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Evidence (7560 claims)

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Claims by outcome category

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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Using LLMs led to fewer creative moments observed in participants (p=0.002).
Within-subject comparison between LLM-assisted and unassisted conditions with reported p-value p=0.002. Study sample N=20.
high negative "Like Taking the Path of Least Resistance": Exploring the Im... count of creative moments
Participants using LLMs had significantly shorter idea-generation periods (p=0.0004).
Within-subject comparison between LLM-assisted and unassisted conditions reported in paper; p-value reported as p=0.0004. Sample size N=20.
high negative "Like Taking the Path of Least Resistance": Exploring the Im... idea-generation period (time spent generating ideas)
Existing AI assistants (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot) utilize pre-defined user preferences and chat interaction histories and are therefore confined to reactive exchanges lacking sufficient adaptability to users' psychophysiological states.
Authorial characterization/argument about current AI assistant behavior; no empirical data reported in abstract to substantiate beyond description.
high negative AwareLLM: A Proactive Multimodal Ecosystem for Personalized ... adaptability of AI assistants
Small-scale retail businesses remain structurally excluded from these advancements due to configuration complexity, technical overhead, and limited digital capabilities.
Asserted as a problem statement in the paper; no empirical evidence, sample size, or quantitative analysis provided in the excerpt.
high negative From Configuration to Cognition: A Self-Configuring Agentic ... exclusion from AI-enhanced CRM adoption
Producing hardened, production-grade agent workflows may require extra compute and time, and these costs must be amortized through reuse across a broad user community.
Argument in paper reasoning that added rigor entails higher compute/time costs and that reuse across users is needed to amortize these costs; no empirical cost estimates provided.
high negative Engineering Robustness into Personal Agents with the AI Work... resource_costs (compute/time) and implications for amortization/adoption
By focusing on rapid, real-time synthesis, AI agents are effectively delivering users improvised prototypes rather than systems fit for high-stakes scenarios in which users may unwittingly apply them.
Conceptual argument presented in the paper asserting a qualitative mismatch between on-the-fly agents and high-stakes production needs; no empirical validation reported.
high negative Engineering Robustness into Personal Agents with the AI Work... suitability for high-stakes use / risk to users
The on-the-fly paradigm short-circuits disciplined software engineering processes—iterative design, rigorous testing, adversarial evaluation, staged deployment, and more—that have delivered relatively reliable and secure systems.
Argumentative claim in paper linking the on-the-fly loop to reduced application of standard SE processes; no empirical study, sample, or quantitative evidence provided.
high negative Engineering Robustness into Personal Agents with the AI Work... reliability and security (degree to which SE processes are applied)
These findings underscore the insufficiency of current agents for interdependent workflows, positioning ComplexMCP as a critical testbed for the next generation of resilient autonomous systems.
Synthesis of empirical results (low agent success rates, identified bottlenecks) presented by authors to make a broader claim about agent readiness and the benchmark's relevance.
high negative ComplexMCP: Evaluation of LLM Agents in Dynamic, Interdepend... agent suitability/readiness for interdependent workflows
(3) strategic defeatism, a tendency to rationalize failure rather than pursuing recovery.
Qualitative/quantitative trajectory analysis indicating agents often choose rationalization/explanatory actions over recovery or retry strategies after failures.
high negative ComplexMCP: Evaluation of LLM Agents in Dynamic, Interdepend... rate of recovery/persistence actions vs rationalization actions after failure
(2) over-confidence, where agents skip essential environment verifications;
Trajectory analyses showing agents often omit verification steps leading to failed interactions; reported as an identified failure mode.
high negative ComplexMCP: Evaluation of LLM Agents in Dynamic, Interdepend... frequency of environment verification checks performed by agents
Granular trajectory analysis identifies three fundamental bottlenecks: (1) tool retrieval saturation as action spaces scale;
Trajectory analyses of agent interactions with the benchmark reported by authors; observational claim from analysis of agent action sequences as action space increases.
high negative ComplexMCP: Evaluation of LLM Agents in Dynamic, Interdepend... tool retrieval performance / selection accuracy as action space scales
We evaluate various LLMs across full-context and RAG paradigms, revealing a stark performance gap: even top-tier models fail to exceed a 60% success rate, far trailing human performance 90%.
Empirical evaluation reported by authors comparing multiple LLM agents (full-context and RAG) against human performance on benchmark tasks; specific reported success rates: <=60% for top models, 90% for humans.
high negative ComplexMCP: Evaluation of LLM Agents in Dynamic, Interdepend... task success rate (agent vs human)
Without parallel investment in digital literacy, organizational culture, and inter-firm networks, AI will reproduce rather than reduce employment inequalities.
Authors' conclusion drawn from thematic analysis of interviews and conceptual framing; predictive statement based on qualitative findings.
AI adoption in peripheral economies is not a purely technological or financial challenge but a social and human capital challenge, embedded in a biocultural environment shaped by brain drain, institutional thinness, and weak civic intermediation.
Synthesis of interview findings using Bitsani's Biocultural City framework; qualitative evidence from 12 interviews supports this argument.
high negative Artificial Intelligence, Social Capital, and Sustainable Emp... nature_of_challenges_to_AI_adoption
Knowledge deficits and financial constraints emerge as primary barriers [to AI adoption].
Thematic analysis of the twelve semi-structured interviews reporting these themes as primary barriers.
Disclosure banners, conversion A/B testing, UI dark-pattern taxonomies, and generic LLM safety scores were built for older interfaces and miss the prose-recommendation surface where the steering happens.
Argument in paper that existing governance/audit tools designed for ranked-list or older UIs do not cover the new single-sentence prose-recommendation surface; no empirical test reported in excerpt.
high negative TourMart: A Parametric Audit Instrument for Commission Steer... coverage/effectiveness of existing governance tools for prose recommendations
Common failures include replacing essential operations such as sweeps, lofts, and twist-extrudes with simpler sketch-and-extrude patterns.
Error-mode analysis described in the paper/abstract showing that models substitute complex CAD operations (sweep, loft, twist-extrude) with simpler sketch-and-extrude sequences.
high negative BenchCAD: A Comprehensive, Industry-Standard Benchmark for P... use_of_appropriate_CAD_operations_in_generated_code
Common failures include misinterpreting industrial design parameters.
Reported error analysis in the paper/abstract indicating models often misinterpret engineering/design parameters when generating CAD programs.
high negative BenchCAD: A Comprehensive, Industry-Standard Benchmark for P... accuracy_of_inferred_design_parameters
Common failures include missing fine 3D structure.
Qualitative and quantitative analysis of model outputs on BenchCAD reported in the paper/abstract noting missing fine 3D structural details as a frequent error mode.
high negative BenchCAD: A Comprehensive, Industry-Standard Benchmark for P... completeness_of_3D_structure_in_generated_models
Current AI development trajectory reflects value choices that prioritize conversational generality over domain specificity, accountability, and long-term social sustainability.
Normative/critical analysis in the paper highlighting design priorities and trade-offs; no empirical measurement provided.
high negative What if AI systems weren't chatbots? Relative prioritization of conversational generality versus domain specificity, ...
Sustained investment in large-scale chatbot infrastructures increases environmental costs.
Paper asserts environmental impacts from infrastructure investment (energy, resource use) as part of systemic critique; no quantified environmental measurements or sample size reported.
high negative What if AI systems weren't chatbots? Environmental costs associated with energy/resource use of chatbot infrastructur...
Chatbot-driven AI development contributes to concentration of economic power.
Argumentation about industry dynamics and infrastructure centralization in the paper; no empirical market-concentration metrics or sample provided.
high negative What if AI systems weren't chatbots? Concentration of economic power among firms/platforms producing and hosting chat...
The normalization of chatbots contributes to labor displacement.
Theoretical argument linking widespread chatbot adoption to changes in work and employment; no empirical displacement estimates provided.
high negative What if AI systems weren't chatbots? Labor displacement (job losses attributable to chatbot adoption)
Normalization of chatbot-mediated interaction alters patterns of work, learning, and decision-making, contributing to deskilling, homogenization of knowledge, and shifting expectations of expertise.
Analytical reasoning and literature-informed claims in the paper; no quantitative measurement or sample reported.
high negative What if AI systems weren't chatbots? Levels of skill retention/ acquisition (deskilling), diversity of knowledge (hom...
Chatbot-based systems often fail to adequately meet user needs, particularly in complex or high-stakes contexts, while projecting confidence and authority.
Qualitative argumentation and illustrative examples in the paper; no reported controlled empirical study or sample size.
high negative What if AI systems weren't chatbots? Adequacy of chatbot responses to user needs in complex/high-stakes contexts and ...
The chatbot paradigm is not a neutral interface choice, but a dominant sociotechnical configuration whose widespread adoption reshapes social, economic, legal, and environmental systems.
Conceptual argument and synthesis in the paper (theoretical analysis); no empirical sample or quantitative data reported.
high negative What if AI systems weren't chatbots? Degree to which chatbot adoption reshapes social, economic, legal, and environme...
This reliance frequently leads to an excessive reliance on mechanistic interpretability to address a deployment challenge beyond its intended scope.
Author argument drawing on conceptual critique and cited empirical distinctions (paper's argumentative content).
high negative The Open-Box Fallacy: Why AI Deployment Needs a Calibrated V... appropriateness of mechanistic interpretability as a gate for deployment
AI deployment in sensitive domains (health care, credit, employment, criminal justice) is often treated as unsafe to authorize until model internals can be explained.
Author assertion based on observed regulatory and institutional tendencies described in the paper (argumentative / contextual evidence within the paper).
high negative The Open-Box Fallacy: Why AI Deployment Needs a Calibrated V... authorization policy stance toward AI in sensitive domains (requirement for inte...
A scoping review found that only 9.0% of FDA-approved AI/ML device documents contained a prospective post-market surveillance study.
Paper references a scoping review that examined FDA-approved AI/ML device documents and reported the 9.0% figure.
high negative The Open-Box Fallacy: Why AI Deployment Needs a Calibrated V... presence of prospective post-market surveillance study in FDA AI/ML device docum...
A 53-percentage-point gap between internal representations and output correction shows that understanding may not translate into action.
Paper cites a recent empirical finding reporting a 53 percentage-point gap between models' internal representations and their ability to correct outputs (described as 'recent evidence').
high negative The Open-Box Fallacy: Why AI Deployment Needs a Calibrated V... gap between internal model representations and ability to correct outputs
In labor-intensive industries, industrial robots shorten the backward linkage length (i.e., they reduce backward linkage length in labor-intensive sub-sectors).
Heterogeneity analysis in the paper comparing effects across labor-intensive sub-sectors within the panel of 14 manufacturing sub-sectors; reported finding of a negative effect on backward linkage length in labor-intensive industries.
high negative Research on the impact of industrial robot application on th... backward linkage length (a component of global value chain length) in labor-inte...
Institutional inertia in property valuation poses risks to asset pricing, collateral risk modelling and investor confidence.
Analytical inference from interview findings and theoretical synthesis highlighting implications for property investment and financial market stability.
high negative Exploring barriers to valuation technology adoption in prope... risks to asset pricing, collateral risk modelling and investor confidence
Despite advances in automation, data analytics and AI, the sector has been slow to digitise.
Background statement supported by interview data and sector observation reported in the study.
high negative Exploring barriers to valuation technology adoption in prope... pace of digitisation in the property valuation sector
The IDOI framework provides a transferable model for understanding digital transformation in regulated, high-trust professions and highlights the market-level risks of institutional inertia in property valuation.
Development of the IDOI conceptual framework from qualitative data and theoretical integration; authors' claim about transferability and implications.
high negative Exploring barriers to valuation technology adoption in prope... transferability of the framework and market-level risks from institutional inert...
Generational divides, protectionist attitudes and fears of automation reinforce digital resistance.
Qualitative interview evidence reporting attitudes across cohorts of valuers and firm personnel; thematic analysis identifying cultural and attitudinal themes.
high negative Exploring barriers to valuation technology adoption in prope... cultural/attitudinal resistance to VTech
The Valuers Act (1948), fragmented infrastructure and sovereignty concerns limit innovation.
Interview data from practitioners, firm leaders and regulators in New Zealand citing specific regulatory and infrastructure constraints; thematic analysis.
high negative Exploring barriers to valuation technology adoption in prope... regulatory and infrastructure constraints on innovation
Barriers to adoption arise primarily from institutional conservatism, outdated regulation and weak data governance rather than technical shortcomings.
Qualitative semi-structured interviews with valuers, firm leaders and regulators in New Zealand; thematic analysis guided by Rogers' diffusion of innovations and institutional theory synthesised into the IDOI framework.
high negative Exploring barriers to valuation technology adoption in prope... barriers to VTech adoption
Even access to the true conditional vulnerability probability cannot eliminate misallocation: aleatoric uncertainty over individual vulnerability status is irreducible, and probabilistic targeting inevitably misallocates some resources.
Theoretical argument in the paper (conceptual/theoretical result about irreducible aleatoric uncertainty and its implications for probabilistic targeting).
high negative The Limits of AI-Driven Allocation: Optimal Screening under ... misallocation of resources (allocation error due to aleatoric uncertainty)
Consequently, generated artifacts may exhibit brittle behavior and limited deployability.
Paper asserts that lack of production awareness leads to brittle artifacts and limited deployability; no quantitative measures or sample sizes provided in the abstract.
high negative Architectural Constraints Alignment in AI-assisted, Platform... brittleness of artifacts and deployability
AI-assisted development tools often lack awareness of architectural constraints, infrastructure dependencies, and organizational standards required in production environments.
Asserted observation in the paper arguing limitations of general-purpose AI code generation when targeting production-ready systems; no empirical sample size or methodological details provided in the excerpt.
high negative Architectural Constraints Alignment in AI-assisted, Platform... awareness of architectural constraints / suitability for production
Current AI tools are not yet mature enough to replace developers.
Conclusion drawn from the controlled experiment and participant feedback comparing AI-assisted vs traditional task-splitting.
high negative Splitting User Stories Into Tasks with AI -- A Foe or an All... suitability of AI to replace developers
Breaking down user stories into actionable tasks is a critical yet time-consuming process in agile software development.
Background/introductory statement in the paper describing the problem motivation; no experimental sample size reported for this claim.
high negative Splitting User Stories Into Tasks with AI -- A Foe or an All... time required to split user stories (descriptive claim about time consumption)
There are three practical failure modes produced or amplified by AI-assisted causal analysis: (1) method-data mismatch, where AI bypasses expertise at execution; (2) confidence laundering, where AI amplifies the credibility of formatted output; and (3) invisible forking, which spans both.
Taxonomy created and justified in the paper via conceptual argument and illustrative discussion; no empirical classification study or prevalence estimates provided.
high negative Vibe Econometrics and the Analysis Contract types of inferential failure modes arising in AI-assisted causal analysis
AI industrializes the packaging of existing inferential failure modes: the barrier between naming a method and executing it has collapsed, allowing weak foundations, dressed as rigorous analysis, to reach audiences at a scale, speed, and polish that previously required expertise.
Conceptual claim supported by narrative reasoning and illustrative examples; no empirical data on scale, speed, or reach are given.
high negative Vibe Econometrics and the Analysis Contract scale/speed/polish of dissemination of weak analyses (i.e., reach/adoption of lo...
AI changes the incidence, observability, and persuasive force of inferential failures enough to create a practically distinct governance problem (even if it does not invent previously nonexistent inferential failures).
Argumentative/theoretical reasoning in the paper; no empirical measurement of incidence, observability, or persuasiveness provided.
high negative Vibe Econometrics and the Analysis Contract governance challenge arising from changed incidence, observability, and persuasi...
When AI assists with methods whose validity depends on assumptions that cannot be verified from the output alone ("vibe inference"), the failure surface is structurally different: the output does not reliably signal invalidity, and when it does, recognizing the signal requires the expertise the workflow bypasses.
Logical/qualitative argument and definition development in the paper (no empirical validation or measured instances provided).
high negative Vibe Econometrics and the Analysis Contract observability/detectability of invalid inference and requirement of expert knowl...
AI-assisted methodology ("vibe methodology") democratizes the failure modes specific to each domain.
Conceptual/theoretical argument presented in the paper; no empirical sample, quantitative data, or experiments reported.
high negative Vibe Econometrics and the Analysis Contract democratization of domain-specific inferential failure modes (i.e., more widespr...
AI adoption deepens the negative indirect effect of CEO–TMT faultlines on green innovation via reduced eco-attention (moderated mediation).
Reported moderated mediation analysis on the panel dataset (35,347 firm-year observations) showing that AI moderates the indirect path from CEO–TMT faultlines to green innovation through eco-attention, making the indirect effect more negative when AI is greater.
high negative When AI Amplifies Negative Echoes: CEO–TMT Faultlines, Eco-A... green innovation (indirect effect via eco-attention)
AI technology strengthens the negative relationship between CEO–TMT faultlines and eco-attention (AI exacerbates the adverse effect of faultlines on eco-attention).
Moderation/interaction analysis reported in the paper using the same panel dataset (35,347 firm-year observations) indicating a significant interaction between AI adoption and CEO–TMT faultlines on eco-attention.
CEO–TMT faultlines reduce eco-attention (organizational attention to environmental issues).
Direct association reported in the paper from regression/mediation models using the panel dataset (35,347 firm-year observations) showing a negative relationship between CEO–TMT faultlines and eco-attention.