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Evidence (7560 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
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There will be accelerated demand for digital and specialised tech roles in India's IT sector by 2026.
Projection and analysis based on industry reports and workforce data (paper states it draws on industry reports and workforce data). Specific datasets, sample sizes, and statistical methods are not specified in the abstract.
medium positive A Study on Hiring Trends In 2026 In India’s Information Tech... labour demand for digital and specialised tech roles
In the digital economy, effective use of AI is crucial for maintaining supply chain stability in sports enterprises.
Argument supported by application of systems theory and supply chain management theory and substantiated by the paper's empirical results from the DML analysis of 45 listed Chinese SEs (2012–2023).
medium positive Can Artificial Intelligence Enhance the Stability of Supply ... overall supply chain stability (SCS) in sports enterprises
Talent attraction is the primary mechanism through which AI affects supply chain stability in sports enterprises.
Mechanism/mediation analysis within the DML framework applied to the 45-firm panel (2012–2023), showing talent attraction mediates the AI → SCS relationship more strongly than other tested channels.
medium positive Can Artificial Intelligence Enhance the Stability of Supply ... talent attraction as a mediator of AI's effect on supply chain stability
The framework and roadmap offer actionable guidance for HRM practitioners, organizational leaders, and U.S. workforce policy stakeholders seeking to leverage AI for sustained competitive advantage.
Applied recommendations produced from the paper's conceptual synthesis; labeled as 'actionable guidance' in the summary (no outcome evaluation or pilot implementation results reported).
medium positive Developing Organizational Psychology Frameworks to Prepare t... practical utility for HRM practice, leadership decision-making, and workforce po...
A balance between technological advancement and human capital investment is critical for minimising disruptions and ensuring a smooth transition to AI-driven operations.
Presented as a central conclusion from combining theoretical and empirical findings in the mixed-method study; the summary does not include quantification or sector-specific validation.
medium positive Artificial intelligence and organisational transformation: t... operational disruptions / smoothness of transition to AI-driven operations
Organisations that integrate transparent governance and employee participation into AI adoption strategies experience lower resistance and higher acceptance.
Empirical insight reported by the study based on its theoretical analysis and Scopus-derived evidence; specific case studies are referenced but details (number of organisations, sectors, measures of resistance/acceptance) are not provided in the summary.
medium positive Artificial intelligence and organisational transformation: t... employee resistance to AI / employee acceptance of AI
AI increases demand for advanced technical skills.
Reported as a main finding based on a mixed-method approach combining theoretical analysis and empirical insights from an analysis of records in the 'AI-driven transformation' Scopus database. (No sample size, statistical tests, or specific metrics provided in the summary.)
medium positive Artificial intelligence and organisational transformation: t... demand for advanced technical skills
Federal funding for automation in specialty crops has been a focus of increased funding by both the US Department of Agriculture and the National Science Foundation, providing a path for innovators to produce automation and technology for nursery crops.
Statement in the paper about increased federal funding priorities (USDA and NSF); no specific program names, funding amounts, or timelines provided in the excerpt.
medium positive Current Labor Challenges and Opportunities in Nursery Crops ... availability of federal funding/support for automation in specialty/nursery crop...
The percent of all tasks automated has increased approximately 15% over a 15-year period ending in 2021.
Comparison reported from a national labor survey (mid-2000s to 2021); exact survey methodology and sample size are not provided in the excerpt.
medium positive Current Labor Challenges and Opportunities in Nursery Crops ... overall percentage of tasks automated in nursery operations (change over time)
Use of the H-2A visa program has increased tremendously for the green industry in the past decade to help stop-gap the labor crisis.
Paper's statement about trend in H-2A program usage for the green industry; specific administrative data, years, or magnitudes not provided in the excerpt.
medium positive Current Labor Challenges and Opportunities in Nursery Crops ... H-2A visa utilization for green/ nursery industry (trend over past decade)
AI should be framed as augmentation rather than substitution, implying organizations need to invest in workforce upskilling in AI literacy to prevent harmful displacement and to enable designers to act as 'co-pilots' or 'AI curators'.
Interpretive and normative conclusion based on observed productivity/innovation benefits and literature/theoretical discussion; no firm-level employment displacement metrics reported in the study.
medium positive AI-driven design management: enhancing organizational produc... Workforce role and skills (recommendation / conceptual claim)
Managers should prioritize Generative Design and Predictive Analytics and adopt a 'Data-First' strategy (digitize historical assets and build digital infrastructure) to realize AI-enabled efficiency and innovation gains in design projects.
Managerial recommendations derived from the empirical findings linking AI to productivity and innovation gains; prescriptive guidance rather than empirically tested interventions within the paper.
medium positive AI-driven design management: enhancing organizational produc... Managerial practice effectiveness (recommended strategies for realizing AI benef...
AI functions as a bridge between project management efficiency and creativity in design projects, enabling automation of routine workflows and freeing designers to focus on higher-value creative tasks.
Interpretation based on empirical findings (AI positively associated with TFP and innovation) and mechanism discussion; supported by text-analysis results and conceptual framing in the paper (no granular project-level workflow logs presented).
medium positive AI-driven design management: enhancing organizational produc... Project management efficiency and creative output (mechanistic link inferred fro...
LLMs are increasingly supporting decision-making across high-stakes domains, requiring critical reflection on the socio-technical factors that shape how humans and LLMs are assigned roles and interact during human-in-the-loop decision-making.
Background/positioning claim supported by cited literature and the authors' motivation for the work (trend observation). Specific empirical support is not detailed in the abstract.
medium positive Who Does What? Archetypes of Roles Assigned to LLMs During H... trend: increased use of LLMs in high-stakes decision-making domains (motivation ...
Technological progress has historically contributed to productivity and economic growth.
Asserted in the paper as a historical generalization within the conceptual analysis; no original empirical data or sample provided in this paper to quantify the effect.
medium positive ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AUTOMATION, AND THE CHANGING PATTER... productivity and economic growth (historical contribution)
The integration of Fuzzy BWM-PROMETHEE II-DEMATEL framework constitutes a novel methodological contribution and provides useful decision support for strategic planning and resource allocation.
Authors' methodological claim in the paper that combining these fuzzy MCDM techniques is novel and yields decision-support outputs; novelty and practical utility asserted but not externally validated in the provided summary.
medium positive Evaluating Critical Barriers to Industry 4.0 Adoption in the... methodological novelty and decision-support utility (for strategic planning/reso...
Addressing High Initial Investment and Supply Chain Integration initially helps accelerate digital readiness and enhance transformation performance.
Inference/recommendation derived from the PROMETHEE II and DEMATEL results that mark these two factors as dominant causal drivers; no reported empirical intervention or longitudinal validation in the provided text.
medium positive Evaluating Critical Barriers to Industry 4.0 Adoption in the... digital readiness and transformation performance (anticipated improvement)
Fuzzy BWM results highlight Customization, Flexible Production, Human–Machine Collaboration, and Cybersecurity as the most influential practices supporting I4.0 implementation.
Results reported from the paper's Fuzzy BWM analysis informed by literature survey and expert judgments. (Exact number/composition of experts and statistical details not provided in the supplied summary.)
medium positive Evaluating Critical Barriers to Industry 4.0 Adoption in the... relative influence/ranking of supportive practices for I4.0 implementation
AI tools (e.g., machine learning) can mitigate managers' information processing constraints and thereby help integrate tax planning with core business strategy (i.e., AI mitigates constraints to improve effective tax planning).
Inference from observed positive relationships between AI investment and tax effectiveness, stronger effects in complex/high-status-tax-function firms, and mediation through information quality and capital management in the 2010–2018 U.S. nontechnology firm sample.
medium positive The use of artificial intelligence in decision-making: evide... effective tax planning / tax effectiveness
AI improves tax effectiveness by enhancing internal capital management.
Mechanism/mediation tests showing AI investment is associated with improved internal capital management, which is associated with increased tax effectiveness.
medium positive The use of artificial intelligence in decision-making: evide... internal capital management (mediator) and tax effectiveness
AI improves tax effectiveness by enhancing internal information quality.
Mechanism/mediation tests in the empirical analysis showing AI investment is associated with higher internal information quality, which in turn is associated with greater tax effectiveness.
medium positive The use of artificial intelligence in decision-making: evide... internal information quality (mediator) and tax effectiveness
The positive association between AI investment and tax effectiveness is concentrated among firms where the tax function holds a higher status.
Moderation analysis in the sample indicating the AI–tax effectiveness effect is stronger when the tax function has higher organizational status.
medium positive The use of artificial intelligence in decision-making: evide... tax effectiveness (effective tax planning)
The positive association between AI investment and tax effectiveness is concentrated among more complex firms.
Subgroup/moderation analyses in the same sample (U.S. nontechnology firms, 2010–2018) showing stronger AI–tax effectiveness relationship for firms classified as more complex.
medium positive The use of artificial intelligence in decision-making: evide... tax effectiveness (effective tax planning)
Investment in AI-related human capital is positively associated with tax effectiveness.
Empirical analysis using a recently developed firm-year measure of investment in AI-related human capital for a broad sample of U.S. nontechnology firms between 2010 and 2018; reported positive association (regression-based).
medium positive The use of artificial intelligence in decision-making: evide... tax effectiveness (effective tax planning)
AI features increase consumers' purchase intention for electronic products.
Reported relationship tested via SEM between AI feature constructs and the dependent variable 'purchase intention' in the structured questionnaire data (no sample size or statistical details provided in the summary).
AI features improve perceived decision-making support (i.e., ease of decision-making / simplification of product evaluation).
Reported empirical result from SEM analysis of questionnaire data measuring perceived decision-making support as a dependent variable.
medium positive Role of artificial intelligence on consumer buying behavior:... perceived decision-making support (ease of decision-making / simplification of p...
AI features positively affect consumer trust.
Empirical finding reported from SEM analysis linking AI features to the dependent variable 'consumer trust' in the questionnaire data (specific effect sizes/p-values not provided in the summary).
AI-enabled features significantly enhance consumer confidence and satisfaction by simplifying product evaluations and increasing perceived usefulness.
Reported empirical result from this study based on a quantitative research design using a structured questionnaire and analyzed with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). (Sample size and specific statistical values not reported in the summary.)
medium positive Role of artificial intelligence on consumer buying behavior:... consumer confidence / satisfaction (linked to perceived usefulness and ease of p...
The SDK provides interoperability via MCP and A2A.
Implementation and interoperability description in the paper claiming MCP and A2A support; can be verified in code and integration tests.
medium positive AESP: A Human-Sovereign Economic Protocol for AI Agents with... interoperability support for MCP and A2A protocols
AESP enforces the invariant that agents are economically capable but never economically sovereign.
Formal design of the protocol and five enumerated mechanisms described in the paper (policy engine, human review, EIP-712 commitments, HKDF isolation, ACE-GF substrate). Enforcement claim derives from architectural guarantees rather than empirical validation in the abstract.
medium positive AESP: A Human-Sovereign Economic Protocol for AI Agents with... degree of agent economic capability versus agent economic sovereignty (policy/au...
The Agent Economic Sovereignty Protocol (AESP) is a layered protocol that lets agents transact autonomously at machine speed on crypto-native infrastructure while remaining cryptographically bound to human-defined governance boundaries.
Protocol design and specification presented in the paper; implementation claimed (see TypeScript SDK). No runtime throughput/latency measurements reported in the abstract.
medium positive AESP: A Human-Sovereign Economic Protocol for AI Agents with... agent transaction autonomy (throughput/latency) and cryptographic binding to gov...
Rigorous user evaluation can help develop systems that allow for effective and responsible human agency in veracity-assessment processes.
Interpretation and conclusion drawn from the study's findings showing differences in user behavior across support types and highlighting design implications for tooling that supports human verification.
medium positive To Believe or Not To Believe: Comparing Supporting Informati... system design effectiveness for supporting human veracity assessment (inferred, ...
User responsibility for assessing veracity is particularly critical in sectors that rely on on-demand, AI-generated data extraction, such as biomedical research and the legal sector.
Framing and motivation in the paper (domain argument citing the high-stakes nature of biomedical and legal information extraction). This is a contextual claim rather than a new empirical result from the study.
medium positive To Believe or Not To Believe: Comparing Supporting Informati... not_measured/background
LLM explanations enable rapid veracity assessments.
Same controlled user study, where assessment speed (time-to-decision) was measured for the LLM-explanation condition and found to be fast relative to other conditions.
medium positive To Believe or Not To Believe: Comparing Supporting Informati... time-to-assessment (efficiency)
Passage retrieval offers a reasonable compromise between accuracy and speed, with judgments of veracity comparable to using the full source text.
Controlled user study comparing three types of supporting information (full source text, passage retrieval, LLM explanations). Outcome measures reported include veracity-judgment accuracy and time-to-assessment. (Sample size and statistical details not specified in the abstract; see paper for exact n and tests.)
medium positive To Believe or Not To Believe: Comparing Supporting Informati... veracity-judgment accuracy; time-to-assessment (efficiency)
Tailoring AI explanations to individual users can improve human–AI team performance and provides insights into how personalization may enhance human-AI collaboration.
Synthesis of experimental findings across the two preregistered tasks: observed interactions between user characteristics and explanation types, and demonstration of complementarity in the geography task, form the basis for this general claim. (This is an inferential conclusion drawn from the experiments; full generalizability depends on task scope and replication.)
medium positive Who Needs What Explanation? How User Traits Affect Explanati... human–AI team performance (improvements in task outcomes when explanations are p...
In the geography-guessing task, user characteristics interact with explanation types, and these interactions contribute to human–AI complementarity (the joint performance exceeds either alone).
Results from the preregistered geography-guessing experiment showing interaction effects between user characteristics and explanation types that lead to observed complementarity. (Exact effect sizes, statistical significance, and sample size not provided in the excerpt.)
medium positive Who Needs What Explanation? How User Traits Affect Explanati... human–AI joint performance (e.g., accuracy or combined decision quality) and int...
We designed a geography-guessing task in which humans and AI possess complementary strengths.
Task design described in the paper intended to generate complementary error patterns between humans and the AI model (methodological claim based on experimental design). (Details on design specifics and validation not provided in the excerpt.)
medium positive Who Needs What Explanation? How User Traits Affect Explanati... complementarity potential as implied by task design (differences in human vs. AI...
AI has the potential to deliver predictive benefits for recruitment and retention.
Aggregated findings from empirical studies in the systematic review and supporting meta-analytic/qualitative evidence across the 85 publications that examine recruitment/retention applications.
medium positive ALGORITHMIC DETERMINISM VERSUS HUMAN AGENCY: A SYSTEMATIC RE... recruitment effectiveness (e.g., predictive accuracy of hires), retention rates
The meta-analysis shows a small-to-moderate direct positive relationship between AI use and operational productivity (r = 0.28).
Quantitative meta-analysis reported in the paper; pooled effect size r = 0.28; heterogeneity I^2 = 74% (based on the meta-analytic sample drawn from the reviewed studies).
medium positive ALGORITHMIC DETERMINISM VERSUS HUMAN AGENCY: A SYSTEMATIC RE... operational productivity (business performance metric)
Generative AI (GenAI) offers transformative potential for productivity and innovation.
Synthesis of themes reported across the 28 reviewed papers (authors' thematic summary of literature highlighting potential productivity and innovation gains).
medium positive The Landscape of Generative AI in Information Systems: A Syn... productivity and innovation potential attributed to GenAI
Short-term productivity gains are documented.
Findings from some of the 81 reviewed sources report short-term productivity improvements associated with Agentic AI or related interventions. The abstract does not quantify the gains or specify domains/settings.
medium positive Agentic AI for Ageing Healthcare Systems in Advanced Economi... productivity (e.g., task throughput, time savings) in short-term evaluations
Analytics can serve as the focal interpretive intercession between AI outputs and human decision-makers, facilitating transparency, accountability, and contextual decision-making.
Conceptual proposition drawn from interdisciplinary literature synthesis and the proposed framework. No empirical validation or measured outcomes presented.
medium positive Designing Human–AI Collaborative Decision Analytics Framewor... transparency, accountability, contextualization in decision-making mediated by a...
The workforce should be prepared for GenAI-driven changes through targeted skilling programs (upskilling, reskilling, cross-skilling).
Recommendation based on literature and the authors' analyses/discussions; no trial data or program evaluation metrics are reported in the abstract.
medium positive GenAI Role in Redefining Learning and Skilling in Companies implementation and effectiveness of skilling programs (participation rates, skil...
Using suitable approaches to skill development and committing to continuous learning within organizations, GenAI drives innovation, improves decision-making, and creates new growth opportunities.
Conclusion drawn from the paper's literature recherche, task analyses (including Erasmus+ projects), and discussions with trainers/educators. The abstract does not present controlled empirical evidence or quantified effect sizes for these outcomes.
medium positive GenAI Role in Redefining Learning and Skilling in Companies innovation rate, decision-making quality, emergence of new business opportunitie...
GenAI supports skill-assessment tools that enable continuous, granular evaluations of employees’ abilities.
Supported by literature synthesis, analysis of occupational tasks (Erasmus+ projects), and practitioner discussions; no quantitative validation (e.g., accuracy, reliability, sample sizes) reported in the abstract.
medium positive GenAI Role in Redefining Learning and Skilling in Companies continuity and granularity of employee skill assessments
GenAI supports learning and development by performing various tasks that influence the creation and interaction with content.
Claim based on reviewed literature and task analyses presented in the paper; specifics of experiments or deployment (e.g., tools used, participant counts) are not provided in the abstract.
medium positive GenAI Role in Redefining Learning and Skilling in Companies effectiveness of learning and development activities (content creation/interacti...
Upskilling, reskilling, cross-skilling, and learning initiatives are necessary mechanisms for organizations to prepare their workforce for GenAI-driven changes.
Derived from literature recherche and analysis of individual tasks across occupations within Erasmus+ projects, plus practitioner discussions; no sample sizes or outcome metrics specified.
medium positive GenAI Role in Redefining Learning and Skilling in Companies workforce preparedness/skill readiness for GenAI-related tasks
Generative AI (GenAI) models are growing rapidly, changing job roles, and revolutionizing entire industries.
Stated by the authors based on a literature recherche (scope and search strategy not specified in abstract). No quantitative sample size or bibliometric details provided.
medium positive GenAI Role in Redefining Learning and Skilling in Companies degree/rate of change in job roles and industry transformation (broad, qualitati...
LLM use increases information overload (additional analyses).
Reported follow-up/additional analyses from the experiment indicating a statistically significant association between LLM use condition and higher scores on information-overload measures.
medium positive AI-Augmented Strategic Decision-Making Under Time Constraint... information overload (self-report or task-based overload measure)