12 organizations; thematic analysis highlighting technostress and anxiety as themes.
high negative Reimagining work in the age of intelligent automation: a qua... technostress and anxiety among employees