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Evidence (4892 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 literature review employs the PRISMA model to screen, identify, and synthesize available literature on AI, Machine Learning and Deep Learning in promoting managerial productivity and task efficiency.
Methodological statement in the paper's abstract (explicitly states use of PRISMA for screening and synthesis).
high null result Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning... literature search and synthesis method (PRISMA use)
The paper traces near-term evolutionary trajectories for digital proto-life through three narratives: Lamarck (self-modifying coding agents), Remora (resource-seeking companion chatbots), and Mycelium (DAO-LLC trading bots).
Methodological statement in the abstract: exploratory scenario method with three specified narrative scenarios; descriptive rather than empirical.
high null result Digital Darwinism: steering the evolution of artificial life... narrative scenarios produced (Lamarck, Remora, Mycelium)
The paper develops a typology of enterprise applications by their sensitivity to AI-induced shifts in make-or-buy economics.
Paper's stated contribution (conceptual typology based on analysis of application categories and AI sensitivity).
high null result The Buy-or-Build Decision, Revisited: How Agentic AI Changes... classification (typology) of enterprise applications by sensitivity to AI
This paper adopts a conceptual research approach, combining transaction cost economics and the resource-based view with an assessment of current AI capabilities, to systematically re-evaluate the factors underlying the make-or-buy decision.
Paper's stated methodology and theoretical framing (methodological claim about the paper itself).
high null result The Buy-or-Build Decision, Revisited: How Agentic AI Changes... methodological approach to studying make-or-buy decisions
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)
We develop an analytical model in which a firm jointly chooses AI deployment and cybersecurity investment under this governance-capability gap.
Methodological claim: the paper presents an analytical (theoretical) model describing joint choice of deployment and cybersecurity investment.
high null result The Security Cost of Intelligence: AI Capability, Cyber Risk... model of joint choice (AI deployment and cybersecurity investment)
Foundational research on AI identity is the central conclusion of this report.
Authors' stated conclusion of the paper.
high null result AI Identity: Standards, Gaps, and Research Directions for AI... priority recommendation for future research
We define AI Identity as the continuous relationship between what an AI agent is declared to be and what it is observed to do, bounded by the confidence that those two things correspond at any given moment.
Conceptual definition presented by the authors (conceptual/terminological contribution rather than empirical evidence).
high null result AI Identity: Standards, Gaps, and Research Directions for AI... conceptualization of AI agent identity
The sign reversal is a structural consequence of the reviewer effort collapse under log-concave quality distributions; this is proved analytically.
Formal analytical proofs in the paper that use the assumption of log-concave quality distributions to show the mechanism producing the sign reversal.
high null result Buying the Right to Monitor:Editorial Design in AI-Assisted ... existence of sign reversal as a robust structural model implication under log-co...
We develop a formal model in which institutions choose the scale of automation, the degree of codification, and safeguards on iterative use.
Methodological statement: the paper presents a formal/theoretical model specifying institutional choice variables (model description rather than empirical result).
high null result AI Governance under Political Turnover: The Alignment Surfac... institutional choices regarding automation scale, codification, and safeguards (...
We document the performance of a market-based scaffolding with these LLMs.
Empirical documentation reported in the paper describing how a market-based scaffolding performs when using the six LLMs on the 93 tasks.
high null result MarketBench: Evaluating AI Agents as Market Participants performance metrics of a market-based scaffolding using LLM self-reports
We use a 93-task subset of SWE-bench Lite, a software engineering benchmark, with six recently released LLMs as a demonstration.
Empirical setup described in the paper: evaluation uses a 93-task subset of SWE-bench Lite and six recent LLMs.
high null result MarketBench: Evaluating AI Agents as Market Participants experimental dataset size and model set used for demonstration
We propose MarketBench, a benchmark for assessing whether AI agents have these capabilities.
Paper contribution claim: introduction of a benchmark named MarketBench described in the paper.
high null result MarketBench: Evaluating AI Agents as Market Participants existence of the MarketBench benchmark
In order to effectively participate in markets, agents need to have informative signals of their own ability to successfully complete a task and the cost of doing so.
Conceptual claim / design requirement motivating the benchmark; stated as part of the paper's framing rather than an empirical result.
high null result MarketBench: Evaluating AI Agents as Market Participants informativeness/calibration of self-reported ability and cost signals
The main findings are robust to multiple robustness checks.
Paper reports multiple unspecified robustness checks applied to the fixed-effects regression analyses on the panel of publicly listed Chinese firms (2012–2023).
high null result Following the Herd or the Bellwether: Peer Effects in Firms’... robustness of reported peer effect findings
We use a unified amortized framework to isolate semantic differences between eight Shapley variants under the low-latency constraints of operational risk workflows.
Methodological contribution described in the paper: a unified amortized computational framework applied to eight Shapley variants, evaluated under latency constraints typical of operational workflows.
high null result Rethinking XAI Evaluation: A Human-Centered Audit of Shapley... ability to isolate semantic differences among Shapley variants under low-latency...
No formulation improved objective analyst performance.
Controlled/empirical experiment reported in the paper evaluating eight Shapley variants with professional analysts in the fraud-detection environment; performance measured over 3,735 case reviews.
high null result Rethinking XAI Evaluation: A Human-Centered Audit of Shapley... objective analyst performance (e.g., accuracy on case reviews)
Standard quantitative metrics, such as sparsity and faithfulness, are decoupled from human-perceived clarity and decision utility.
Empirical comparison in the paper between quantitative metrics (sparsity, faithfulness) and human-judged clarity/decision-utility across the datasets and analyst reviews; based on the authors' large-scale evaluation.
high null result Rethinking XAI Evaluation: A Human-Centered Audit of Shapley... correlation/alignment between quantitative explanation metrics (sparsity, faithf...
We conduct a large-scale empirical evaluation across four risk datasets and a realistic fraud-detection environment involving professional analysts and 3,735 case reviews.
Experimental methods reported in the paper: evaluation across four risk datasets and a fraud-detection environment with professional analysts; stated sample of 3,735 case reviews.
high null result Rethinking XAI Evaluation: A Human-Centered Audit of Shapley... number of case reviews / scale of empirical evaluation
A central issue is how humans interpret the algorithm's choice of features, which affects the design and evaluation of highlighting policies.
Framing and motivation in the paper: conceptual claim motivating the formal models and analysis (theoretical/argumentative).
high null result Algorithmic Feature Highlighting for Human-AI Decision-Makin... impact of human interpretation on policy design and evaluation
We illustrate our framework in a calibrated empirical exercise based on the American Housing Survey.
An empirical/calibrated exercise using data from the American Housing Survey reported in the paper; the claim is that the framework is illustrated empirically (data-based demonstration).
high null result Algorithmic Feature Highlighting for Human-AI Decision-Makin... empirical illustration of highlighting policies using American Housing Survey da...
Humans may interpret the algorithm's choice of features in different ways: a sophisticated agent correctly conditions on the selection rule, while a naive agent updates only on revealed feature values and treats the selection event as exogenous.
Conceptual/behavioral modeling in the paper that defines two agent-types (sophisticated vs naive) and analyzes their distinct inference processes (theoretical/modeling).
high null result Algorithmic Feature Highlighting for Human-AI Decision-Makin... human inference model (conditioning behavior) in response to highlighted feature...
Highlighting can be modeled as a constrained information policy that selects a small number of features to reveal.
Modeling framework developed in the paper: formal definition of highlighting as an information policy with a feature-selection constraint (theoretical/modeling).
high null result Algorithmic Feature Highlighting for Human-AI Decision-Makin... representation of highlighting within a formal decision-theoretic framework
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
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
The study uses a mixed-methods design combining a quantitative survey of 312 senior managers/strategy professionals and 28 semi-structured interviews across four sectors in Zimbabwe.
Methods reported in the paper: quantitative survey n = 312; qualitative 28 interviews across manufacturing, financial services, telecommunications, and retail.
high null result Harnessing Competitive Intelligence and AI for Corporate Gro... study design / sample composition
The paper integrates information processing theory, the resource-based view, and the dynamic capabilities perspective to develop an integrated framework linking digital technology adoption, visibility, and resilience.
Theoretical framing described in the paper (explicit mention of the three theories and their integration).
high null result The Role of Digital Technologies in Enhancing Supply Chain V... theoretical integration / conceptual framework
The study employs hierarchical regression, structural equation modeling (SEM), and rigorous endogeneity controls including instrumental variables and propensity score matching.
Methods section summary reported in the paper; explicit listing of regression, SEM, IV, and propensity score matching.
high null result The Role of Digital Technologies in Enhancing Supply Chain V... methodological approach / identification strategy
The study draws on survey data from 742 manufacturing and logistics firms across 23 countries.
Reported sample description in the paper: survey of 742 firms across 23 countries (manufacturing and logistics).
high null result The Role of Digital Technologies in Enhancing Supply Chain V... sample_scope (firms sampled)
The paper foregrounds industrial firms' own digital agency as a less understood aspect in the literature on digitalization and governance.
Authors' positioning of their contribution and literature review claim in the paper (qualitative/theoretical claim).
high null result Industry 4.0 Inc.—Mergers and acquisitions and the digital t... research gap concerning firms' digital agency
Hierarchical regression analysis and bootstrapping methods were employed for empirical testing.
Methods section explicitly states use of hierarchical regression and bootstrapping for empirical tests on the survey data.
The study used a three-wave longitudinal survey design collecting matched data from 497 employees.
Methods section states a three-wave longitudinal survey and reports matched data from 497 employees.
high null result How does human-AI collaboration task complexity affect emplo... study design / data collection
The paper contributes by sharpening the concept of management accounting decision quality, distinguishing GenAI from broader digital transformation, and offering a cautious process model grounded in documentary case evidence from leading Chinese manufacturers.
Author-stated contribution in the paper: conceptual refinement and process model based on the three-case documentary analysis.
high null result Research on the Impact of Generative AI on the Quality of Ma... conceptual clarity / theoretical contribution
Because the evidence is drawn primarily from external disclosures rather than direct internal observation, the claims should be read as interpretive analytical inferences rather than as definitive causal proof.
Author's own limitation statement about data sources (external corporate disclosures) and inferential scope.
high null result Research on the Impact of Generative AI on the Quality of Ma... strength/causal status of inferences
The study adopts an interpretive multiple-case design and analyzes three major Chinese manufacturing firms - Midea Group, Haier Smart Home, and Dongfang Electric - using official annual and semi-annual reports, corporate disclosures, and recent AI-and-accounting literature.
Explicit methodological statement in the paper: interpretive multiple-case design; data sources listed as official annual and semi-annual reports, corporate disclosures, and literature; sample consists of three named firms.
high null result Research on the Impact of Generative AI on the Quality of Ma... study design / sample description
This is an exploratory and qualitative state-of-practice study grounded in over 30 interviews across four stakeholder groups (large enterprises, small/medium firms, AI developers, and CAD/CAM/CAE vendors).
Methodological statement in the paper describing study design and sample composition.
high null result Agentic AI in Engineering and Manufacturing: Industry Perspe... study design/sample composition
Key breakthroughs needed include integration with traditional engineering tools and data types, robust verification frameworks, and improved spatial and physical reasoning.
Interviewee-identified requirements compiled from over 30 interviews; stakeholders repeatedly pinpoint integration, verification, and spatial/physical reasoning as priority technical advances.
high null result Agentic AI in Engineering and Manufacturing: Industry Perspe... technical capabilities and integrations needed for broader deployment
As AI reduces the costs of ideation, synthesis, and search, the central bottlenecks of science increasingly shift toward coordination, adjudication, validation, and adaptive steering.
Argumentative/trend claim presented in the paper as motivation for PIM; no empirical time-series or quantitative analysis provided in the paper itself.
high null result Probabilistic Innovation Methodology: A Scientific Methodolo... relative importance of scientific bottlenecks (ideation vs coordination/adjudica...
The paper formalises crowdsourced R&D and hackathon-type architectures as operational search forms and links these to Causal Problem Modelling (CPM) and the Causal Theoretical Twin Architecture (CTTA).
Conceptual mapping and theoretical linkage between existing crowdsourcing/hackathon models and CPM/CTTA within the PIM framework (theoretical exposition; no empirical mapping or measurement reported).
high null result Probabilistic Innovation Methodology: A Scientific Methodolo... formal correspondence between crowdsourced/hackathon architectures and CPM/CTTA ...
PIM proceeds through causal problem decomposition, distributed search, real-time evidential updating, contribution traceability, staged validation, and dynamic reprioritisation of candidate solution pathways.
Procedural description of the PIM methodology and its constituent stages in the paper (methodological/theoretical exposition; no experimental implementation reported).
high null result Probabilistic Innovation Methodology: A Scientific Methodolo... operational steps/process flow of PIM
PIM is designed for problem spaces characterised by causal heterogeneity, partial observability, nonlinear interaction, long feedback delays, and distributed expertise.
Methodological design specification within the paper describing the target problem-space features for which PIM is intended (conceptual specification; no empirical testing).
high null result Probabilistic Innovation Methodology: A Scientific Methodolo... suitability of PIM for specified problem-space characteristics
This paper formalises extensions of crowdsourced R&D and hackathon-based research into a general methodology called Probabilistic Innovation Methodology (PIM).
The paper presents a conceptual/theoretical formalisation and names the resulting methodology PIM (no empirical study or sample reported).
high null result Probabilistic Innovation Methodology: A Scientific Methodolo... existence and formal definition of PIM as a methodology
This study proposes a framework for evaluating platform ecosystems by their long-term effects on human capital formation and institutional resilience.
Methodological contribution claimed by the paper (development of an evaluative framework); presented as part of the paper's contributions rather than an empirical finding.
high null result When Platforms Replace the Pipeline: AI, Labor Erosion, and ... existence of a proposed evaluative framework (methodological output)
Under three scenarios (optimistic: 2028-2035; base: 2035-2045; pessimistic: 2045-2060), we specify disconfirmation criteria that would weaken the thesis if observed.
Scenario analysis and specification of disconfirmation criteria by the authors; methodological claim about forecasting structure rather than empirical result.
high null result The Instrumental Dissolution of Typing: Why AI Challenges th... timing of transition/adoption scenarios and falsification criteria
Converging evidence from history, philosophy, neuroscience, technology, organizational studies, and cultural analysis supports this thesis.
Authors' multidisciplinary literature review and synthesis across the named fields (method: qualitative review); no single empirical dataset or sample size given.
high null result The Instrumental Dissolution of Typing: Why AI Challenges th... strength of multidisciplinary support for the thesis
We introduce 'instrumental dissolution' -- loss of institutional-default status while persisting in specialist niches.
Conceptual/theoretical contribution defined by the authors and illustrated via cross-disciplinary examples; no empirical validation sample reported.
high null result The Instrumental Dissolution of Typing: Why AI Challenges th... change in institutional-default status of a technology
Typing's dominance was instrumental, not cognitively necessary.
Argumentative/historical analysis presented in the paper; synthesis of historical and philosophical literature (no empirical sample or experiment reported).
high null result The Instrumental Dissolution of Typing: Why AI Challenges th... instrumental status of keyboard in knowledge work