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Evidence (3231 claims)

Adoption
7395 claims
Productivity
6507 claims
Governance
5921 claims
Human-AI Collaboration
5192 claims
Org Design
3497 claims
Innovation
3492 claims
Labor Markets
3231 claims
Skills & Training
2608 claims
Inequality
1842 claims

Evidence Matrix

Claim counts by outcome category and direction of finding.

Outcome Positive Negative Mixed Null Total
Other 609 159 77 738 1617
Governance & Regulation 671 334 160 99 1285
Organizational Efficiency 626 147 105 70 955
Technology Adoption Rate 502 176 98 78 861
Research Productivity 349 109 48 322 838
Output Quality 391 121 45 40 597
Firm Productivity 385 46 85 17 539
Decision Quality 277 145 63 34 526
AI Safety & Ethics 189 244 59 30 526
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 36 106 40 6 188
Task Completion Time 134 18 6 5 163
Worker Satisfaction 79 54 16 11 160
Error Rate 64 79 8 1 152
Regulatory Compliance 69 66 14 3 152
Training Effectiveness 82 16 13 18 131
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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There is a 15%–22% wage premium for workers demonstrating AI-augmentation capabilities.
Reported range across synthesized empirical studies documenting wage differences associated with demonstrated AI-augmentation capabilities.
high positive Creation, validation, obsolescence: observed evidence of AI-... wage premium for workers demonstrating AI-augmentation capabilities
The study draws policy implications for EU Cohesion programming and Sustainable Development Goals 4, 8, 9, 10, and 17.
Paper explicitly states policy implications and links to specific SDGs in its conclusions.
high positive Artificial Intelligence, Social Capital, and Sustainable Emp... policy_relevance_to_SDGs_and_cohesion_programming
External technology partnerships, targeted education, and economic incentives operate as enablers [of AI adoption], all mediated by social and human capital availability.
Thematic analysis of interview data identifying these factors as enabling AI adoption, with mediation by social/human capital.
The socially optimal adoption speed and retraining capacity are complements: stronger institutions (larger retraining capacity) raise the optimal adoption speed.
Comparative-static result from the social-planner optimization in the dynamic model showing positive cross-partial effect between retraining capacity and optimal adoption speed.
high positive Too Fast to Adjust: Adoption Speed and the Permanent Cost of... optimal adoption speed as a function of retraining capacity / institutional stre...
Faster adoption produces a larger discouraged stock.
Analytical comparative-static result from the dynamic model linking adoption speed to the size of the discouraged (permanently exited) worker stock.
high positive Too Fast to Adjust: Adoption Speed and the Permanent Cost of... discouraged stock (count of permanently exited workers)
Faster AI adoption compresses the displacement window without reducing total displacement.
Analytical result from a dynamic theoretical model in which displaced routine workers enter a retraining pipeline with finite capacity (model derivation and comparative statics). No empirical sample reported.
high positive Too Fast to Adjust: Adoption Speed and the Permanent Cost of... displacement window length / total displacement
Alternatives to one-size-fits-all chatbots—such as pluralistic system design, task-specific tools, and institutional safeguards—would better mitigate social and economic harm.
Prescriptive recommendations based on the paper's analysis; not supported by empirical trials or quantified evaluations within the paper.
high positive What if AI systems weren't chatbots? Effectiveness of pluralistic design, task-specific tools, and institutional safe...
A majority seems optimistic about [AI's] overall impact.
Paper reports a majority-level positive attitude in surveys about AI's overall impact (no survey details or sample sizes provided in the excerpt).
high positive AI’s Economy and Its Political and Institutional Consequence... overall public optimism about AI
Policy responses must therefore move beyond predicting job loss to supporting workers in navigating newly emerging, and often counterintuitive, mobility pathways.
Policy recommendation derived from the paper's simulation findings and theoretical interpretation that automation reorganises tasks/skills and creates new mobility pathways; presented in the abstract as an implication.
high positive Contrasting pathways of automation: routine task substitutio... policy emphasis (prediction of job loss vs worker support for mobility)
AI-driven automation sustains occupational roles through emerging complementarity rather than substitution.
The authors' simulated tracing of changes in shares of skills reallocated to machines (using AI exposure measure) and observed patterns interpreted as complementarity that help sustain roles; stated in abstract as a primary theoretical interpretation.
high positive Contrasting pathways of automation: routine task substitutio... degree of complementarity vs substitution between AI and occupational skills
Despite substantial task erosion, most occupations retain residual skills that enable adaptation rather than extinction.
Simulation of task removals (332 tasks) across 736 occupations showing that occupations typically maintain remaining skill bundles sufficient for adaptation; reported as a structural finding in the abstract.
high positive Contrasting pathways of automation: routine task substitutio... occupational persistence / risk of extinction
AI automation moderates a broader range of cognitive and social skills, creating new bridges across heterogeneous domains.
Simulation results using the AI-driven cognitive automation exposure measure applied to O*NET task data, showing erosion/moderation patterns across cognitive and social skills and resulting cross-domain connectivity in the occupational network.
high positive Contrasting pathways of automation: routine task substitutio... cross-domain occupational connectivity (bridging)
Automation increases skill overlap between occupations, promoting structural integration within the occupational network.
Result from the authors' simulations based on O*NET task-to-occupation mappings and the two exposure measures (routine and AI-driven automation); simulated task removals and analysis of resulting skill overlap/occupational network structure.
high positive Contrasting pathways of automation: routine task substitutio... skill_overlap_between_occupations
Under conditions of strong productivity growth, high-skill complementarity, low obsolescence, and broad ownership, automation raises output, capital, and consumption.
Comparative-static results from the heterogeneous-agent general-equilibrium model calibrated/analyzed under parameter configurations (strong productivity growth, high-skill complementarity, low obsolescence, broad ownership).
high positive The Demand Externality of Automation aggregate output, capital stock, aggregate consumption
Automation raises productivity.
Analytical results from a theoretical framework: a static benchmark and a stationary heterogeneous-agent general equilibrium model in which firms choose automation from a profit function and final-good production is Cobb–Douglas.
high positive The Demand Externality of Automation productivity (aggregate output per input)
Human labor retains premium value when human judgment, attention, accountability, authorship, or relational participation is not incidental to the output but constitutive of what is being purchased (the paper proposes 'constitutive human presence' as the relevant standard for evaluating hybrid human-AI work).
Conceptual definition and prescriptive standard introduced in the paper; no empirical validation or measurement reported in the excerpt.
high positive Human-Provenance Verification should be Treated as Labor Inf... retention of premium value for human labor under the 'constitutive human presenc...
Because these premiums depend on credible verification, AI governance should treat human-provenance verification systems as labor infrastructure rather than as luxury authenticity labels.
Normative/policy recommendation based on the paper's conceptual analysis; the excerpt contains argumentation but no empirical evaluation of governance interventions.
high positive Human-Provenance Verification should be Treated as Labor Inf... policy classification / regulatory treatment of human-provenance verification sy...
AI-saturated markets are likely to create Veblen-good premiums, termed human-provenance premiums, for verified human presence (i.e., consumers will pay price premiums for verified human-produced outputs).
Theoretical claim drawing on economic reasoning about Veblen goods and market preferences; paper presents argumentation rather than reported empirical estimation in the excerpt.
high positive Human-Provenance Verification should be Treated as Labor Inf... price premium for verified human-produced outputs (willingness-to-pay / premium ...
This compression reallocates demand for human labor toward work valued for its visible human character (performative humanity), including relational presence, aesthetic provenance, and accountability.
Theoretical/conceptual reasoning and typology proposed in the paper (no empirical sample or measurement reported in the excerpt).
high positive Human-Provenance Verification should be Treated as Labor Inf... demand for human-valued labor (employment or demand shifts toward specific human...
AI development may widen income disparities across industries.
Further cross-industry analysis reported in the paper indicating that AI-related development is associated with greater inter-industry income dispersion.
high positive The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Labor Skill Pre... income disparities across industries
The effect of AI development on the firm-level skill premium is more pronounced in firms operating in industries with lower market concentration.
Heterogeneity analysis by industry market concentration (industry-level concentration measures used to stratify firms).
high positive The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Labor Skill Pre... firm-level skill premium (by industry concentration subgroup)
The effect of AI development on the firm-level skill premium is more pronounced in firms with higher levels of digitalization.
Heterogeneity analysis using measures of firm digitalization to split the sample and compare effects.
high positive The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Labor Skill Pre... firm-level skill premium (by digitalization subgroup)
The effect of AI development on the firm-level skill premium is more pronounced in non-state-owned firms.
Heterogeneity analysis / subgroup regressions reported in the paper comparing ownership types (state-owned vs non-state-owned firms).
high positive The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Labor Skill Pre... firm-level skill premium (by ownership subgroup)
The main findings remain robust after addressing endogeneity using an instrumental variable approach and conducting a series of robustness checks (alternative constructions/measures, AI pilot zone policy shock tests, alternative sample restrictions).
Reported IV analysis and multiple robustness checks in the paper (alternative dependent variable constructions, alternative AI measures, policy shock tests, sample restrictions).
high positive The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Labor Skill Pre... robustness of the positive effect of AI on firm-level skill premium
AI increases the firm-level skill premium by facilitating technological upgrading.
Mechanism analysis showing AI development correlates with indicators of technological upgrading or innovation within firms.
high positive The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Labor Skill Pre... technological upgrading / innovation outcomes
AI increases the firm-level skill premium by promoting capital deepening.
Mechanism analysis in the paper indicating AI development is associated with higher capital intensity / capital deepening at the firm level.
high positive The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Labor Skill Pre... capital deepening (higher capital per worker/capital intensity)
AI increases the firm-level skill premium by improving firm productivity.
Mechanism analysis showing positive association between AI development and measures of firm productivity in regression analyses.
AI development significantly increases the firm-level skill premium.
Econometric analysis on Chinese listed firms using the constructed firm-level AI development measure; baseline regressions reported, with endogeneity addressed using an instrumental variable (IV) approach.
high positive The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Labor Skill Pre... firm-level skill premium (earnings difference between high- and low-skilled work...
The United States' existing public active labor market programming (WIOA) can support baseline wage recovery for vulnerable populations.
Aggregate results from the WIOA records (2017-2023) indicate general wage recovery among participants, interpreted as baseline support for vulnerable populations.
high positive Did US Worker Retraining Reduce Participant Automation Expos... post-intervention wages among vulnerable populations
Employer-led programs—most notably apprenticeships—are associated with the highest incidence of successful outcomes.
Comparative analysis of program types within the WIOA dataset (2017-2023) showing employer-led interventions (apprenticeships) have higher rates on the Retrainability Index / success metrics than other program types.
high positive Did US Worker Retraining Reduce Participant Automation Expos... incidence/rate of successful Retrainability Index outcomes by program type (empl...
Successful WIOA outcomes are driven mostly by post-program wage gains (possibly due to 'catch-up' mean reversion) rather than by occupational changes.
Decomposition of the Retrainability Index on the WIOA dataset (2017-2023) shows that observed program 'success' corresponds primarily to wage recovery measures rather than large shifts in RTI/occupation; authors note mean reversion as a possible explanation.
high positive Did US Worker Retraining Reduce Participant Automation Expos... post-intervention wage recovery
The index diverges sharply from existing AI exposure measures for specific occupation groups: power plant operators, railroad conductors, and aircraft cargo handling supervisors score high on RL feasibility but low on general AI exposure.
Empirical comparison between the RL Feasibility Index and existing AI-exposure measures, with named occupation groups showing opposite rankings.
high positive What Jobs Can AI Learn? Measuring Exposure by Reinforcement ... relative RL feasibility vs. general AI exposure for named occupations
Using LLM annotators guided by a rubric developed with RL experts and validated against confirmed deployment cases, we score all 17,951 O*NET tasks for training feasibility and aggregate to the occupation level, producing an RL Feasibility Index.
Empirical method described in paper: LLM-based annotation process guided by expert-developed rubric; validation against confirmed deployment cases; explicit enumeration of 17,951 O*NET tasks scored and aggregated into an index.
high positive What Jobs Can AI Learn? Measuring Exposure by Reinforcement ... training feasibility of O*NET tasks; RL Feasibility Index at task and occupation...
We examine this for every occupation in the US economy.
Statement of study scope in the paper (methodological claim about coverage).
high positive What Jobs Can AI Learn? Measuring Exposure by Reinforcement ... coverage of US occupations in the RL feasibility analysis
Based on these insights, we offer design recommendations for generative AI-powered learning tools for freelancers.
Paper contribution section — authors present design recommendations derived from study findings (not an empirical claim about an evaluated intervention).
high positive Upskilling with Generative AI: Practices and Challenges for ... design guidance intended to improve generative AI learning tool suitability/effe...
Freelancers increasingly rely on generative AI to structure learning and support exploratory skill acquisition.
Reported finding from the paper's mixed-methods study (survey + semi-structured interviews with freelance knowledge workers).
high positive Upskilling with Generative AI: Practices and Challenges for ... use of generative AI tools for structuring learning and exploratory skill acquis...
The capacity to create, maintain, and control digital agents becomes a new axis of international inequality, potentially devaluing the demographic dividend of developing countries and revising the logic of comparative advantages.
Geoeconomic theoretical analysis in the paper; no cross-country empirical analysis demonstrating changed comparative advantages presented.
high positive DIGITAL AGENTS AS FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENTS OF ECONOMIC ACTORS:... international inequality and relative value of demographic dividend
The institutional architecture of modern societies (pension systems, taxation models, etc.) is built on assumptions that are systematically undermined by the rise of an agentic economy, necessitating a revision of fiscal and social models, including discrete taxation of algorithmic employment.
Normative and theoretical analysis linking institutional assumptions to agentic economy dynamics; no empirical policy evaluation or fiscal simulation results reported.
high positive DIGITAL AGENTS AS FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENTS OF ECONOMIC ACTORS:... need for revision of fiscal/social policy (e.g., taxation of algorithmic employm...
The agent energy profile (AEP) is introduced as a measure of annual energy consumption per unit of cFTE, allowing energy-based comparisons between algorithmic and human cognitive labour.
Methodological/conceptual proposal in the paper; no empirical measurements or energy accounting dataset provided.
high positive DIGITAL AGENTS AS FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENTS OF ECONOMIC ACTORS:... annual energy consumption per cFTE
The paper proposes a quantitative identification of algorithmic agents via the category of cognitive full-time equivalent (cFTE), enabling comparison of algorithmic and human productivity within a unified analytical framework.
Methodological proposal (definition and proposed use of cFTE) presented in the paper; no empirical validation or implementation sample reported.
high positive DIGITAL AGENTS AS FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENTS OF ECONOMIC ACTORS:... comparability of algorithmic vs human productivity (via cFTE)
The ontological status of technology is transforming from a productivity-enhancing tool to an autonomous participant in economic processes, forming a hybrid factor of production that combines characteristics of both capital and labour.
Theoretical analysis and conceptual framing in the paper; no empirical factor decomposition or production-function estimation provided.
high positive DIGITAL AGENTS AS FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENTS OF ECONOMIC ACTORS:... role of technology as a factor of production (hybrid capital-labour)
Institutionalising digital agent registration could transform 'shadow demographics' into formal 'algorithmic demographics'.
Policy/theoretical proposition in the paper (institutionalisation as a mechanism); no empirical pilot or legal implementation evidence reported.
high positive DIGITAL AGENTS AS FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENTS OF ECONOMIC ACTORS:... institutional recognition/registering of digital agents (creation of algorithmic...
The concept of 'shadow demographics' describes a growing algorithmic population that expands in parallel with the stagnation or decline of the human population.
Conceptual definition and theorised dynamics in the paper; no empirical counts or longitudinal measurements of algorithmic population provided.
high positive DIGITAL AGENTS AS FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENTS OF ECONOMIC ACTORS:... relative size/trend of algorithmic population vs human population
The expanding role of digital agents in production and market processes creates the preconditions for a gradual decoupling of demographic dynamics from economic growth.
Argumentative/theoretical exposition in the paper; no empirical panel or cross-country time-series evidence reported in the text provided.
high positive DIGITAL AGENTS AS FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENTS OF ECONOMIC ACTORS:... degree of coupling between demographic dynamics and economic growth
AI-based digital agents can be interpreted as functional equivalents of economic actors.
Theoretical and conceptual argument presented in the paper (conceptual interpretation; no empirical sample or quantitative validation reported).
high positive DIGITAL AGENTS AS FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENTS OF ECONOMIC ACTORS:... status/role of digital agents as economic actors
The authors conclude that these findings have implications for responsible and perceptible genAI use in hiring contexts.
Authors' conclusions/recommendations based on the interview findings and analysis.
high positive Resume-ing Control: (Mis)Perceptions of Agency Around GenAI ... need for responsible/perceptible genAI adoption practices
Participants reported only marginal efficiency gains from genAI despite a seemingly seismic shift in how recruiting happens.
Self-reports from 22 interviewed recruiting professionals indicating small/marginal efficiency improvements.
high positive Resume-ing Control: (Mis)Perceptions of Agency Around GenAI ... efficiency gains / task completion efficiency
Individual recruiters also felt compelled to adopt genAI because of the personal need to boost productivity.
Qualitative interview responses (n=22) reporting individual-level productivity motivations for using genAI.
high positive Resume-ing Control: (Mis)Perceptions of Agency Around GenAI ... self-reported motivation to adopt for productivity gains
Recruiters often felt compelled to adopt genAI to combat applicant use of AI.
Interview data from 22 recruiting professionals reporting adoption motivations tied to applicants' AI use.
high positive Resume-ing Control: (Mis)Perceptions of Agency Around GenAI ... motivation for adoption related to applicant behavior
When generative AI (genAI) systems are used in high-stakes decision-making, its recommended role is to aid, rather than replace, human decision-making.
Normative statement presented in the paper (literature/theoretical recommendation), no empirical data reported to support this recommendation within the study.
high positive Resume-ing Control: (Mis)Perceptions of Agency Around GenAI ... recommended role of genAI in decision-making (augmentation vs. replacement)