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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
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This study investigates the current state of adoption, the prevailing barriers, and the resultant performance outcomes of digital and AI-driven logistics within Nigeria’s maritime supply chain.
Stated study aim and scope; method: rigorous secondary data analysis drawing on multiple documentary sources (Nigerian academic literature, NPA reports, policy documents, UNCTAD).
high null result Digital and Ai-Driven Logistics in Nigeria’s Maritime Supply... state of adoption, barriers to adoption, and performance outcomes in Nigeria's m...
This study uses a conceptual and analytical approach to examine the impact of AI and automation on work.
Stated methodology in the paper's abstract/introduction: methodological description that the study is conceptual and analytical; no empirical sample or quantitative data reported.
high null result ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AUTOMATION, AND THE CHANGING PATTER... methodology (type of analysis used)
The paper's findings are based on a combination of literature review, data analysis, and an empirical study involving HR professionals.
Methodological description given in the paper's summary (no further methodological details, sample size, instruments, or statistical methods provided in the summary).
high null result AI-Driven Decision Making and Digital Recruitment: Transform... methodological basis of the reported findings
The paper empirically analyzes the algorithm-automated versus human decision-making debate using the AST and STS theoretical lenses.
Theoretical analysis and empirical synthesis across the reviewed studies (n=85), explicitly stated use of AST and STS frameworks to interpret findings.
high null result ALGORITHMIC DETERMINISM VERSUS HUMAN AGENCY: A SYSTEMATIC RE... comparative assessment of algorithmic vs. human decision quality
To address the duality of benefits and harms, the paper proposes a dynamic Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) model that reconciles algorithmic determinism with normative HRM demands.
Conceptual/theoretical contribution presented in the paper (proposed HITL model based on synthesis of findings and theory).
high null result ALGORITHMIC DETERMINISM VERSUS HUMAN AGENCY: A SYSTEMATIC RE... proposed intervention/framework adoption (intended to affect decision quality an...
There is substantial heterogeneity in effects (I^2 = 74%), indicating variability across studies.
Meta-analytic heterogeneity statistic reported in the paper (I^2 = 74%).
high null result ALGORITHMIC DETERMINISM VERSUS HUMAN AGENCY: A SYSTEMATIC RE... between-study heterogeneity in effect sizes
Three contributions are presented: the Agentic AI Framework (AAF 3.0); a cross-domain synthesis formalising the inverse evidence–complexity relationship; and a phased sociotechnical roadmap integrating governance sequencing, reimbursement reform, and equity safeguards.
Descriptive claim about the paper's outputs. These contributions are stated in the abstract as the study's deliverables based on the narrative review and synthesis of 81 sources.
high null result Agentic AI for Ageing Healthcare Systems in Advanced Economi... n/a (descriptive of contributions)
Agentic AI is defined as autonomous, goal-directed systems capable of multi-step workflow coordination.
Definition provided by the authors within the paper (conceptual framing used for the review).
high null result Agentic AI for Ageing Healthcare Systems in Advanced Economi... n/a (definition of technology class)
This structured narrative review of 81 sources (2020–2025) evaluates whether Agentic AI ... can support structural adaptation in ageing health systems.
Methodological statement in the paper: the study is a structured narrative review of 81 sources from 2020–2025.
high null result Agentic AI for Ageing Healthcare Systems in Advanced Economi... n/a (descriptive of study method)
The results presented in the paper are based on a literature recherche, an analysis of individual tasks across different occupations (conducted within Erasmus+ projects), and discussions with trainers/educators.
Methodological statement from the paper; indicates the types of evidence used. The abstract does not provide numbers for analyzed tasks, the number of occupations, details of Erasmus+ projects, or counts of trainers/educators consulted.
high null result GenAI Role in Redefining Learning and Skilling in Companies n/a (describes evidence sources rather than an outcome)
The paper identifies key research gaps and proposes a future research agenda focused on human–AI interaction, organizational governance, and ethical accountability.
Conclusions/recommendations from the conceptual meta-analysis (paper-generated research agenda; no empirical testing reported in abstract).
high null result Reframing Organizational Decision-Making in the Age of Artif... presence and topics of recommended future research (human–AI interaction, govern...
This study presents a conceptual meta-analysis of interdisciplinary literature on AI-augmented decision-making in organizations.
Methodological statement of the paper (the paper itself is a conceptual meta-analysis); no primary empirical sample reported in the abstract.
high null result Reframing Organizational Decision-Making in the Age of Artif... scope and integration of interdisciplinary literature (conceptual synthesis)
Research has insufficiently modeled joint distributional outcomes and environmental performance, and lacks integrated evaluation of AI-enabled sustainable finance under heterogeneous disclosure regimes.
Review-level identification of methodological gaps across the surveyed literature (authors' synthesis of existing studies and their limitations).
high null result The synergy of digital innovation and green economy: A syste... existence of joint models linking distributional (inequality) outcomes and envir...
There is a shortage of long-horizon causal evidence on non-linear coupling between digitalization and decarbonization, limiting robust policy inference.
Meta-level assessment in the review noting gaps in existing empirical literature (review authors' synthesis of the field; claim about research availability rather than primary data).
high null result The synergy of digital innovation and green economy: A syste... availability of long-horizon causal studies on digitalization–decarbonization in...
The study employs the Difference-in-Differences (DiD) method to estimate AI impacts on online labor markets over time.
Methodological statement in the abstract specifying the use of Difference-in-Differences for empirical identification; implementation details (controls, parallel trends checks, sample size) are not given in the abstract.
high null result Artificial Intelligence and Jobs: Has the Inflection Point A... methodological approach for estimating effects on outcomes such as work volume, ...
The Act instituted a rigid seven-percent per-country cap that allocates the same number of visas to India (population of 1.4 billion) as to Iceland (population of 400,000).
Statutory per-country cap (7% rule in the INA) combined with publicly available country population figures for India and Iceland; claim about identical allocation follows directly from the 7% rule.
high null result The United States' Employment-Based Immigration System: An... Per-country percentage cap on visa allocation
The Immigration Act of 1990 established a ceiling of 140,000 employment-based green cards annually.
Statutory fact derived from the Immigration Act of 1990 and the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provisions setting employment-based annual numerical limits.
high null result The United States' Employment-Based Immigration System: An... Annual statutory ceiling for employment-based immigrant visas
A Job Digital Intensity Index (JDII) was constructed to capture how digitally intensive jobs are overall, based on the range of digital tasks performed.
Methodological construction described in the report using ESJS digital task items to form a composite JDII.
high null result Squandered skills? Bridging the digital gender skills gap fo... Job Digital Intensity Index (JDII) — composite measure of digital task breadth/i...
Research should prioritize dynamic, task-based models that include transitional frictions, heterogeneous agents, and sectoral structure to better measure AI exposure and impacts.
Methodological recommendation grounded in the paper's theoretical critique of static occupation-level automation metrics and noted empirical gaps.
high null result Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and Employment Dynamics... improvements in measurement and modeling quality (methodological outcome)
Timing uncertainty and measurement challenges make forecasting the pace and scale of AI-induced employment change inherently uncertain.
Methodological limitations section noting uncertainty in AI adoption speed and difficulties mapping capabilities to tasks and predicting new occupation emergence.
high null result Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and Employment Dynamics... predictive accuracy for timing and scale of employment change; measurement error...
Research agenda: there is a need for causal studies on AI’s impact on accounting labor demand and firm performance, analyses of distributional effects across firm sizes and industries, and evaluation of regulatory frameworks for reliable, interpretable AI in financial reporting.
Author-stated research priorities drawn from gaps identified in the literature review; not an empirical finding.
high null result Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Accounting Sector existence and quality of causal research on AI in accounting; evaluated regulato...
Policy implications include workforce retraining, standards for AI auditability and transparency, and regulation balancing innovation and controls (privacy, fraud prevention).
Policy recommendations based on identified risks and barriers discussed in the paper rather than empirical policy evaluation.
high null result Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Accounting Sector adoption of policy measures (retraining programs, auditability standards, regula...
For stronger causal evidence, recommended empirical methods include difference-in-differences on adopting firms vs. controls, matched samples, and randomized pilots for particular tools, supplemented by qualitative interviews.
Methodological recommendations stated in the paper (not an empirical finding); no implementation/sample reported in the abstract.
high null result Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Accounting Sector validity of causal inference on AI impacts (identification quality)
The paper's evidence is policy‑oriented, qualitative and analytical; it does not report causal estimates from new field data and produces testable propositions and an empirical agenda instead.
Explicit methods statement in the paper: structured desk review, corridor process mapping, governance gap analysis; absence of field experiments or causal quantitative analysis.
high null result Training as corridor governance: TVET alignment, skills reco... absence of new causal effect estimates in the study
Calibration via Method of Simulated Moments (MSM) matches six empirical moments to discipline mechanism magnitudes.
Model calibration procedure reported in the paper: MSM matching six chosen empirical moments that summarize key pre/post-AI patterns (paper states six moments were used).
high null result When AI Levels the Playing Field: Skill Homogenization, Asse... fit to six empirical moments (identification/calibration quality)
The empirical approach tests for common long-run relationships across patenting series and identifies structural breaks concentrated after 2010.
Description of empirical strategy: time-series econometric analysis of patent filing series (1980–2019) including tests for common long-run relationships (cointegration) and structural break detection. The paper reports results of these tests (presence/absence of common trends and timing of breaks).
high null result The "Gold Rush" in AI and Robotics Patenting Activity. Do in... statistical test outcomes for cointegration/common long-run relationships and de...
The paper highlights governance risks requiring transparency about LLM-derived mappings, mitigation of model biases, privacy-preserving data practices, and careful communication of uncertainty to avoid overconfident policy recommendations.
Explicit discussion of risks and governance considerations in the paper; this is an acknowledgment rather than an empirical claim. No implementation or audit evidence is provided.
high null result Enhancing BLS Methodologies for Projecting AI's Impact on Em... existence and quality of governance practices (transparency, bias mitigation, pr...
Backtesting the architecture on historical automation waves and recent AI introductions will validate model design and calibration.
Paper explicitly proposes backtesting and holdout validation using historical automation episodes and recent AI adoption events; does not report completed backtests or empirical sample sizes.
high null result Enhancing BLS Methodologies for Projecting AI's Impact on Em... out-of-sample/backtest predictive performance and calibration of OAIES-to-outcom...
Empirical validation of the integrated Kondratieff–Schumpeter–Mandel framework requires firm-level adoption and profitability data, sectoral investment series, and cross-country comparisons using panel methods and identification strategies (e.g., diff-in-diff, IV).
Methods/limitations section recommendation (explicitly states no single micro-econometric identification strategy was reported and outlines required data/methods).
high null result Economic Waves, Crises and Profitability Dynamics of Enterpr... data/methods needed for empirical validation of the theoretical framework
The three frameworks (Kondratieff, Schumpeter, Mandel) are complementary: Kondratieff frames periodicity, Schumpeter provides micro-mechanisms of innovation-driven change, and Mandel foregrounds socio-political constraints and distributional outcomes.
Conceptual integration and comparative theoretical analysis (qualitative synthesis).
high null result Economic Waves, Crises and Profitability Dynamics of Enterpr... comprehensiveness of explanatory framework for long waves
Kondratieff's framework is useful for identifying broad periodicities (recurring phases of expansion and stagnation) in capitalist development but is less specific about microeconomic mechanisms.
Theoretical review of Kondratieff literature and conceptual assessment (qualitative).
high null result Economic Waves, Crises and Profitability Dynamics of Enterpr... ability to identify periodicities versus micro-mechanisms
The study used a cross-sectional quantitative survey (purposive sampling) of pharmaceutical-sector employees in Karnataka, India (N = 350) and analyzed relationships using PLS-SEM (SmartPLS 4.0).
Study design and methods as reported in the paper summary: cross-sectional survey, purposive sampling, N = 350, analysis via Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (SmartPLS 4.0).
high null result AI-driven stress management and performance optimization: A ... study design / methodological characteristics
The paper calls for subsequent quantitative validation (using task-based, matched employer-employee, and provider-level panel data) to estimate causal impacts on productivity, health outcomes, wages, and employment composition across the three interaction levels.
Stated research agenda and measurement recommendations in the paper's discussion section.
high null result Toward human+ medical professionals: navigating AI integrati... need for causal estimates of productivity, health outcomes, wages, employment co...
The study is qualitative and small-sample (four case) and therefore interpretive and illustrative rather than statistically generalizable.
Explicit methodological statement in the paper: design = qualitative multiple case study, sample = four AI healthcare applications.
high null result Toward human+ medical professionals: navigating AI integrati... generalizability/external validity
The study identifies a three-level taxonomy of human–AI interaction in healthcare: AI-assisted, AI-augmented, and AI-automated.
Conceptual taxonomy derived from multiple qualitative case studies (n=4) using cross-case comparison and Bolton et al. (2018)'s three-dimensional service-innovation framework.
high null result Toward human+ medical professionals: navigating AI integrati... classification of AI–human interaction (taxonomic mapping)
Non-probability sampling and self-reported measures limit claims about prevalence and causality; cross-sectional design cannot capture dynamics of skill acquisition over time.
Study limitations explicitly reported by authors: non-probability sampling, self-reported measures, and cross-sectional design.
high null result Exploring Student and Educator Challenges in AI Competency D... study design limitations affecting external validity and causal inference
There are few large-scale randomized controlled trials (RCTs) showing direct patient outcome improvements from GenAI CDS; high-quality real-world and longitudinal studies are limited but essential.
Evidence-maturity statement in the paper summarizing the literature; the paper explicitly notes scarcity of large RCTs and longitudinal evaluations.
high null result GenAI and clinical decision making in general practice number of large-scale RCTs reporting patient outcome improvements; availability ...
The study is primarily diagnostic and prescriptive rather than empirical: no explicit empirical dataset, causal identification strategy, or statistical estimation is reported.
Methods section of the paper explicitly characterizes the work as conceptual, systems-oriented, and not reporting empirical evaluation data.
high null result <i>Electrotechnical education, institutional complianc... empirical measurement of interventions (stated as not provided)
Research recommendation: invest in longer-run, rigorous impact evaluations (RCTs, panel studies) and system-level assessments to capture spillovers and sustainability outcomes.
Authors' stated research agenda based on identified methodological gaps (limited long-term and system-level evidence) in the review.
high null result A systematic review of the economic impact of artificial int... need for longer-run rigorous evaluations and system-level studies
There is variation in study design and quality in the evidence base (RCTs, quasi-experimental studies, observational case studies, pilots).
Methodological caveats noted by the authors summarizing the diversity of designs reported across reviewed studies.
high null result A systematic review of the economic impact of artificial int... study design types and quality variation
The review used a structured literature review with thematic synthesis and a comparative effect-size analysis to quantify ranges for yield, cost, and efficiency outcomes.
Authors' description of review approach and analytical methods in the Data & Methods section.
high null result A systematic review of the economic impact of artificial int... review methodology and analytical approach
The evidence base reviewed comprises more than 60 peer-reviewed articles and institutional reports from 2020–2025, primarily focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa.
Statement in the paper's Data & Methods section describing the scope and composition of the review sample.
high null result A systematic review of the economic impact of artificial int... number and regional focus of studies in the review
Effect sizes and impacts vary substantially across contexts—by crop, farm size, and institutional setting.
Comparative synthesis across studies showing heterogeneity in reported outcomes and authors' methodological caveats highlighting context dependence.
high null result A systematic review of the economic impact of artificial int... heterogeneity of effect sizes by crop type, farm size, institutional context
Technologies assessed in the review include predictive analytics, digital advisory systems, smart irrigation, pest/disease detection, and precision fertilization.
Descriptive synthesis of the types of AI and digital technologies evaluated across the >60 reviewed articles and reports (2020–2025).
high null result A systematic review of the economic impact of artificial int... types of AI/digital agriculture technologies studied
Experimental structure determination (X‑ray, NMR, cryo‑EM) remains the gold standard but is slow, costly, and low‑throughput.
Paper explicitly states experimental methods are 'gold standard' and characterizes them as slow, costly, low‑throughput; the PDB is cited as the source of structural ground truth.
high null result Protein structure prediction powered by artificial intellige... throughput, cost, and speed of experimental structure determination
The authors did not perform primary empirical validation or simulation of TVR‑Sec across real VR deployments.
Methods and limitations section explicitly state no original empirical experiments or simulations were conducted; analysis is conceptual and qualitative.
high null result Securing Virtual Reality: Threat Models, Vulnerabilities, an... whether empirical validation/simulation was performed (none)
The paper's scope comprised a comparative literature review and conceptual integration of 31 peer‑reviewed studies published between 2023 and 2025.
Authors' methods description specifying sample size and publication window: 31 peer‑reviewed studies (2023–2025).
high null result Securing Virtual Reality: Threat Models, Vulnerabilities, an... number and date range of studies included in the review (31 studies, 2023–2025)
There is a need for empirical research quantifying earnings dispersion, labor substitution effects, and the welfare impacts of GenAI-driven content economies over time.
Explicit research recommendation made in the paper based on gaps identified during analysis of the 377 videos (study is qualitative and does not measure these outcomes).
high null result Monetizing Generative AI: YouTubers' Collective Knowledge on... absence of quantitative measures in current study / identified need for future m...
The analysis identifies ten shared use cases that creators present as pathways to income using GenAI.
Coding of the 377-video corpus resulted in a catalog of ten use cases (as reported in the paper).
high null result Monetizing Generative AI: YouTubers' Collective Knowledge on... count and identification of distinct use-case categories (ten)
Falsifiability condition for intermediation-collapse: If intermediary margins remain stable despite measurable declines in information frictions, the intermediation-collapse mechanism is falsified.
Stated empirical test in the paper that compares measured intermediary markups/margins to proxies for information frictions and AI-driven automation across affected sectors.
high null result Abundant Intelligence and Deficient Demand: A Macro-Financia... intermediary margins versus measures of information frictions/automation