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Evidence (4175 claims)

Adoption
8570 claims
Productivity
7631 claims
Governance
6869 claims
Human-AI Collaboration
6491 claims
Org Design
4175 claims
Innovation
4114 claims
Labor Markets
3566 claims
Skills & Training
2966 claims
Inequality
2066 claims

Evidence Matrix

Claim counts by outcome category and direction of finding.

Outcome Positive Negative Mixed Null Total
Other 758 199 100 900 2007
Governance & Regulation 826 400 191 122 1563
Organizational Efficiency 777 193 124 84 1189
Technology Adoption Rate 635 233 124 97 1098
Research Productivity 422 128 57 336 954
Output Quality 476 179 59 47 761
Decision Quality 328 177 81 47 640
Firm Productivity 435 57 88 20 606
AI Safety & Ethics 218 277 65 33 599
Market Structure 180 170 123 24 502
Task Allocation 213 64 72 33 387
Skill Acquisition 170 61 61 17 309
Innovation Output 203 27 43 18 292
Employment Level 105 54 107 13 281
Fiscal & Macroeconomic 131 69 43 26 276
Consumer Welfare 117 63 42 11 233
Firm Revenue 153 48 26 3 230
Task Completion Time 173 31 8 12 225
Inequality Measures 44 122 49 6 221
Worker Satisfaction 89 65 22 12 188
Error Rate 69 92 10 2 173
Regulatory Compliance 77 69 14 5 165
Automation Exposure 56 56 26 13 154
Training Effectiveness 94 21 13 19 149
Wages & Compensation 77 36 25 6 144
Team Performance 86 17 27 10 141
Developer Productivity 95 17 14 6 133
Job Displacement 12 80 20 1 113
Hiring & Recruitment 52 7 8 3 70
Creative Output 31 18 8 3 61
Skill Obsolescence 5 46 6 1 58
Social Protection 27 16 8 2 53
Labor Share of Income 17 19 17 53
Worker Turnover 11 12 3 26
Industry 1 1
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Marketing relies on predictive analytics and conversational interfaces.
Thematic claim in the abstract summarizing the roles of AI in marketing drawn from the reviewed literature.
high positive The implementation of artificial intelligence in organizatio... marketing_applications (predictive_analytics, conversational_interfaces)
Human resources applications of AI focus on recruitment and workforce planning.
Specific thematic finding reported in the abstract from the literature synthesis of included studies.
high positive The implementation of artificial intelligence in organizatio... applications_in_HR (recruitment, workforce_planning)
Artificial intelligence enhances analytics, automates routine tasks, personalizes interactions, and supports decision-making.
Aggregate finding reported in the abstract based on thematic synthesis of the reviewed literature (160 articles).
high positive The implementation of artificial intelligence in organizatio... organizational_capabilities (analytics, automation, personalization, decision_su...
There are convergent patterns of AI adoption in human resources, marketing and customer services, logistics, and finance.
Synthesis claim from the systematic review of the 160 included peer‑reviewed articles as reported in the abstract.
high positive The implementation of artificial intelligence in organizatio... patterns_of_adoption_across_functions
This tension reveals a pattern we call 'bounded delegation': developers wanted AI to absorb the assembly work surrounding their craft, never the craft itself.
Interpretive result from the paper's qualitative thematic analysis of survey responses (n=860), labeled by the authors as the 'bounded delegation' pattern.
high positive To Copilot and Beyond: 22 AI Systems Developers Want Built preferred boundary of automation / delegation
Developers wanted systems enforcing explicit authority scoping, provenance, uncertainty signaling, and least-privilege access throughout.
Reported constraints and desiderata from the thematic analysis of survey responses (n=860).
high positive To Copilot and Beyond: 22 AI Systems Developers Want Built desired governance/security features for AI tools (authority scoping, provenance...
Developers wanted systems that embed quality signals earlier in their workflow to keep pace with accelerating code generation.
Thematic findings from the paper's human-in-the-loop, multi-model council-based analysis of survey responses (n=860).
high positive To Copilot and Beyond: 22 AI Systems Developers Want Built requested placement/timing of quality signals in developer workflow
Using a human-in-the-loop, multi-model council-based thematic analysis, we identify 22 AI systems that developers want built across five task categories.
Qualitative analysis method described in the paper applied to the survey responses (n=860); result reported as identification of 22 desired AI systems organized into five categories.
high positive To Copilot and Beyond: 22 AI Systems Developers Want Built catalog of desired AI systems and task categories
For listed firms, AI patents command a robust market-value premium in both countries.
Firm-level analysis linking AI patenting to market valuation for listed firms in both countries (regression or valuation analysis implied by statement).
high positive AI Patents in the United States and China: Measurement, Orga... market-value premium for listed firms associated with AI patents
China surpasses the United States in recent annual AI patent counts.
Time-series patent count comparison using classifier-applied corpora (paper reports that recent annual counts are higher for China than the U.S.).
high positive AI Patents in the United States and China: Measurement, Orga... annual number of AI patents (patent counts)
There is broad convergence in AI patenting intensity and subfield composition between the United States and China.
Comparative analysis of AI patenting intensity and subfield composition across the two patent corpora (US 1976-2023, China 2010-2023) reported in paper.
high positive AI Patents in the United States and China: Measurement, Orga... AI patenting intensity and distribution across AI subfields
Applying the classifier to granted U.S. patents (1976-2023) and Chinese patents (2010-2023), we document rapid growth in AI patenting in both countries.
Application of classifier to full corpora of granted U.S. patents (1976-2023) and Chinese patents (2010-2023); time-series counts of AI patents reported.
high positive AI Patents in the United States and China: Measurement, Orga... number of granted AI patents over time (patent counts)
The classifier generalizes well to Chinese patents based on citation and lexical validation.
Validation analyses described as citation-based and lexical validation applied to Chinese patents (paper states generalization to Chinese patents via these validation methods).
high positive AI Patents in the United States and China: Measurement, Orga... generalization / validity of classifier on Chinese patents
Our classifier substantially improves the existing USPTO approach, achieving 97.0% precision, 91.3% recall, and a 94.0% F1 score.
Reported classifier evaluation metrics (precision, recall, F1) presumably on held-out test data; comparison stated against the existing USPTO approach.
high positive AI Patents in the United States and China: Measurement, Orga... classification performance (precision, recall, F1)
We develop a high-precision classifier to measure artificial intelligence (AI) patents by fine-tuning PatentSBERTa on manually labeled data from the USPTO's AI Patent Dataset.
Methodological description in paper: fine-tuning PatentSBERTa on manually labeled USPTO AI Patent Dataset (manually labeled training data and model fine-tuning stated).
high positive AI Patents in the United States and China: Measurement, Orga... ability to classify patents as AI-related (classifier development)
The results demonstrate the importance of considering interacting systems of AI agents when doing both capabilities and safety research.
Authors' interpretation/generalization based on experimental findings comparing multi-agent organizations and single agents across tasks and settings.
high positive AI Organizations are More Effective but Less Aligned than In... research priorities/considerations for capabilities and safety research (implica...
Organisations should invest in customisation capabilities for AI recruitment tools, implement comprehensive change management strategies, and maintain robust post-hire evaluation procedures.
Authors' recommendations derived from thematic findings and participant perspectives across two firms (qualitative synthesis of n = 22 interviews).
high positive The augmented recruiter: examining AI integration and decisi... recommended_organisational_practices_for_AI_recruitment
AI functioned optimally as an augmentative technology rather than as a replacement for human decision-makers in recruitment.
Findings: participants across the two case firms described AI being most effective when augmenting human judgment rather than replacing it (interviews n = 22).
high positive The augmented recruiter: examining AI integration and decisi... role_of_AI (augmentation vs replacement)
AI significantly enhanced efficiency through process standardisation and automation.
Findings based on participant accounts in thematic analysis (interviews n = 22) describing process optimisation and automation benefits.
high positive The augmented recruiter: examining AI integration and decisi... efficiency (process standardisation and automation)
The Principle of Maximum Heterogeneity reveals a convergence of complex phenomena across fields onto simple underlying design principles with important predictive value for future distributed production systems.
Synthesis claim in the paper arguing cross-field convergence and predictive value based on the theoretical model and conceptual examples; no empirical validation or forecasting trials reported.
high positive The Principle of Maximum Heterogeneity Optimises Productivit... predictive value of the model/principles for future distributed production syste...
The principles derived (including the Principle of Maximum Heterogeneity) can be used as a blueprint for constructing ideal distributed production systems; demonstrated by suggesting specific redesigns for compute systems executing large-scale AI.
Paper includes suggested redesigns for compute systems as demonstrations of the blueprint; these are proposed designs/illustrative applications rather than empirically validated interventions or trials.
high positive The Principle of Maximum Heterogeneity Optimises Productivit... design-guided performance improvements in compute systems for large-scale AI (pr...
The Principle of Maximum Heterogeneity applies recursively across all layers of nested production systems.
Theoretical claim within the paper arguing recursive applicability across nested system layers (e.g., neurons, firms, ecosystems); supported by conceptual reasoning and model exposition rather than empirical multi-layer tests.
high positive The Principle of Maximum Heterogeneity Optimises Productivit... emergence/spread of heterogeneity across nested layers
The communication topology determines the spatial scale over which heterogeneity spreads in distributed production systems.
Model-based theoretical argument in the paper linking topology to the spatial scale of heterogeneity; illustrated conceptually and via examples but not via empirical sample testing.
high positive The Principle of Maximum Heterogeneity Optimises Productivit... spatial scale/spread of heterogeneity as a function of communication topology
Principle of Maximum Heterogeneity: any distributed production system optimising for performance will converge on an increasingly heterogeneous configuration.
Statement of a derived principle from the paper's model (theoretical derivation/argument); demonstration via model reasoning and examples rather than empirical testing; no sample size reported.
high positive The Principle of Maximum Heterogeneity Optimises Productivit... degree of heterogeneity in agent/configuration space
A small set of underlying laws generates the complex dynamics observed across fields (biology, economics, neuroscience, computing).
Theoretical argument and synthesis across disciplines within the paper; no empirical or experimental sample size reported.
high positive The Principle of Maximum Heterogeneity Optimises Productivit... explanatory coverage of complex system dynamics
The Distributed Production System model captures how agent heterogeneity, resource constraints, communication topology, and task structure jointly determine the productivity, efficiency, and robustness of distributed systems across biology, economics, neuroscience, and computing.
Presentation of a unified theoretical model (Distributed Production System) in the paper; conceptual/mathematical development and cross-disciplinary argumentation; no empirical sample size reported.
high positive The Principle of Maximum Heterogeneity Optimises Productivit... productivity, efficiency, and robustness of distributed systems
A simple regret-based payout rule is proposed that satisfies three out of the four Shapley axioms and also lies in the core.
Constructive proposal in the paper with accompanying theoretical/axiomatic analysis showing compliance with three Shapley axioms and proof of core-membership.
high positive Creator Incentives in Recommender Systems: A Cooperative Gam... axiomatic compliance (3/4 Shapley axioms) and core-membership of the payout rule
Convexity (in the homogeneous-agent case) implies a non-empty core that contains the Shapley value and ensures both stability and fairness of payout allocations.
Theoretical implication shown in the paper: proof that convexity leads to non-empty core and that the Shapley value belongs to the core under the stated conditions.
high positive Creator Incentives in Recommender Systems: A Cooperative Gam... non-emptiness of the core; membership of the Shapley value in the core; stabilit...
For identical (homogenous) agents with fixed action sets, the induced TU game is convex under mild algorithmic conditions.
Theoretical result/proof provided in the paper under assumptions of homogenous agents and fixed action sets and certain algorithmic conditions.
high positive Creator Incentives in Recommender Systems: A Cooperative Gam... convexity of the induced transferable-utility cooperative game
Participants in the treatment conditions showed greater positive belief change about the AI across the session.
Pre/post measures of participant beliefs collected during the field experiment (N=388) showing larger positive shifts among those assigned to treatment conditions versus controls.
high positive Scaffolding Human-AI Collaboration: A Field Experiment on Be... change in participant beliefs about AI (pre/post)
A cognitive scaffolding intervention (partnership training that reframed AI as a thought partner) was associated with higher individual document quality at the top of the distribution.
Field experiment with 388 employees comparing cognitive scaffolding to other conditions; reported improvements concentrated at the top of the individual document-quality distribution.
high positive Scaffolding Human-AI Collaboration: A Field Experiment on Be... individual document quality (top of the distribution)
Organizations that strategically invest in blended, context-rich, and partnership-based development programs position themselves for sustainable competitive advantage in an increasingly automated marketplace.
Normative recommendation supported by the paper's synthesis of theory and practice (organizational development, adult learning, workforce development); no empirical effect sizes or sample-size-based evaluation provided.
high positive The Future of Education in an AI-Driven World: Preparing Org... positioning for sustainable competitive advantage (organizational performance ad...
Forward-thinking organizations are redesigning learning architectures to cultivate irreplaceable human capabilities that complement rather than compete with AI systems.
Synthesis of literature from organizational psychology, adult learning theory, and workforce development practice cited in the paper; presented as descriptive statement about current organizational practice rather than based on a reported empirical study with sample size.
high positive The Future of Education in an AI-Driven World: Preparing Org... redesign of learning architectures to cultivate human capabilities (critical thi...
Corporate and academic learning ecosystems will converge (necessary convergence of corporate and academic learning ecosystems).
Conceptual synthesis and argumentation in the paper referencing workforce development practice and organizational development research; no quantitative measures or sample size reported.
high positive The Future of Education in an AI-Driven World: Preparing Org... convergence/integration between corporate and academic learning ecosystems
Human skills (critical thinking, adaptive decision-making, interpersonal acumen) will be elevated to core competency status as AI automates technical tasks once considered core competencies.
Argument and synthesis presented in the paper drawing on organizational psychology, adult learning theory, and workforce development practice; no empirical sample size or statistical tests reported (conceptual/literature-based claim).
high positive The Future of Education in an AI-Driven World: Preparing Org... elevation of human skills to core competencies (critical thinking, adaptive deci...
A four-phase implementation roadmap translates the MIGT into actionable enterprise programs.
Paper claims to include a four-phase roadmap; this is described as a design/implementation contribution in the excerpt.
high positive Who Governs the Machine? A Machine Identity Governance Taxon... existence of a four-phase implementation roadmap to operationalize MIGT
A cross-jurisdictional regulatory alignment structure mapping enterprise AI identity governance obligations under EU, US, and Chinese frameworks simultaneously, identifying irreconcilable conflicts and providing a governance mechanism for managing them.
Paper claims to produce a mapping/alignment structure comparing EU, US, and Chinese obligations and to identify irreconcilable conflicts; method not detailed in excerpt.
high positive Who Governs the Machine? A Machine Identity Governance Taxon... mapping of cross-jurisdictional AI identity governance obligations and identific...
Machine Identity Governance Taxonomy (MIGT): an integrated six-domain governance framework simultaneously addressing the technical governance gap, the regulatory compliance gap, and the cross-jurisdictional coordination gap that existing frameworks address only in isolation.
Paper presents MIGT as a novel, integrated six-domain framework; described as targeting three specific governance gaps. Evidence cited is the framework design itself (conceptual contribution).
high positive Who Governs the Machine? A Machine Identity Governance Taxon... existence of a six-domain governance framework and the governance gaps it purpor...
AI-Identity Risk Taxonomy (AIRT): a comprehensive enumeration of 37 risk sub-categories across eight domains, each grounded in documented incidents, regulatory recognition, practitioner prevalence data, and threat intelligence.
Paper claims to have produced the AIRT taxonomy and states its grounding sources (documented incidents, regulatory recognition, practitioner prevalence data, threat intelligence); taxonomy size given (37 sub-categories across eight domains).
high positive Who Governs the Machine? A Machine Identity Governance Taxon... number and scope of risk sub-categories identified for AI identity (AIRT)
A machine-learning research agenda is needed centered on team-level evaluation, privacy-preserving memory layers, scaffolded AI for learning, carbon-aware routing, and pro-agency workflow design.
Prescriptive recommendation in the position paper proposing specific research priorities; no empirical evaluation of these approaches is presented within the paper itself.
high positive Remote-Capable Knowledge Work Should Default to AI-Enabled F... prioritized ML research directions and interventions (team-level evaluation, pri...
Rather than eliminating the office, this shift supports selective co-presence, reserving in-person time for tasks with high tacitness, high coupling, or high relational stakes (including apprenticeship, conflict repair, trust formation, and early-stage synthesis).
Theoretical/qualitative argument about task types best suited for in-person interaction; illustrated by examples (apprenticeship, conflict repair, trust formation, early-stage synthesis); no empirical task-level allocation study presented.
high positive Remote-Capable Knowledge Work Should Default to AI-Enabled F... allocation of in-person vs. remote time for specific task types
Capabilities that are already widely deployed—transcription, summarization, retrieval, translation, drafting, and code assistance—are the basis for this shift (with bounded agents as an amplifying but not necessary extension).
Descriptive claim citing the prevalence of specific AI capabilities in current deployments; presented as observation in the position paper rather than as a quantified adoption study.
high positive Remote-Capable Knowledge Work Should Default to AI-Enabled F... deployment/adoption of specific AI capabilities (transcription, summarization, r...
The organizational significance of these systems is not generic automation but the accumulation of artifact capital: durable, queryable, reusable traces such as transcripts, summaries, decisions, tickets, code comments, and retrieval layers.
Argumentative claim in the paper describing a conceptual mechanism ('artifact capital') by which foundation-model features create reusable organizational artifacts; no empirical measurement of artifact capital provided.
high positive Remote-Capable Knowledge Work Should Default to AI-Enabled F... accumulation and reuse of organizational knowledge artifacts ('artifact capital'...
The foundation-model stack (NL interaction, multimodal capture, long context, retrieval, transcription, translation, bounded tool use) changes the coordination economics that previously favored daily in-person co-presence.
Conceptual claim supported by descriptions of foundation-model capabilities and their potential to create durable, queryable artifacts; no empirical test or measured coordination-costs reported.
high positive Remote-Capable Knowledge Work Should Default to AI-Enabled F... coordination economics (costs/benefits of co-presence vs. remote work)
Remote-capable knowledge work should default to AI-enabled flexibility because the workflow-integrated foundation-model stack changes the coordination economics that once favored daily co-presence.
Normative argument in the position paper based on conceptual analysis of coordination economics and the claimed effects of foundation-model features; no empirical sample or quantitative study reported.
high positive Remote-Capable Knowledge Work Should Default to AI-Enabled F... defaulting remote-capable knowledge work to AI-enabled flexible arrangements (i....
Preliminary corroboration is provided by a companion production automation system with eleven operating lanes and 2,132 classified tickets.
Reported companion system operational statistics in the paper (11 lanes, 2,132 tickets).
high positive Context Engineering: A Practitioner Methodology for Structur... companion system scale and classified tickets
When iteration was permitted, the final success rate for the structured interactions reached 91.5% (183 of 200).
Reported final success counts/rate in the paper for structured interactions (183 of 200).
high positive Context Engineering: A Practitioner Methodology for Structur... final success rate after iteration
Among structured interactions, 110 of 200 were accepted on first pass.
Reported counts in the paper for the structured-interaction group (110 accepted of 200 structured interactions).
high positive Context Engineering: A Practitioner Methodology for Structur... first-pass acceptances (count and rate)
Structured context assembly was associated with an improvement in first-pass acceptance from 32% to 55%.
Observational comparison reported in the paper (baseline vs. structured first-pass acceptance rates are given as 32% and 55%).
high positive Context Engineering: A Practitioner Methodology for Structur... first-pass acceptance rate
Structured context assembly was associated with a reduction from 3.8 to 2.0 average iteration cycles per task.
Observational comparison reported in the paper (structured vs. baseline interactions); the paper states the 3.8 to 2.0 cycle figures.
high positive Context Engineering: A Practitioner Methodology for Structur... average iteration cycles per task