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Evidence (4004 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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The study examines the impact of AI technologies on Uzbekistan's labor market transformation in the context of implementing the national strategy 'Digital Uzbekistan - 2030' and the Strategy for the Development of AI Technologies until 2030.
Framing and scope statement in the paper; analysis based on national strategy documents, statistical data, industry reviews, and regulatory legal documents.
high null result The Impact of Artificial Intelligence During the Transformat... impact of AI in the context of national digital/AI strategies
Identification of effects uses within-firm variation with firm and city-by-year fixed effects.
Identification strategy reported in abstract: within-firm variation under firm and city-by-year fixed effects.
high null result Toward Sustainable Workforce Development: How AI Reshapes Sk... identification approach / econometric controls
The study measures four skill-category demand shares and their within-category importance from job-description text.
Methodological statement in abstract: measurement of four skill-category demand shares and within-category importance via job-description text.
high null result Toward Sustainable Workforce Development: How AI Reshapes Sk... skill-category demand shares and within-category importance
AI exposure is decomposed into displacement and augmentation components based on task routineness.
Methodological claim in abstract: decomposition of exposure into displacement and augmentation using a routineness criterion for tasks.
high null result Toward Sustainable Workforce Development: How AI Reshapes Sk... decomposed AI exposure measures (displacement vs augmentation)
The authors construct firm-by-year potential AI exposure via semantic matching between AI patent texts and detailed occupation task descriptions.
Method description in abstract: semantic matching of AI patent texts to occupation task descriptions to build firm-by-year exposure.
high null result Toward Sustainable Workforce Development: How AI Reshapes Sk... firm-by-year potential AI exposure (constructed measure)
The study uses approximately 67 million online job postings from two major Chinese recruitment platforms (2019–2024).
Statement in paper abstract describing dataset size and source (job postings from two major Chinese recruitment platforms over 2019–2024).
high null result Toward Sustainable Workforce Development: How AI Reshapes Sk... dataset size and coverage (number of job postings, platforms, years)
The paper draws on empirical studies from 2024–2026.
Methodological statement in the paper specifying the time window of empirical studies used in the analysis.
high null result The Algorithmic Mirror: Can Artificial Intelligence Truly Mi... temporal scope of literature reviewed
Skills can be mapped into three categories: those AI is absorbing, those needed to work alongside AI today, and those that make humans irreplaceable tomorrow.
Conceptual taxonomy offered in the chapter, based on labour market data and workplace evidence; presented as an analytical framework rather than a quantified finding.
high null result 7. AI and the Future of Work classification of skills relative to AI impact
Fear and hype about technological transitions are temporary.
One of five lessons drawn from historical analogy and labour market history as presented in the chapter.
high null result 7. AI and the Future of Work duration of public fear/hype following technological change
Virtually every job is being touched by AI.
Stated in chapter summary; claimed on the basis of labour market data and emerging workplace evidence (no numeric sample given in excerpt).
high null result 7. AI and the Future of Work incidence of AI affecting jobs
Only 9% of jobs are fully automatable.
Reported directly in chapter; based on labour market data (specific data source and sample size not stated in the excerpt).
high null result 7. AI and the Future of Work share of jobs fully automatable
AI automates tasks, not jobs.
Conceptual argument in chapter drawing on labour market data and historical analogy; presented as a framing claim rather than a specific empirical estimate.
high null result 7. AI and the Future of Work unit of automation (tasks vs jobs)
Higher sectoral digitalization potential (telework feasibility and digital intensity) does not significantly affect aggregate employment levels.
Difference-in-differences (DiD) analysis using the COVID-19 shock as a quasi-natural experiment on a quarterly panel for 27 EU Member States (2018–2024), N = 36,685; reported DiD coefficient = 0.06, p ≈ 0.98.
high null result Digital transformation and labor market indicators in the EU... aggregate employment levels
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