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Evidence (14922 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 795 210 105 955 2131
Governance & Regulation 886 414 197 126 1654
Organizational Efficiency 826 204 129 87 1257
Technology Adoption Rate 681 259 128 110 1189
Research Productivity 464 138 65 349 1028
Output Quality 503 196 61 53 813
Decision Quality 351 180 84 51 673
AI Safety & Ethics 238 288 71 34 637
Firm Productivity 455 58 92 20 631
Market Structure 186 172 123 25 511
Task Allocation 222 70 76 34 407
Innovation Output 238 28 48 18 334
Skill Acquisition 177 62 62 17 318
Employment Level 107 57 108 13 287
Fiscal & Macroeconomic 135 72 44 26 284
Firm Revenue 172 50 28 5 256
Consumer Welfare 121 68 45 12 246
Task Completion Time 183 33 10 13 240
Inequality Measures 45 126 50 6 227
Worker Satisfaction 95 74 23 12 204
Error Rate 77 98 11 4 190
Regulatory Compliance 84 73 17 7 181
Automation Exposure 61 61 27 14 166
Training Effectiveness 98 21 14 19 154
Wages & Compensation 78 37 25 6 146
Developer Productivity 105 18 14 6 144
Team Performance 87 17 28 10 143
Job Displacement 12 83 23 1 119
Hiring & Recruitment 53 8 8 3 72
Social Protection 39 17 8 2 66
Creative Output 32 20 8 3 64
Skill Obsolescence 5 50 6 1 62
Labor Share of Income 17 20 17 54
Worker Turnover 15 15 3 33
Industry 1 1
Perceived algorithmic standardized guidance improves food delivery riders' mental health by reducing work pressure.
466 Chinese food delivery riders; SEM and bootstrapping testing mediation (standardized guidance -> work pressure -> mental health) within JD-R framework.
Perceived algorithmic behavioral constraint promotes risky riding behavior among food delivery riders through increased work pressure.
Data from 466 Chinese food delivery riders; mediation tested using SEM and bootstrapping showing behavioral constraint -> work pressure -> risky riding behavior.
Perceived algorithmic tracking evaluation promotes risky riding behavior among food delivery riders through increased work pressure.
Survey data from 466 Chinese food delivery riders; SEM and bootstrapping used to test mediation (tracking evaluation -> work pressure -> risky riding behavior).
Algorithms now surpass human capability in processing speed, pattern recognition and data-driven decision-making.
Asserted in the paper's opening claims as a general factual premise; grounded in the paper's literature grounding but no original empirical tests or sample reported.
medium positive Deconstructing success: why being human still matters processing speed, pattern recognition capability, data-driven decision-making pe...
Research on large language models (LLMs) has increased especially after the release of ChatGPT.
Temporal/topic-prevalence analysis in the corpus indicating a rise in LLM-related topic weight following the ChatGPT release date.
medium positive Mapping the Landscape of the Economics of AI Literature: Gap... time-series change in share of papers on LLMs (increase in LLM-topic prevalence ...
There is significant research concentration on AI applications in supply chains, labor markets, and large language models (LLMs).
Topic-modeling results showing relatively high prevalence of topics labeled as supply chains, labor markets, and LLMs in the >4,600-paper corpus.
medium positive Mapping the Landscape of the Economics of AI Literature: Gap... prevalence (share or weight) of papers categorized under supply chains, labor ma...
Education, reskilling, and institutional responses are important in shaping the economic outcomes of artificial intelligence.
Policy implication derived from the observed/modeled heterogenous effects of AI on occupations and productivity; presented as a normative recommendation rather than an empirically tested result in the provided text.
medium positive Analysis of Economics and the Labor Market: With Implication... effectiveness of workforce policies as measured by post-intervention employment,...
Productivity gains associated with AI may support long-term economic growth.
Reference to productivity data and growth theory linking productivity improvements to long-run growth; the paper states this as a potential outcome but does not provide quantified long-run estimates or empirical identification in the excerpt.
medium positive Analysis of Economics and the Labor Market: With Implication... aggregate productivity (e.g., output per worker) and long-run GDP growth
AI complements higher-skill labor.
Interpretation of labor market data patterns and theoretical task-complementarity arguments presented in the paper; empirical details (which datasets, estimation strategy, sample size) are not provided in the text excerpt.
medium positive Analysis of Economics and the Labor Market: With Implication... employment levels, wages, or productivity of higher-skill workers
Artificial intelligence is a skill-biased technological innovation.
Framing and argumentation in the paper situating AI within the skill-biased technical change literature; references to analyses of publicly available labor market and productivity data (sources, time periods, and sample sizes not specified in the text).
medium positive Analysis of Economics and the Labor Market: With Implication... relative labor demand / wages by skill level (skilled vs. unskilled)
Firms' technical competencies amplify the positive effect of AI adoption on performance.
Moderation analysis in the PLS-SEM using the same 280-SME survey indicating a significant positive moderating role for technical/technical competency measures.
medium positive Structural Constraints as Moderators in the Ai–performance R... AI adoption → (financial and/or operational) performance (moderated by technical...
Firms' financial capacity amplifies the positive effect of AI adoption on performance.
Moderation analysis within the PLS-SEM on survey data from 280 Tunisian SMEs showing a significant positive moderating effect of financial strength on the AI adoption → performance link.
medium positive Structural Constraints as Moderators in the Ai–performance R... AI adoption → (financial and/or operational) performance (moderated by financial...
AI adoption significantly improves operational performance of Tunisian SMEs.
Same empirical dataset (n=280) and PLS-SEM analysis reporting a significant AI adoption → operational performance relationship.
AI adoption significantly improves financial performance of Tunisian SMEs.
Survey data from 280 Tunisian SMEs analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM); significance of the AI adoption → financial performance path reported in the model.
The future of AI must be guided by human-centered ethical principles, international cooperation, and strategic regulatory planning to ensure societal benefit and minimize systemic risks.
Concluding recommendation in the paper (normative/policy prescription); the abstract gives no empirical evidence or quantified analysis to demonstrate effectiveness of these measures.
medium positive AI for Good: Societal Impact and Public Policy societal benefit and minimization of systemic risks
Public governance is pivotal to ensuring equitable and accountable AI implementation.
Policy argument/conclusion presented in the paper; the abstract does not report empirical validation, case studies, or metrics supporting this causal claim.
medium positive AI for Good: Societal Impact and Public Policy equity and accountability of AI implementation
Big Data Analytics and AI can improve audit accuracy and reduce costs.
Reported results from literature review and empirical analysis in the study; precise cost or accuracy metrics and sample information are not provided in the abstract.
medium positive Audit 5.0 and the Digital Transformation of Auditing: The Ro... audit accuracy (error rates, misstatement detection) and audit costs
Integrating BDA and AI within the Audit 5.0 framework represents a fundamental shift toward intelligent, adaptive, and value-driven auditing, while underscoring the need for enhanced auditor competencies and alignment with evolving regulatory and professional requirements.
Overall synthesis of literature and empirical results from the mixed-method study (systematic review + SEM-based empirical analysis in finance and technology sectors); phrased as a high-level conclusion.
medium positive Audit 5.0 and the Digital Transformation of Auditing: The Ro... paradigm-level change in audit practice (qualitative shift), auditor competencie...
There is a need for stronger governance, ethical frameworks, and targeted training to fully realize the benefits of digital auditing.
Conclusions drawn from the literature synthesis and empirical observations regarding challenges to implementing Audit 5.0; recommendation rather than a measured effect.
medium positive Audit 5.0 and the Digital Transformation of Auditing: The Ro... governance and ethical framework adequacy; auditor competency/training levels (q...
BDA and AI enable real-time and predictive risk assessment and enhanced fraud detection, expanding audit coverage beyond traditional sampling.
Synthesis of prior theoretical and empirical studies and the study's empirical analysis (SEM) focusing on risk assessment, anomaly detection, and continuous auditing in finance and technology sectors.
medium positive Audit 5.0 and the Digital Transformation of Auditing: The Ro... risk assessment timeliness/accuracy, fraud detection rates, audit population cov...
Investment in AI correlates with improved audit efficiency.
Reported empirical correlations from the study's analysis (SEM) combined with literature review; detailed metrics and sample information not included in the abstract.
medium positive Audit 5.0 and the Digital Transformation of Auditing: The Ro... audit efficiency (e.g., resource use, time-to-completion, cost)
Investment in AI correlates with reductions in audit restatements.
Empirical evidence cited in the study (SEM-based analysis across organizations in finance and technology); exact sample size and statistical coefficients not provided in the summary.
medium positive Audit 5.0 and the Digital Transformation of Auditing: The Ro... frequency/rate of audit restatements
BDA and AI facilitate continuous auditing (real-time auditing).
Synthesis of prior literature and empirical analysis within Audit 5.0 framework; methods include systematic literature review and SEM on sectoral samples (finance and technology).
medium positive Audit 5.0 and the Digital Transformation of Auditing: The Ro... ability to perform continuous/real-time auditing (frequency and timeliness of as...
Digitalization (BDA and AI) improves audit productivity.
Empirical analysis (SEM) and literature synthesis focused on finance and technology organizations; empirical details (sample size, effect sizes) not given in the summary.
medium positive Audit 5.0 and the Digital Transformation of Auditing: The Ro... audit productivity (e.g., time/cost per audit task, throughput)
Audits supported by Big Data Analytics (BDA) and artificial intelligence (AI) significantly outperform traditional audit approaches.
Mixed-method research: systematic literature review plus empirical analysis using structural equation modeling (SEM) on organizations in the finance and technology sectors (sample size not reported in the provided text).
medium positive Audit 5.0 and the Digital Transformation of Auditing: The Ro... overall audit performance / audit effectiveness (comparative performance of BDA/...
Workers with more sluggish beliefs remain overly optimistic in recessions, are hired at higher wages, and face a higher risk of separation.
Model results (with heterogeneous learning rates) and supporting survey patterns: slower-learning workers' beliefs lag the downturn, leading to higher accepted/hired wages in the model and higher simulated separation probabilities; the paper links these model outcomes to observed differences in transitions.
medium positive Inaccurate Beliefs and Cyclical Labor Market Dynamics worker-level belief bias in recessions, hired wages, and separation risk (probab...
Allowing for heterogeneity in workers' learning rates explains observed differences in employment transitions.
Extended model with heterogeneous worker learning rates calibrated/validated against observed employment transition patterns (comparison of simulated transition rates to empirical patterns from survey/administrative moments).
medium positive Inaccurate Beliefs and Cyclical Labor Market Dynamics employment transition probabilities (hire and separation rates across worker typ...
In equilibrium, the gap between firm and worker beliefs drives unemployment volatility.
Model simulations and equilibrium analysis after calibration show that differences between firm and worker beliefs amplify unemployment volatility (simulated/quantitative result based on the calibrated model).
medium positive Inaccurate Beliefs and Cyclical Labor Market Dynamics unemployment volatility (variance or standard deviation of unemployment rate in ...
More optimistic workers demand higher wages.
Correlation documented in the Michigan Survey of Consumers between individual optimism about macro conditions and reported wage demands/expectations (survey-based regression evidence linking optimism to higher demanded wages).
medium positive Inaccurate Beliefs and Cyclical Labor Market Dynamics worker demanded wage (self-reported wage demands) as a function of individual op...
High current usage, breadth of application, frequent use of AI tools for testing, and ease of use correlate strongly with future intended adoption.
Correlational/regression analyses of survey variables (N=147) predicting respondents' stated future intention to increase AI tool use from measures of current usage, breadth of tool applications, frequency of testing-tool use, and perceived ease-of-use.
medium positive Developers in the Age of AI: Adoption, Policy, and Diffusion... Future intended adoption (intent to increase AI tool usage)
Developers report both productivity and quality gains from using AI tools.
Aggregate self-reported responses from 147 professional developers indicating perceived improvements in productivity and code quality associated with AI tool use.
medium positive Developers in the Age of AI: Adoption, Policy, and Diffusion... Perceived Productivity (PP); Perceived Code Quality (PQ)
There is no perceptual support for the Quality Paradox; PP is positively correlated with Perceived Code Quality (PQ) improvement.
Statistical analysis of survey measures (N=147) showing a positive correlation between respondents' Perceived Productivity scores and their Perceived Code Quality improvement scores; absence of evidence for a negative PP–quality relationship.
medium positive Developers in the Age of AI: Adoption, Policy, and Diffusion... Perceived Productivity (PP); Perceived Code Quality (PQ)
Frequent and broad AI tools use are the strongest correlates of both Perceived Productivity (PP) and quality, with frequency strongest.
Correlational analysis of self-reported survey responses from a sample of 147 professional developers measuring AI tool usage frequency and breadth and perceived outcomes (Perceived Productivity and Perceived Code Quality).
medium positive Developers in the Age of AI: Adoption, Policy, and Diffusion... Perceived Productivity (PP); Perceived Code Quality (PQ)
AI-influenced efficiency has a statistically significant but moderate positive impact on reducing the oil and gas trade deficit and on GDP growth.
Quantitative macroeconomic assessment (second hypothesis) reported in the paper indicating statistically significant, albeit moderate, positive effects of AI-driven efficiency on macro indicators (GDP growth and oil & gas trade balance).
medium positive AI-Based Technological Transformation as a Driver for Develo... GDP growth rate and oil & gas trade balance (trade deficit size)
AI-based real-time optimization in fuel blending surpasses traditional modeling approaches and reduces waste.
Comparative model validation and application evidence reported alongside the R2 = 0.99 result; qualitative statements that AI optimization outperforms traditional models and reduces material waste.
medium positive AI-Based Technological Transformation as a Driver for Develo... optimization performance (model accuracy) and waste generation (volume/percentag...
Predictive maintenance (PdM) systems powered by advanced AI methods ensure continuous operation and extend the life of critical hydrocarbon assets.
Qualitative and case-based evidence from described AI applications in the downstream sector within the mixed-methods study (examples of PdM deployments and reported operational outcomes).
medium positive AI-Based Technological Transformation as a Driver for Develo... asset uptime/continuity of operation and asset life (lifespan of hydrocarbon ass...
AI adoption in the downstream petroleum sector is significantly positively correlated with improved operational efficiency.
Quantitative analysis within the mixed-methods study assessing immediate impact of AI on downstream operational efficiency (first hypothesis); reported as a statistically significant positive correlation (method described as quantitative assessment of operational metrics following AI adoption).
medium positive AI-Based Technological Transformation as a Driver for Develo... downstream operational efficiency (operational metrics such as uptime, throughpu...
Through a comparative analysis of pioneering AI strategies in Rwanda, the United Kingdom, the United States, China, and Australia, this paper demonstrates how the DARE framework can serve as both a diagnostic tool to identify national gaps and a prescriptive blueprint for building a more equitable, human-centric automated future.
Reported method in abstract: comparative analysis of five countries (Rwanda, UK, US, China, Australia). The abstract claims demonstration but does not detail the analytic method, metrics, or sample beyond the five-country comparison.
medium positive The DARE framework: a global model for responsible artificia... utility of DARE as (a) diagnostic tool to identify national gaps and (b) prescri...
AI promises unprecedented productivity gains.
Asserted in abstract; no empirical evidence or quantification provided in the abstract.
medium positive The DARE framework: a global model for responsible artificia... national/economic productivity (general promise, not quantitatively measured in ...
Given current evidence, there is greater scope for task reconfiguration and augmentation in exposed occupations than for immediate large-scale displacement.
Synthesis of task-level capability mapping and occupational complementarity analysis showing that many exposed tasks are complementary (augmentable) rather than directly substitutable, and firm-level adoption evidence showing limited job losses to date.
medium positive Labor Futures Under Artificial Intelligence: Scenarios for t... relative likelihood of augmentation (task reconfiguration) versus outright job d...
Most jobs that are exposed to AI in the Philippines also exhibit high complementarity with AI, suggesting substantial scope for augmentation rather than immediate displacement.
Complementarity analysis using Philippine labor force data (task- and occupation-level measures of complementarities) together with task-level evidence on what generative AI can perform in practice.
medium positive Labor Futures Under Artificial Intelligence: Scenarios for t... degree of task/occupation complementarity with AI (interpreted as likelihood of ...
ERM adoption is associated with stronger organizational resilience during crises (for example, global pandemics).
Empirical studies from the reviewed literature—including studies covering crisis periods—report associations between ERM practices and resilience; specific study designs and sample sizes vary and are not detailed in the summary.
medium positive A Literature Review: Effect of Enterprise Risk Management (E... organizational resilience during crises (e.g., survival, continuity of operation...
ERM adoption improves MSMEs' access to external financing.
Reviewed empirical evidence reported in the article that links ERM adoption to enhanced external financing outcomes for firms; details of individual studies (methods, n) are not provided in the summary.
medium positive A Literature Review: Effect of Enterprise Risk Management (E... access to external financing (e.g., credit availability, loan terms)
ERM implementation is associated with sales growth and revenue stability for MSMEs.
Aggregate findings from empirical studies included in the literature review indicating links between ERM adoption and sales/revenue outcomes; original sample sizes and methods vary by study and are not specified in the summary.
medium positive A Literature Review: Effect of Enterprise Risk Management (E... sales growth; revenue stability
ERM adoption is generally associated with improved financial performance of MSMEs.
Synthesis of empirical studies reviewed in the literature review, primarily from emerging economies; specific study designs and sample sizes vary across the reviewed literature (not reported in the summary).
medium positive A Literature Review: Effect of Enterprise Risk Management (E... financial performance (e.g., profitability, return on assets/equity)
Adopting a standardised yet flexible approach to incentive design can help produce more reliable and generalizable knowledge in human–AI decision-making research.
Authors' argument/recommendation based on their thematic review and the proposed framework (this is a normative claim; no empirical validation provided in excerpt).
medium positive Incentive-Tuning: Understanding and Designing Incentives for... reliability and generalizability of findings from human–AI decision-making studi...
Human judgement remains paramount for high-stakes decision-making.
Assertion in the paper framing the motivation for human–AI collaboration research (based on prior literature and domain practice; no specific empirical data or sample sizes provided in excerpt).
medium positive Incentive-Tuning: Understanding and Designing Incentives for... reliance on human judgement in high-stakes decisions (conceptual/literature-leve...
AI has revolutionised decision-making across various fields.
Statement in paper's introduction summarizing prior work and trends (literature-level claim; no specific studies or sample sizes provided in excerpt).
medium positive Incentive-Tuning: Understanding and Designing Incentives for... degree/extent of AI adoption and impact on decision-making processes (general, l...
Overall, the framework improves efficiency, fairness, and quality of care in hospital workforce management.
Aggregate conclusion drawn from experiments (forecasting metrics, scheduling conflict/fairness improvements, performance evaluation results, stress tests, and pilot deployment outcomes) described in the paper.
medium positive Enhancing hospital workforce planning, scheduling, and perfo... efficiency (operational metrics), fairness (Gini coefficient/roster equity), and...
Pilot deployments of the framework demonstrated tangible benefits, including an 18% reduction in patient waiting times and a 14% improvement in satisfaction scores.
Reported outcomes from pilot deployments (real-world trials); the number of pilot sites, duration, patient/sample sizes, and baseline comparison methodology are not detailed in the provided text.
medium positive Enhancing hospital workforce planning, scheduling, and perfo... patient waiting times (percent reduction) and patient satisfaction scores (perce...