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Evidence (7198 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 790 208 103 950 2117
Governance & Regulation 869 411 195 126 1630
Organizational Efficiency 817 202 126 87 1243
Technology Adoption Rate 675 258 128 106 1178
Research Productivity 462 138 64 347 1023
Output Quality 501 193 61 52 807
Decision Quality 346 180 84 51 668
AI Safety & Ethics 235 285 70 34 630
Firm Productivity 452 58 91 20 627
Market Structure 184 171 123 24 507
Task Allocation 221 65 76 34 401
Skill Acquisition 176 62 62 17 317
Innovation Output 207 28 48 18 303
Fiscal & Macroeconomic 135 72 44 26 284
Employment Level 105 56 108 13 284
Consumer Welfare 121 67 45 11 244
Firm Revenue 160 50 28 4 242
Task Completion Time 182 33 10 13 239
Inequality Measures 45 126 50 6 227
Worker Satisfaction 94 73 23 12 202
Error Rate 76 98 11 4 189
Regulatory Compliance 81 73 17 7 178
Automation Exposure 61 59 26 14 163
Training Effectiveness 97 21 14 19 153
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 21 1 117
Hiring & Recruitment 52 8 8 3 71
Social Protection 39 17 8 2 66
Creative Output 32 20 8 3 64
Skill Obsolescence 5 49 6 1 61
Labor Share of Income 17 19 17 53
Worker Turnover 15 14 3 32
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The Pilot Zone policy has a more pronounced enabling effect on ESG performance for non-state-owned enterprises compared with state-owned enterprises.
Heterogeneity analysis by ownership type reported in the paper (comparison between state-owned vs. non-state-owned A-share listed manufacturing firms under DID specification).
Operational efficiencies significantly moderate the policy effect, further amplifying the Pilot Zone policy's positive impact on ESG performance.
Reported moderation/heterogeneity analysis indicating that firms with higher operational efficiency experience stronger positive policy effects on ESG performance.
Enterprise resource allocation significantly moderates the policy effect, amplifying the enabling effect of the Pilot Zone policy on ESG performance.
Reported moderation/heterogeneity analysis showing interaction effects between measures of enterprise resource allocation and the Pilot Zone policy on ESG outcomes in the DID framework.
The policy enhances manufacturing enterprises' ESG performance by strengthening environmental compliance pressures (regulatory/compliance channel).
Mechanism analysis reported in the paper identifying increased environmental compliance pressure as a transmission channel linking the Pilot Zone policy to improved ESG performance.
high positive The Impact of National New-Generation Artificial Intelligenc... environmental compliance pressure (mediator)
The policy primarily enhances manufacturing enterprises' ESG performance by intensifying R&D expenditure intensity (R&D investment channel).
Mechanism analysis reported in the paper identifying R&D expenditure intensity as a transmission channel between the Pilot Zone policy and firm ESG performance (presumably mediation/interaction tests within DID framework).
high positive The Impact of National New-Generation Artificial Intelligenc... R&D expenditure intensity (mediator)
The positive effect of the Pilot Zone policy on manufacturing firms' ESG performance is robust to parallel trends tests, placebo tests, and multiple robustness checks.
Reported application of common DID robustness diagnostics: parallel trends test, placebo tests, and additional robustness checks (details not provided in abstract). Same sample frame: A-share listed manufacturing firms, 2010–2023.
The Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Development Pilot Zone policy exerts a significant positive effect on manufacturing enterprises' ESG performance.
Empirical analysis using a multi-period difference-in-differences (DID) model leveraging the establishment of National New-Generation Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Development Pilot Zones as a quasi-natural experiment; sample: A-share listed manufacturing enterprises on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges, 2010–2023. Robustness checks reported (parallel trends, placebo tests, multiple robustness checks).
The classical First Fundamental Theorem of Welfare Economics is recovered as the low-autonomy limit of the autonomy-qualified model.
Analytical result in the paper showing limiting case of the model yields the classical theorem (theoretical/mathematical derivation).
high positive Post-AGI Economies: Autonomy and the First Fundamental Theor... consistency of autonomy-qualified model with classical theorem in low-autonomy l...
Using a minimal general-equilibrium model with autonomy-conditioned welfare, welfare-status assignment, delegation accounting, and verification institutions, we set out conditions for which autonomy-complete competitive equilibrium is autonomy-Pareto efficient.
Formal theoretical development and derivation in a minimal general-equilibrium model described in the paper (mathematical/modeling evidence; no empirical sample).
high positive Post-AGI Economies: Autonomy and the First Fundamental Theor... autonomy-Pareto efficiency of competitive equilibrium
The First Fundamental Theorem ought to be subject to an autonomy qualification where the impact of changes in autonomy assumptions is incorporated.
Normative prescription based on the paper's conceptual critique and modeling agenda; supported by theoretical reasoning rather than empirical testing.
high positive Post-AGI Economies: Autonomy and the First Fundamental Theor... normative recommendation to modify welfare-theorem assumptions
Government transfers become compelling when singularity-driven growth overwhelms deadweight costs.
Conditional policy conclusion stated in the abstract based on model comparison of welfare gains versus deadweight costs; no empirical calibration or data reported.
high positive Hedging the Singularity policy desirability of transfers conditional on growth vs. deadweight costs
Market incompleteness creates a rationale for government transfers.
Normative/policy implication stated in the abstract, derived from the model's welfare comparisons; no empirical validation provided.
high positive Hedging the Singularity justification for government transfers/policy intervention
Because markets are incomplete -- investors cannot trade private AI capital -- AI stocks command a premium.
Theoretical result asserted in the paper's abstract, derived from the asset-pricing model under market incompleteness (no empirical data provided).
high positive Hedging the Singularity asset price premium for AI stocks
We develop an asset pricing model in which investors use AI stocks to hedge against an AI singularity that displaces their consumption.
Description of the paper's theoretical asset-pricing model and stated model mechanism in the abstract; no empirical test reported.
high positive Hedging the Singularity use of AI stocks as a hedge against consumption-displacing singularity
AI stocks trade at extraordinary valuations.
Explicit statement in the paper's abstract; no empirical data, sample, or statistical analysis reported.
high positive Hedging the Singularity AI stock valuations
The sustainability of the algorithmic state rests on a movement from technocratic secrecy to value-based transparency to ensure AI- and human collaboration is founded on institutional accountability and algorithmic justice.
Authorial conclusion from the systematic review synthesis (2018-2026) advocating a policy/practice shift; presented as normative policy recommendation rather than quantified empirical finding.
high positive Artificial Intelligence, Public Policy and Governance - impl... sustainability of algorithmic/state governance (accountability and algorithmic j...
Empirical evidence shows great gains in efficiency in fiscal forecasting.
Empirical studies included in the PRISMA-guided review (2018-2026) reporting improved fiscal forecasting outcomes; no quantitative effect sizes provided in abstract.
high positive Artificial Intelligence, Public Policy and Governance - impl... accuracy/efficiency of fiscal forecasting
Empirical evidence shows great gains in efficiency at routinised administrative tasks.
Empirical studies reported in the systematic review (2018-2026); the abstract claims empirical evidence of efficiency gains but does not report specific study counts, sample sizes, or effect magnitudes.
high positive Artificial Intelligence, Public Policy and Governance - impl... efficiency in routinised administrative tasks
This survey provides scholars and practitioners with a structured understanding of how agentic AI is reshaping financial markets and identifies critical research directions to ensure these systems enhance both operational efficiency and market resilience.
Statement of contribution in the paper; based on the paper's literature review, taxonomy, and identified research agenda.
high positive Agentic Artificial Intelligence in Finance: A Comprehensive ... clarity for research/practice and identification of research directions to impro...
Agentic AI offers substantial potential for enhanced market efficiency, liquidity provision, and risk management.
Survey synthesis of foundational research, market applications, and technical architectures suggesting potential benefits; no original empirical evaluation reported.
high positive Agentic Artificial Intelligence in Finance: A Comprehensive ... market efficiency, liquidity provision, risk management
The emergence of agentic AI represents a fundamental transformation in financial markets, characterized by autonomous systems capable of reasoning, planning, and adaptive decision-making with minimal human intervention.
Conceptual claim stated in the survey's introduction and synthesis of recent advances; based on literature review and theoretical framing rather than new empirical data.
high positive Agentic Artificial Intelligence in Finance: A Comprehensive ... degree of autonomy and decision-making capability of AI systems in financial mar...
Countries around the world are rushing to encourage greater investment and growth in their domestic AI industries.
Statement/observation presented in the paper's introduction; based on the paper's descriptive overview of global policy activity (literature review / policy survey implied). No sample size reported.
high positive Fighting for Democracy Amid the AI Race: Designing Tech In... government encouragement of AI investment and growth
When unfairness is driven by uncertainty (rather than incidental noise), accounting for uncertainty is essential to achieving fair and effective decision-making.
Synthesis/argument based on formalization and simulation experiments showing cases where uncertainty causes unfair outcomes and methods that account for uncertainty mitigate those outcomes.
high positive Fairness under uncertainty in sequential decisions fairness and effectiveness of decision-making when uncertainty is accounted for
The proposed framework can help practitioners diagnose, audit, and govern fairness risks in socio-technical decision systems.
Authors propose a diagnostic/audit/governance framework (conceptual contribution) and illustrate its use through examples and simulations; no field deployment evidence provided in the abstract.
high positive Fairness under uncertainty in sequential decisions practitioner ability to diagnose/audit/govern fairness risks
Algorithmic examples in the paper demonstrate it is possible to reduce outcome variance for disadvantaged groups while preserving institutional objectives such as expected utility.
Algorithmic examples and simulation experiments reported in the paper demonstrating reductions in outcome variance for disadvantaged groups together with preserved expected utility (results from synthetic/simulated data and model runs).
high positive Fairness under uncertainty in sequential decisions outcome variance for disadvantaged groups; expected utility (institutional objec...
The authors formalize model and feedback uncertainty using counterfactual logic and reinforcement learning.
Paper describes formalization/mathematical definitions linking counterfactual logic and reinforcement learning to model and feedback uncertainty (theoretical/methodological contribution).
high positive Fairness under uncertainty in sequential decisions formalization of uncertainty types
This paper introduces a taxonomy of uncertainty in sequential decision-making consisting of three types: model uncertainty, feedback uncertainty, and prediction uncertainty.
Paper presents a conceptual taxonomy and names the three uncertainty types in the text/abstract; theoretical exposition in the methods/definitions sections (no external empirical sample required).
high positive Fairness under uncertainty in sequential decisions categories of uncertainty in sequential decision-making
The emergence of 'Industry 4.0 Inc.' is likely to induce further collaboration among participating incumbents.
Authors' inference based on observed interconnections and overlapping investments in the M&A-based mapping (predictive/interpretive claim; no quantified projection provided in the excerpt).
high positive Industry 4.0 Inc.—Mergers and acquisitions and the digital t... collaboration among incumbent firms
One consequence of increased M&A activity and overlapping investments is the emergence of interconnections that have given rise to a new structure the authors term 'Industry 4.0 Inc.'
Network mapping of corporate linkages and overlapping investments derived from the M&A deal analysis spanning more than two decades (method: empirical mapping of inter-corporate ties); exact counts not provided in the excerpt.
high positive Industry 4.0 Inc.—Mergers and acquisitions and the digital t... emergence of inter-firm interconnections / new industry structure ('Industry 4.0...
Mergers and acquisitions are one of the principal tools industrial firms use to overcome this dual challenge.
Authors' argumentation supported by an empirical analysis of more than two decades of M&A deals (method: M&A deal analysis); exact sample size not stated in provided text.
high positive Industry 4.0 Inc.—Mergers and acquisitions and the digital t... use of M&A to acquire digital capabilities and skills
When models err, their incorrect predictions disproportionately lean intervention-oriented.
Error analysis of model predictions showing that among incorrect predictions, a larger share favor intervention-oriented causal signs than market-oriented ones (directional skew in errors).
high positive Ideological Bias in LLMs' Economic Causal Reasoning directional bias in errors (proportion of errors that are intervention-oriented)
Across 18 of 20 models, accuracy is systematically higher when the empirically verified causal sign aligns with intervention-oriented expectations than with market-oriented ones.
Model-by-model accuracy comparison broken down by whether the empirically verified causal sign aligns with intervention-oriented vs market-oriented expectations; observed higher accuracy for intervention-aligned cases in 18/20 models.
high positive Ideological Bias in LLMs' Economic Causal Reasoning accuracy conditional on ideological alignment (intervention-oriented vs market-o...
Effective governance of AI as a dual-use technology will likely require a multilateral institutional architecture functionally analogous (though not identical) to the role performed by the IAEA in the nuclear domain, with explicit safeguards against co-option of hardware controls for domestic repression.
Normative institutional design argument and analogy to the IAEA presented in the paper (policy proposal; comparative institutional analysis).
high positive The Open-Weight Paradox: Why Restricting Access to AI Models... need for multilateral institutional governance to manage dual-use AI
Hardware-layer governance, including chip-level attestation mechanisms such as FlexHEG, trusted execution environments, confidential computing, and complementary software-layer safeguards, offers a defense-in-depth alternative to the current binary framing of openness vs restriction.
Proposed governance architecture and technical discussion in the paper citing concrete mechanisms (technical-proposal and conceptual analysis; no experimental or deployment data reported in the summary).
high positive The Open-Weight Paradox: Why Restricting Access to AI Models... effectiveness of hardware-plus-software safeguards as an alternative governance ...
The global concentration of compute infrastructure makes open-weight models one of the most viable pathways to sovereign AI capacity in the Global South.
Analysis of global compute infrastructure concentration and pathway mapping in the paper (conceptual/structural analysis; no numerical sample provided in the summary).
high positive The Open-Weight Paradox: Why Restricting Access to AI Models... pathways to sovereign AI capacity (access/adoption of open-weight models)
The findings point to a staged progression of AI utility from low-consequence assistance toward higher-order automation, as trust, infrastructure, and verification mature.
Synthesis of interview responses (over 30) indicating current use cases are lower-risk assistance and that stakeholders expect (or prefer) gradual progression toward automation contingent on trust/infrastructure/verification improvements.
high positive Agentic AI in Engineering and Manufacturing: Industry Perspe... trajectory of AI deployment (from assistance to automation) conditional on matur...
Reliability, verification, and auditability are central requirements for adoption, driving human-in-the-loop frameworks and governance aligned with existing engineering reviews.
Consistent themes from interviews (over 30) indicating stakeholders prioritize reliability, verifiability, and audit trails, leading to preference for human-in-the-loop designs integrated with current review processes.
high positive Agentic AI in Engineering and Manufacturing: Industry Perspe... requirements driving adoption decisions (reliability, verification, auditability...
Higher-value agentic gains come from orchestrating multi-step workflows across tools.
Observed and reported in interviews (over 30) with stakeholders in engineering and manufacturing workflows describing value from agentic orchestration across tools.
high positive Agentic AI in Engineering and Manufacturing: Industry Perspe... value generated by agentic AI when coordinating multi-step toolchains
Near-term AI gains cluster around structured, repetitive work and data-intensive synthesis.
Qualitative findings from an exploratory state-of-practice study based on over 30 semi-structured interviews across four stakeholder groups (large enterprises, small/medium firms, AI developers, and CAD/CAM/CAE vendors).
high positive Agentic AI in Engineering and Manufacturing: Industry Perspe... locations/types of tasks where AI provides near-term value (structured/repetitiv...
‘Smarter’ AI agents are more profitable.
Measured profits earned by agents of different capability levels in the trading experiment and observed higher profits for higher-capability ('smarter') agents.
high positive Information Aggregation with AI Agents profits (agent-level earnings)
‘Smarter’ AI agents perform better at information aggregation.
Experimental comparison of AI agents with different capability levels ('smarter' vs. less smart) in the trading experiment; measured aggregation via log error of last price and found better performance for higher-capability agents.
high positive Information Aggregation with AI Agents information aggregation (log error of the last price)
Prediction markets are robust to cheap talk, market duration, initial price, and strategic prompting.
Synthesis of experimental results showing no change in aggregation performance across manipulations (cheap talk, duration, initial price, strategic prompting).
high positive Information Aggregation with AI Agents information aggregation (log error of the last price)
The median market is effective at aggregating information in the easy information structures.
Controlled laboratory experiment in which AI agents traded in prediction markets after receiving private signals; information aggregation measured by the log error of the last price; comparison across 'easy' information structures using median-market outcomes.
high positive Information Aggregation with AI Agents information aggregation (log error of the last price)
Because misalignment can occur along each axis -- and affect stakeholders differently -- alignment cannot be 'solved' through technical design alone, but must be managed through ongoing institutional processes that determine how objectives are set, how systems are evaluated, and how affected communities can contest or reshape those decisions.
Normative conclusion drawn from the three-axis framework and discussion of stakeholder impacts (conceptual policy prescription; no empirical testing reported).
high positive Relative Principals, Pluralistic Alignment, and the Structur... feasibility_of_technical_only_solutions
Alignment is inherently pluralistic and context-dependent, and resolving misalignment involves trade-offs among competing values.
Theoretical and normative argument in the paper about pluralism and context-dependence of values (conceptual discussion; no empirical quantification).
high positive Relative Principals, Pluralistic Alignment, and the Structur... nature_of_alignment_solutions
The three-axis decomposition implies that alignment is fundamentally a problem of governance rather than engineering alone.
Logical inference from the proposed decomposition and normative argument in the paper (theoretical reasoning; no empirical evidence).
high positive Relative Principals, Pluralistic Alignment, and the Structur... primary_domain_responsible_for_alignment
The three-axis framework provides a systematic way of diagnosing why misalignment arises in real-world systems and clarifies that alignment cannot be treated as a single technical property of models but an outcome shaped by how objectives are specified, how information is distributed, and whose interests count in practice.
Conceptual argument and analytic claim about the explanatory utility of the proposed framework (theoretical demonstration; no empirical tests reported).
high positive Relative Principals, Pluralistic Alignment, and the Structur... diagnostic_power_of_framework
Misalignment can be reconceptualised as arising along three interacting axes: objectives, information, and principals (drawing on the principal–agent framework).
Theoretical framing using the principal–agent framework; conceptual decomposition proposed in the paper (no empirical validation reported).
The alignment problem is better understood as a structural question about governance: not whether an AI system is aligned in the abstract, but whether it is aligned enough, for whom, and at what cost.
Normative and conceptual argument presented by the author proposing a governance-focused reconceptualization (theoretical analysis; no empirical data).
high positive Relative Principals, Pluralistic Alignment, and the Structur... interpretation_of_alignment_problem
Statelessness is the load-bearing property explaining enterprises' preference for weaker but replayable retrieval pipelines, and DPM demonstrates this property is attainable without the decisioning penalty retrieval pays.
Synthesis/conclusion based on theoretical argument and empirical results presented (architectural analysis + experiments showing DPM performance and auditability).
high positive Stateless Decision Memory for Enterprise AI Agents trade-off between stateless architectures and decisioning performance / auditabi...