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Evidence (3224 claims)

Adoption
7395 claims
Productivity
6507 claims
Governance
5877 claims
Human-AI Collaboration
5157 claims
Innovation
3492 claims
Org Design
3470 claims
Labor Markets
3224 claims
Skills & Training
2608 claims
Inequality
1835 claims

Evidence Matrix

Claim counts by outcome category and direction of finding.

Outcome Positive Negative Mixed Null Total
Other 609 159 77 736 1615
Governance & Regulation 664 329 160 99 1273
Organizational Efficiency 624 143 105 70 949
Technology Adoption Rate 502 176 98 78 861
Research Productivity 348 109 48 322 836
Output Quality 391 120 44 40 595
Firm Productivity 385 46 85 17 539
Decision Quality 275 143 62 34 521
AI Safety & Ethics 183 241 59 30 517
Market Structure 152 154 109 20 440
Task Allocation 158 50 56 26 295
Innovation Output 178 23 38 17 257
Skill Acquisition 137 52 50 13 252
Fiscal & Macroeconomic 120 64 38 23 252
Employment Level 93 46 96 12 249
Firm Revenue 130 43 26 3 202
Consumer Welfare 99 51 40 11 201
Inequality Measures 36 105 40 6 187
Task Completion Time 134 18 6 5 163
Worker Satisfaction 79 54 16 11 160
Error Rate 64 78 8 1 151
Regulatory Compliance 69 64 14 3 150
Training Effectiveness 81 15 13 18 129
Wages & Compensation 70 25 22 6 123
Team Performance 74 16 21 9 121
Automation Exposure 41 48 19 9 120
Job Displacement 11 71 16 1 99
Developer Productivity 71 14 9 3 98
Hiring & Recruitment 49 7 8 3 67
Social Protection 26 14 8 2 50
Creative Output 26 14 6 2 49
Skill Obsolescence 5 37 5 1 48
Labor Share of Income 12 13 12 37
Worker Turnover 11 12 3 26
Industry 1 1
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A variance decomposition indicates that most expert disagreement about long-run macroeconomic outcomes is driven by differing beliefs about the economic effects of highly capable AI, rather than disagreement about the pace of AI capability progress.
Authors' variance-decomposition analysis of survey responses separating components due to beliefs about AI capabilities vs. beliefs about economic effects given capabilities (methodological details referenced but not provided in excerpt).
high neutral Forecasting the Economic Effects of AI sources of expert disagreement (capabilities vs. economic effects)
The paper addresses three institutional audiences: enterprise finance and operations teams; government and regulatory bodies developing AI labor displacement frameworks; and financial markets requiring a machine labor index as a long-duration economic signal.
Stated intended audiences in the paper (descriptive statement).
high neutral HEWU: A Standardized Framework for Measuring Machine-Generat... intended institutional audiences
The framework is calibrated with O*NET task data, a survey of 3,778 domain experts, and GPT-4o-derived task decompositions, and implemented in computer vision.
Calibration and empirical implementation using O*NET, a domain expert survey (n=3,778), and GPT-4o task decompositions; applied to computer vision tasks.
high neutral Economics of Human and AI Collaboration: When is Partial Aut... validity of calibration / empirical grounding of the framework
We introduce an entropy-based measure of task complexity that maps model accuracy into a labor substitution ratio, quantifying human labor displacement at each accuracy level.
New metric proposed in the paper (entropy-based task complexity) and mapping procedure from accuracy to substitution ratio; implemented in the framework.
high neutral Economics of Human and AI Collaboration: When is Partial Aut... labor substitution ratio (human labor displaced per unit accuracy)
Costinot and Werning (2023) develop a sufficient-statistic approach and find optimal technology taxes of 1–3.7% on robots.
Citation reported in the paper summarizing Costinot and Werning (2023)'s quantitative sufficient-statistic estimate.
high neutral NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES optimal robot tax rate
Guerreiro et al. (2022) characterize optimal Mirrleesian tax system with automation and find that robot taxes should be transitional—high when incumbent workers cannot retrain, converging to zero as new cohorts adjust skill investments.
Citation reported in the paper summarizing Guerreiro et al. (2022)'s theoretical result on transitional robot taxes.
high neutral NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES optimal robot tax path over time
If labor becomes economically redundant, the policy focus shifts from steering innovation to redesigning public finance and redistribution (e.g., new tax instruments, redistribution mechanisms).
Theoretical scenario analysis in the paper with references to related works (Korinek and Juelfs 2024; Korinek and Lockwood 2026).
high neutral NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES policy priority shift (steering -> public finance/redistribution)
We critically compare LLM-generated rulings against 10,000 real-world court judgments from China Judgments Online (CJOL).
Dataset statement: the paper compares model outputs to a corpus of 10,000 CJOL labor dispute judgments.
high neutral LLM Safety in Judicial AI: A Stress Test of Social Media Inf... agreement / deviation between LLM-generated rulings and CJOL judgments
We introduce a novel stress test that evaluates LLM-generated labor dispute outcomes by injecting social media sentiment as an external pressure.
Methodological description in the paper: a designed stress test where social media sentiment is used to perturb LLM outputs for labor dispute cases.
high neutral LLM Safety in Judicial AI: A Stress Test of Social Media Inf... sensitivity of LLM-generated labor dispute outcomes to injected social media sen...
Economic evaluations of GLAI should account for end-to-end risk externalities (error propagation, institutional trust, rights impacts), not only short-term productivity gains.
Methodological recommendation grounded in conceptual synthesis of technical, behavioral, and legal risks; normative argument rather than empirical result.
high neutral Why Avoid Generative Legal AI Systems? Hallucination, Overre... comprehensiveness of economic evaluations (inclusion of externalities vs. narrow...
Generative Legal AI (GLAI) systems are built on token-prediction (LLM) architectures rather than formal legal-reasoning architectures.
Conceptual and technical analysis in the paper distinguishing GLAI from other legal-tech; literature synthesis on common LLM architectures. No original empirical dataset or sample size—qualitative/technical review.
high neutral Why Avoid Generative Legal AI Systems? Hallucination, Overre... underlying model architecture type (token-prediction vs. formal-reasoning)
Including the 2020-2021 COVID-19 lockdowns allows leveraging the pandemic to isolate structural inequalities from transient market shocks.
Design choice: use of data spanning 2016–2021, including pandemic lockdown period, to separate persistent structural disparities from short-term shock effects.
high null result The Broken Shield of European Palliative Care: Evidence from... Ability to distinguish structural inequalities from transient shocks using pre/p...
The findings are consolidated via the AI Engineering Integration Framework and the Skills Transition Risk Matrix, which provide guidelines for strategically harnessing AI while safeguarding the Engineering profession.
Paper reports development of two conceptual/practical tools (framework and matrix) as outputs of the study; no validation details provided in abstract.
high null result The AI-engineering imperative - Navigating synergy and obsol... existence of the AI Engineering Integration Framework and Skills Transition Risk...
Case studies were performed covering five major industries.
Paper's reported methodology (number of case studies stated in abstract).
high null result The AI-engineering imperative - Navigating synergy and obsol... number of industry case studies
A Delphi study was conducted with 40 global experts.
Paper's reported methodology (Delphi sample explicitly stated in abstract).
high null result The AI-engineering imperative - Navigating synergy and obsol... Delphi panel size (experts consulted)
A comprehensive mixed-methods study was conducted, incorporating a survey of 320 organizations.
Paper's reported methodology (survey sample explicitly stated in abstract).
high null result The AI-engineering imperative - Navigating synergy and obsol... survey sample size (organizations surveyed)
Persistent data gaps—especially concerning worker-level outcomes, informal labor, and non-Anglophone markets—warrant urgent research investment.
Authors' assessment based on scope of included studies and acknowledged limitations in observation windows and geographic/labor-form coverage.
high null result Creation, validation, obsolescence: observed evidence of AI-... availability of data on worker-level outcomes, informal labor, and non-Anglophon...
Following PRISMA 2020 guidelines, we systematically searched six academic databases (Scopus, Web of Science, EconLit, SSRN, IEEE Xplore, Google Scholar) for empirical studies documenting observed—not predicted—labor market changes since 2020; from 1,847 initial records, 94 studies meeting inclusion criteria were retained for qualitative synthesis and 42 for quantitative data extraction.
Methods: systematic literature search following PRISMA 2020 across six named databases; initial records = 1,847; retained = 94 for qualitative synthesis, 42 for quantitative extraction.
high null result Creation, validation, obsolescence: observed evidence of AI-... systematic_review_search_and_screen_counts (initial records; studies retained)
We thematically analysed twelve semi-structured interviews with SME owners and managers conducted in early 2025 using Atlas.ti, yielding 19 codes grouped into six categories.
Methods statement in the paper describing qualitative sample and analysis procedures.
high null result Artificial Intelligence, Social Capital, and Sustainable Emp... qualitative_analysis_results (codes/categories)
We examine the interplay between AI adoption, social capital formation, workforce dynamics, and sustainable development in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (EMT), one of the EU's least developed regions.
Study context and scope as stated in the paper; empirical work conducted in EMT.
high null result Artificial Intelligence, Social Capital, and Sustainable Emp... regional_AI_adoption_and_social_capital_interplay
Research has concentrated on advanced urban economies, leaving the implications of AI for peripheral small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating under weak human capital, thin digital infrastructure, and constrained social capital — underexplored.
Statement in the paper contrasting existing research focus (advanced urban economies) with a lack of attention to peripheral SMEs; no empirical sample size for this bibliographic claim reported in the excerpt.
high null result Artificial Intelligence, Social Capital, and Sustainable Emp... research_coverage_of_peripheral_SMEs
The model is not designed to forecast labour market outcomes or to conduct counterfactual tests.
Explicit methodological limitation stated in the abstract regarding scope of the simulation/model.
high null result Contrasting pathways of automation: routine task substitutio... model_scope / forecasting capability
Using data from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), integrated with two exposure measures—routine task automation and AI-driven cognitive automation—we simulate how the removal of 332 tasks alters skill requirements across 736 occupations.
Simulation study using O*NET data combined with two task-exposure measures (routine task automation and AI-driven cognitive automation); simulated removal of 332 tasks affecting 736 occupations (method described in abstract).
The paper constructs a firm-level measure of AI development using AI-related patent data from Chinese listed firms.
Descriptive/method section: AI-related patent data from Chinese listed firms used to construct a firm-level AI development measure.
high null result The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Labor Skill Pre... firm-level AI development measure (constructed from patents)
The analysis uses over 23 million WIOA participation records from 2017–2023.
Statement in the paper about the data coverage: administrative records of WIOA participants totaling >23 million records across 2017–2023.
high null result Did US Worker Retraining Reduce Participant Automation Expos... dataset size / coverage (WIOA participation records 2017–2023)
The paper introduces the 'Retrainability Index' to measure program outcomes using post-intervention wage recovery and shifts in Routine Task Intensity (RTI).
Methodological contribution described in the paper: formulation of a composite index (Retrainability Index) combining wage recovery and occupation RTI change to evaluate WIOA outcomes.
high null result Did US Worker Retraining Reduce Participant Automation Expos... Retrainability Index (composite of wage recovery and RTI shifts)
There is little empirical exploration of how professionals making high-stakes decisions perceive their agency and level of control when working with genAI systems.
Statement about a gap in the existing literature made by the authors (literature review / framing); no sample size (gap claim).
high null result Resume-ing Control: (Mis)Perceptions of Agency Around GenAI ... availability of empirical research on professionals' perceptions of agency/contr...
AI adoption has no detectable effects on overall employment.
Difference-in-differences estimates using administrative employment totals linked to survey-reported adoption show no statistically significant change in total employment.
As of 2024, AI adoption remains limited: about 10 per cent of firms report current use.
Newly collected firm-level survey data linked to administrative balance sheet and employer–employee records; prevalence reported in 2024 survey.
high null result The economic impact of artificial intelligence: evidence fro... current AI adoption rate
Methodological basis: the study used analysis of aggregated industry data and a scenario approach; information sources were Russian-language materials including the Ministry of Digital Development, HSE, the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization 'Digital Economy', and analytical reviews.
Explicit methodological and data-source statements in the paper.
high null result THE IMPACT OF AI ON POTENTIAL GDP AND LONG-TERM ECONOMIC GRO... methodological approach and data sources
Fears of AI automation do not primarily increase support for traditional interventions such as unemployment benefits and training programs.
Comparative analysis of policy preference responses in the 2024 OECD 'Risks that Matter' survey as reported in the paper.
high null result AI, the Future of Work, and the Politics of the Welfare Stat... public support for unemployment benefits and training programs
At this stage, AI adoption in Israel does not result in widespread layoffs; its primary impact lies in restructuring the labor market through a slowdown in recruitment, changes in job composition, and the emergence of new AI-related roles.
Empirical claim reported in the paper; the excerpt does not specify datasets, time periods, or sample sizes supporting this observation.
high null result Artificial Intelligence in Israel, Trends, Developments, and... employment changes attributable to AI adoption (layoffs, recruitment rates, job ...
The analysis employs rigorous econometric methods including difference-in-differences estimation and propensity score matching to control for confounding variables across industry (NAICS 2-digit), firm size, geographic location, occupation-level characteristics, and macroeconomic conditions.
Methodological description in the paper specifying DiD and propensity score matching and listed covariates/controls.
high null result The Generative AI Revolution: Early Evidence of Structural T... methodological controls / identification strategy
The study uses U.S. Census Bureau Business Trends and Outlook Survey data tracking over 1.2 million businesses.
Paper statement that it incorporates the Census Bureau Business Trends and Outlook Survey covering >1,200,000 businesses.
high null result The Generative AI Revolution: Early Evidence of Structural T... business-level observations (adoption/behavior)
The analysis integrates the Anthropic Economic Index capturing approximately one million AI usage interactions.
Paper statement that the Anthropic Economic Index was used and captures ~1,000,000 AI usage interactions.
high null result The Generative AI Revolution: Early Evidence of Structural T... AI usage interactions (adoption/usage)
Overall, robot exposure is only weakly related to job-quality outcomes once controls and fixed effects are included.
Individual-level data from the European Working Conditions Telephone Survey (EWCTS) 2021 merged with country–industry robot exposure measures from International Federation of Robotics (IFR) statistics; weighted logistic regression models including individual and job controls and country and industry fixed effects.
high null result Gendered Effects of Robotisation on Job Quality job-quality outcomes (aggregate across dimensions)
There is no decrease in coding skills among new hires associated with GHC adoption.
Comparison of coding-skill indicators on LinkedIn profiles for new hires at GHC-adopting firms versus non-adopting firms; finding of no measurable decline in coding-skill measures.
high null result Firms' GitHub Copilot adoption and labor market outcomes for... coding skills among new hires
The paper proposes a conceptual framework linking AI adoption to employability and role transformation, mediated by skill adaptation, continuous learning, and organizational readiness.
Author-proposed conceptual framework presented in the review paper (theoretical linkage based on literature synthesis).
high null result The Impact of AI on Employability and Evolving Job Roles of ... linkage between AI adoption and employability
This study takes food delivery riders as the research object and analyzes the dilemma of labor relations determination under AIGC.
Methodological statement in the paper specifying the chosen subject of analysis (food delivery riders); this is an explicit description of the paper's scope rather than an empirical finding.
high null result AIGC+ Determination of Labor Relations in the Context of the... research scope / sample (food delivery riders)
The paper develops an interdisciplinary conceptual framework that integrates insights from economics, management theory, and digital governance to characterize algorithmic enterprises.
Methodological claim about the paper's approach; stated in abstract as the paper's contribution (conceptual framework built from interdisciplinary literature).
high null result Algorithmic Enterprises: Rethinking Firm Strategy in the Age... existence and structure of a conceptual interdisciplinary framework
Future research should strengthen cross-national comparisons, longitudinal tracking, and interdisciplinary collaboration to support development of a technology governance framework that balances efficiency with equity.
Author recommendation based on identified research gaps in the literature review (prescriptive/recommendation).
high null result From Technological Substitution to Institutional Response: A... recommended research approaches and governance framework design
Existing research has clear gaps: limited evidence from developing-country contexts, insufficient attention to within-occupation heterogeneity, incomplete accounts of psychological mechanisms underlying AI anxiety, and a shortage of rigorous evaluations of reskilling policy effectiveness.
Author's assessment based on the reviewed literature identifying thematic gaps and methodological limitations (critical literature review).
high null result From Technological Substitution to Institutional Response: A... completeness and scope of existing research (research gaps)
The paper synthesizes sector-specific insights across manufacturing, information technology, healthcare, and finance to examine AI's influence on task automation, job augmentation, and skill requirements.
Descriptive claim about the scope of the review (sectors named in the abstract); no breakdown of sectoral evidence or counts provided in the abstract.
high null result AI and the Future of Job Profiles: A systematic Review of Se... sectoral coverage in the review
There is a lack of comparative sectoral assessments and standardized risk evaluation frameworks in the literature.
Identified research gap reported by the authors from their systematic review (no counts or formal gap-analysis metrics provided in the abstract).
high null result AI and the Future of Job Profiles: A systematic Review of Se... availability of comparative assessments and standardized frameworks
A structured methodology (systematic review) was adopted to identify literature on AI-driven job transformation and associated employment risks using major academic databases.
Methodological statement in the paper claiming a systematic review approach (specific databases, search terms, inclusion/exclusion criteria and number of studies are not reported in the abstract).
high null result AI and the Future of Job Profiles: A systematic Review of Se... methodological approach / literature coverage
The staggered expansion of Turkey's national natural gas pipeline network provides plausibly exogenous variation in connectivity because pipeline routing is determined by energy distribution priorities rather than digital demand.
Identification strategy described by the authors: using pipeline expansion as an instrument/conduit for fiber-optic deployment; argument rests on institutional routing rules and timing.
high null result Digital Infrastructure, AI Adoption, and Firm Performance * exogeneity of pipeline-based connectivity variation (instrument validity assumpt...
The goal is not to identify causal effects, but to document stylized facts about how technology changes the scale of asset management work.
Author's stated research objective in the paper's summary/introduction (explicitly notes descriptive, not causal, intent).
high null result From Clerks to Agentic-AI: How will Technology Change Labor ... stylized facts about technology-driven scaling in asset management (descriptive ...
Using a small panel of representative firms, we compare changes in AUM per employee, revenue per employee, and operating expense intensity over time.
Stated empirical approach: analysis of a small panel of representative firms comparing three metrics (AUM/employee, revenue/employee, operating expense intensity) over time. The excerpt notes panel is 'small' but gives no numeric sample size or firm list.
high null result From Clerks to Agentic-AI: How will Technology Change Labor ... AUM per employee; revenue per employee; operating expense intensity
This project studies how much labor is required to manage capital across those waves by tracking a simple productivity measure: assets under management per employee.
Stated research design: longitudinal tracking of assets under management (AUM) per employee as the primary productivity measure; described in the paper's methods/summary. No numeric sample size provided in the excerpt.
high null result From Clerks to Agentic-AI: How will Technology Change Labor ... assets under management per employee
Financial firms have gone through three major technological waves: computerization in the 1980s and 1990s, the rise of indexing and passive investing in the 2000s and 2010s, and the AI and automation wave from roughly 2015 to the present.
Author's historical categorization stated in the paper's introduction/summary (time periods specified). No sample or empirical test reported in the excerpt.
high null result From Clerks to Agentic-AI: How will Technology Change Labor ... timing/prevalence of technological waves in the financial industry