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Evidence (8066 claims)

Adoption
5586 claims
Productivity
4857 claims
Governance
4381 claims
Human-AI Collaboration
3417 claims
Labor Markets
2685 claims
Innovation
2581 claims
Org Design
2499 claims
Skills & Training
2031 claims
Inequality
1382 claims

Evidence Matrix

Claim counts by outcome category and direction of finding.

Outcome Positive Negative Mixed Null Total
Other 417 113 67 480 1091
Governance & Regulation 419 202 124 64 823
Research Productivity 261 100 34 303 703
Organizational Efficiency 406 96 71 40 616
Technology Adoption Rate 323 128 74 38 568
Firm Productivity 307 38 70 12 432
Output Quality 260 71 27 29 387
AI Safety & Ethics 118 179 45 24 368
Market Structure 107 128 85 14 339
Decision Quality 177 75 37 19 312
Fiscal & Macroeconomic 89 58 33 22 209
Employment Level 74 34 78 9 197
Skill Acquisition 98 36 40 9 183
Innovation Output 121 12 24 13 171
Firm Revenue 98 35 24 157
Consumer Welfare 73 31 37 7 148
Task Allocation 87 16 34 7 144
Inequality Measures 25 76 32 5 138
Regulatory Compliance 54 61 13 3 131
Task Completion Time 89 7 4 3 103
Error Rate 44 51 6 101
Training Effectiveness 58 12 12 16 99
Worker Satisfaction 47 33 11 7 98
Wages & Compensation 54 15 20 5 94
Team Performance 47 12 15 7 82
Automation Exposure 27 26 10 6 72
Job Displacement 6 39 13 58
Hiring & Recruitment 40 4 6 3 53
Developer Productivity 34 4 3 1 42
Social Protection 22 11 6 2 41
Creative Output 16 7 5 1 29
Labor Share of Income 12 6 9 27
Skill Obsolescence 3 20 2 25
Worker Turnover 10 12 3 25
The remaining 75.6% of at-risk workers face a structural mobility barrier requiring comprehensive reskilling rather than incremental upskilling.
Complement of the 24.4% with viable pathways (i.e., 100% - 24.4% = 75.6%) derived from the knowledge-graph transition analysis; interpretation that lacking the viability thresholds implies need for comprehensive reskilling.
medium negative Graph-Based Analysis of AI-Driven Labor Market Transitions: ... percentage of at-risk workers lacking viable pathways and thus requiring compreh...
When positives are rare, the prevalence effect induces systematic cognitive biases that inflate misses and can propagate through the AI lifecycle via biased training labels.
Analysis of prior experimental evidence cited and discussed in the paper (literature review / synthesis). Specific prior studies and their methods are analyzed in the paper (sample sizes and individual study details not provided in the supplied excerpt).
medium negative Managing Cognitive Bias in Human Labeling Operations for Rar... miss rate (false negative rate) for rare positives; downstream bias in training ...
Raising fertility actually worsens the fiscal picture in the medium term, since it takes decades for newborns to grow up and join the workforce.
Model scenario simulations that raise fertility rates and project fiscal outcomes over time, showing medium-term deterioration due to added dependents before working-age entry.
medium negative Fiscal Dynamics in Japan under Demographic Pressure medium-term fiscal balance/deficit; dependency ratios following a fertility incr...
These demographic trends squeeze public finances from both sides—fewer people paying taxes and more people drawing on pensions and healthcare.
Conceptual linkage implemented in the integrated system dynamics model that couples demographic cohorts to tax revenue and age-linked public spending (pensions, healthcare).
medium negative Fiscal Dynamics in Japan under Demographic Pressure tax revenue (aggregate and per capita); public spending on pensions and healthca...
Current research in this area has a primary focus on methodology and computer science rather than applied occupational health questions.
Authors' synthesis from the review of existing studies (the paper reports that reviewed studies emphasize methodological and computer science aspects; exact counts or proportions not provided in the excerpt).
medium negative Machine learning in the analysis of mental health at work: a... topic/focus areas of published research (methodology/computer science vs applied...
The application of machine learning in occupational mental health research remains in its preliminary stages.
Claim stated by the paper based on the authors' literature review of the field (review methodology referenced in the paper; number of studies or specific inclusion criteria not provided in the provided excerpt).
medium negative Machine learning in the analysis of mental health at work: a... developmental stage/extent of application of machine learning in occupational me...
The shadow digital economy poses risks to national security.
Argumentative discussion and reviewed examples linking SDE activities to national security risks (method: conceptual/legal/institutional analysis; no national-security incident count or quantified risk assessment provided).
medium negative THE LABOR MARKET IN TERMS OF THE SHADOW DIGITAL ECONOMY national security risk (qualitative assessment)
SDE activity extends beyond direct financial loss, eroding consumer trust and damaging brand reputation through data breaches, fraud, and counterfeiting.
Claim is supported by literature review and illustrative examples/case discussions in the paper (methods: qualitative synthesis; no aggregated empirical measurement of trust or reputational loss reported).
medium negative THE LABOR MARKET IN TERMS OF THE SHADOW DIGITAL ECONOMY consumer trust and brand reputation impacts (qualitative)
Institutional traps that sustain shadow employment exist and the SDE perpetuates informal and illicit labor arrangements.
Analytic argument and institutional analysis presented in the paper identifying mechanisms ('institutional traps'); evidence appears to be conceptual and drawn from reviewed literature and examples rather than stated empirical longitudinal data.
medium negative THE LABOR MARKET IN TERMS OF THE SHADOW DIGITAL ECONOMY persistence of shadow employment / perpetuation of informal/illicit labor
The shadow digital economy (SDE) is a growing phenomenon amid digital transformation and rising information costs.
Framing and literature review presented in the paper; descriptive synthesis of prior definitions and trends (no empirical sample size reported).
medium negative THE LABOR MARKET IN TERMS OF THE SHADOW DIGITAL ECONOMY prevalence/growth of the shadow digital economy (qualitative/trend)
Many core university functions can now be achieved through AI-powered alternatives, potentially rendering conventional models obsolete for many learners.
Analytical assessment by the authors, without reported empirical testing or quantified methodology; based on review of AI capabilities and extrapolation.
medium negative Are Universities Becoming Obsolete in the Age of Artificial ... extent to which conventional university models remain necessary for learners (ob...
Universities' core value proposition is challenged and potentially displaced by AI technologies as they alter how knowledge is accessed, created, and validated.
Authors' analytical argument drawing on technological, economic, and social drivers; presented as synthesis rather than empirical proof (no sample size or empirical method reported).
medium negative Are Universities Becoming Obsolete in the Age of Artificial ... displacement risk of traditional university functions / core value proposition
Robotics reduce labor dependence in greenhouse operations.
Study conclusions drawn from modeled impacts on employment composition and labor requirements when comparing robotics investments to traditional greenhouse investment scenarios (I–O modeling, IMPLAN 2022).
medium negative ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGY IN REMOTE GREENHOUSE... labor dependence (labor hours / reliance on manual labor)
Technology companies, service providers, and civil society share responsibility for protecting children online, but current measures by these actors are insufficient.
Argument in the book summary based on evaluation of stakeholder roles; likely supported by case studies or policy analysis in the full text, but no specific methods, cases, or sample sizes are provided in the excerpt.
medium negative Navigating Digital Safety for Minors in Europe effectiveness of measures taken by technology companies, service providers, and ...
Current regulations fall short in effectively protecting children in an evolving digital landscape; there are persistent gaps and a growing need for internationally coordinated approaches.
Conclusion presented in the book's comparative legal analysis; implies review of EU (and US) legal frameworks and identification of gaps, but the excerpt does not list the analytical method, jurisdictions reviewed in detail, or specific legal provisions examined.
medium negative Navigating Digital Safety for Minors in Europe effectiveness and comprehensiveness of existing legal/regulatory frameworks for ...
Europe has emerged as a major hub for hosting child sexual abuse material (CSAM), including newer forms such as deepfake abuse content and AI-generated 'DeepNudes.'
Asserted in the summary; would be supported by law-enforcement takedown data, hosting statistics, or forensic analyses of seized material, but the excerpt provides no specific datasets, agencies, or sample sizes.
medium negative Navigating Digital Safety for Minors in Europe geographical concentration/hosting prevalence of CSAM and emergence of AI-genera...
Violations of privacy, exposure to disturbing content, unwanted sexual approaches, and cyberbullying are becoming more common.
Trend claim made in the book summary; would be supported by longitudinal or comparative prevalence data on online harms, but no specific studies, methods, or sample sizes are cited in the provided text.
medium negative Navigating Digital Safety for Minors in Europe incidence/prevalence and trends over time of: privacy violations, exposure to di...
Nearly one in three reports feeling unsafe.
Specific prevalence statement included in the summary; implies self-report survey data on perceived safety among youth, but the excerpt does not identify the survey instrument, population, timeframe, or sample size.
medium negative Navigating Digital Safety for Minors in Europe self-reported feeling of safety among children and young people (prevalence ≈ 1 ...
Traditional IT service hiring will be displaced by expansion of product-focused roles and Global Capability Centres (GCCs).
Synthesis of industry reports and workforce data indicating shifts in hiring patterns; the abstract does not report sample sizes or exact metrics.
medium negative A Study on Hiring Trends In 2026 In India’s Information Tech... hiring volume/trends in traditional IT services versus product and GCC roles
The scalability of the Photo Big 5 enables new academic insights into the role of personality in labor markets, but its growing use in industry screening raises important ethical concerns regarding statistical discrimination and individual autonomy.
Argument in the paper based on the methodological scalability (AI + large LinkedIn microdata) and observed predictive links to labor-market outcomes; authors raise normative concerns about industry adoption and implications for discrimination and autonomy.
medium negative AI Personality Extraction from Faces: Labor Market Implicati... ethical risks: statistical discrimination and impacts on individual autonomy
Psychological barriers — specifically algorithm aversion, AI-induced job insecurity, technostress, and diminished occupational identity — impede effective AI integration across U.S. industries.
Literature synthesis of empirical and theoretical work in AI–HRM and organizational psychology cited in the paper (summary does not report primary-study sample sizes).
medium negative Developing Organizational Psychology Frameworks to Prepare t... effectiveness of AI integration (measured via impediments like algorithm aversio...
Workforce psychological readiness, rather than technological capability alone, constitutes the critical bottleneck in organizational AI adoption.
Synthesis of emerging empirical AI–HRM research and theoretical integration (paper reports 'findings' from this synthesis; no primary-sample-size details provided in the summary).
medium negative Developing Organizational Psychology Frameworks to Prepare t... AI adoption / implementation success (affected by psychological readiness)
The integration of AI into U.S. workplaces represents a profound organizational psychology challenge that extends well beyond mere technology adoption.
Conceptual/theoretical argument based on literature synthesis; draws on established theories (Technology Acceptance Model, Human–AI Symbiosis Theory, Job Demands–Resources Model, Organizational Trust Theory) and cited empirical AI–HRM studies (no specific sample sizes or primary data reported in the summary).
medium negative Developing Organizational Psychology Frameworks to Prepare t... organizational psychological readiness / complexity of organizational change ass...
What remains needed is rigorous advice to policymakers concerned about rapid increases in labor churn, scientific development, labor–capital shifts, or existential risk.
Normative conclusion drawn by the author from gaps identified in the seven-book review (qualitative assessment of unmet policy-relevant analysis); sample = 7 books.
medium negative The Economic Impacts of Artificial Intelligence: A Multidisc... availability of rigorous, actionable policy guidance addressing (a) labor churn,...
The reviewed works offer little guidance regarding the transformative scenarios considered plausible by many AI researchers.
Author's evaluative judgment based on the content and emphases of the seven books (qualitative gap analysis); sample = 7 books.
medium negative The Economic Impacts of Artificial Intelligence: A Multidisc... extent of guidance provided on transformative AI scenarios (e.g., rapid, large-s...
AI heightens job insecurity, particularly in organisations lacking structured reskilling programs.
Stated finding derived from the mixed-method study and Scopus database analysis; framed with a conditional modifier pointing to organisations without structured reskilling programs. (Summary does not provide sample size, effect sizes, or statistical significance.)
medium negative Artificial intelligence and organisational transformation: t... employee job insecurity
Reliance on H-2A has limitations, including requirements to provide housing and training and higher mandated wages compared with local seasonal help.
Paper's qualitative assessment of H-2A program constraints; no empirical measures or comparative wage data provided in the excerpt.
medium negative Current Labor Challenges and Opportunities in Nursery Crops ... operational constraints and cost impacts (housing, training, wages) associated w...
Declining US birth rates may not alleviate the nursery labor problem in the coming decades.
Projection/interpretation based on demographic trend (declining birth rates) noted in the paper; no demographic model or quantitative projection provided in the excerpt.
medium negative Current Labor Challenges and Opportunities in Nursery Crops ... future labor supply for nursery industry (decadal outlook)
Despite high overall employment (80% for ages 25–54), nurseries reported they were prevented from hiring new workers due to high wages and unqualified workers.
Reported responses from nurseries (survey/industry responses) referenced in the paper; sample size and survey details not provided in the excerpt.
medium negative Current Labor Challenges and Opportunities in Nursery Crops ... ability of nurseries to hire new workers / reported hiring constraints
The US nursery industry faces a labor deficit.
Statement in the paper based on industry reporting; specific methodology or sample size not provided in the excerpt.
medium negative Current Labor Challenges and Opportunities in Nursery Crops ... labor availability / workforce shortage in nursery industry
Regulatory uncertainty is a significant barrier to GenAI adoption.
Regulatory uncertainty included as an environmental/TOE variable in the PLS-SEM model showed a significant negative association with GenAI adoption in the survey results (n = 312).
medium negative Generative AI Adoption and Business Performance in the Unite... GenAI adoption (dependent variable)
There are significant implementation challenges for Material Passports, particularly for existing buildings.
Aggregate findings from included studies highlighting technical, data-collection, legacy-information, and workflow barriers when applying MPs to existing building stock.
medium negative The Material Passport for a Circular Construction Industry: ... implementation feasibility/challenges for MPs applied to existing buildings
Circular economy (CE) adoption in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry is hampered by data scarcity.
Synthesis of included literature and authors' framing in the introduction and analysis sections indicating repeated identification of data scarcity as a barrier to CE adoption in AEC.
medium negative The Material Passport for a Circular Construction Industry: ... barrier presence/impact on CE adoption (data scarcity)
Selection of a human-LLM archetype brings important risks and considerations for the designers of human-AI decision-making systems.
Analytic discussion and synthesis of evaluation results and literature review; tradeoffs surfaced in the paper (e.g., decision control, social hierarchies, cognitive forcing strategies, information requirements).
medium negative Who Does What? Archetypes of Roles Assigned to LLMs During H... identified risks and design considerations for system designers
The stability and patience that define long-term investors can breed strategic inertia.
Introductory assertion in the paper (conceptual observation). The paper does not present empirical data or sample analysis to substantiate this causal claim in the provided excerpt.
medium negative Resilience Coefficient: Measuring the Strategic Adaptability... presence/degree of strategic inertia among long-term investors
Conventional thinking often frames AI uncritically as just a tool for efficiency, which is a narrow perspective that overlooks AI's transformative role.
Critical/theoretical argument presented in the paper (conceptual observation). No empirical data, sample, or statistical analysis reported to support this claim.
medium negative Resilience Coefficient: Measuring the Strategic Adaptability... conceptual framing of AI (efficiency-focused vs. transformative framing)
Gendered perceptions of AI's social and ethical consequences, rather than access or capability, are the primary drivers of unequal GenAI adoption.
Comparative model results from the 2023–2024 nationally representative UK survey showing perceptions (societal-risk index) have greater explanatory/predictive power than measures of access (e.g., device/internet access) or capability (digital literacy, education).
medium negative Women Worry, Men Adopt: How Gendered Perceptions Shape the U... Primary drivers of unequal GenAI adoption (relative contribution of perceptions ...
Intersectional analyses show the largest gender disparities in GenAI use arise among younger, digitally fluent individuals with high societal risk concerns, where gender gaps in personal use exceed 45 percentage points.
Subgroup (intersectional) analysis of the nationally representative 2023–2024 UK survey data stratified by age, digital fluency, and societal-risk concern levels; reported gender gap >45 percentage points in specified subgroup.
medium negative Women Worry, Men Adopt: How Gendered Perceptions Shape the U... Gender gap in personal GenAI use (percentage-point difference) within younger, d...
The societal-risk concerns index ranks among the strongest predictors of GenAI adoption for women across all age groups, surpassing digital literacy and education for young women.
Multivariable models and predictor ranking using the 2023–2024 UK survey data showing relative predictive strength of the concerns index versus measures of digital literacy and education, with subgroup (age × gender) comparisons.
medium negative Women Worry, Men Adopt: How Gendered Perceptions Shape the U... Predictive strength for GenAI adoption (relative importance of predictors for wo...
The societal-risk concerns index explains between 9 and 18 percent of the variation in GenAI adoption.
Regression/statistical models using the composite concerns index as a predictor of GenAI adoption in the nationally representative 2023–2024 UK survey; reported explained variation (9–18%).
medium negative Women Worry, Men Adopt: How Gendered Perceptions Shape the U... Explained variation in GenAI adoption (percent variance attributable to the inde...
Women adopt GenAI less often than men because they perceive its societal risks differently.
Statistical analysis linking a constructed composite societal-risk concerns index (mental health, privacy, climate impact, labor market disruption) to GenAI adoption, using the UK 2023–2024 survey; models compare explanatory power of perceptions versus access/capability variables.
medium negative Women Worry, Men Adopt: How Gendered Perceptions Shape the U... GenAI adoption (mediated by societal-risk concern index)
Women adopt GenAI substantially less often than men.
Analysis of the 2023–2024 nationally representative UK survey data comparing personal use/adoption rates by gender.
medium negative Women Worry, Men Adopt: How Gendered Perceptions Shape the U... Personal use / adoption of GenAI (female vs male rates)
Across survey and experimental evidence, perceptions that AI will replace labor—regardless of actual labor-market outcomes—may decrease democratic legitimacy and public engagement in shaping AI's future.
Synthesis of correlational findings from the large European survey (N = 37,079) and causal evidence from two preregistered experiments (UK N = 1,202; US N = 1,200).
medium negative Perceiving AI as labor-replacing reduces democratic legitima... democratic legitimacy (trust/satisfaction) and public political engagement regar...
Controlling for technology-related, political, and sociodemographic factors, perceiving AI as labor-replacing (vs. labor-creating) is associated with lower political engagement with technology.
Multivariable regression analyses on the large European survey (N = 37,079) with controls for technology-related, political, and sociodemographic factors.
medium negative Perceiving AI as labor-replacing reduces democratic legitima... political engagement with technology (self-reported engagement intentions/behavi...
Controlling for technology-related, political, and sociodemographic factors, perceiving AI as labor-replacing (vs. labor-creating) is associated with lower satisfaction with democracy.
Multivariable regression analyses on the same large survey (N = 37,079) including controls for technology-related attitudes, political variables, and sociodemographic covariates.
medium negative Perceiving AI as labor-replacing reduces democratic legitima... satisfaction with democracy
In abundant-resource conditions, emergent tribe formation slightly increases system overload (i.e., makes the near-zero overload slightly worse).
Empirical observations reported in the paper indicating a modest increase in overload when tribes form under abundant resources.
medium negative Increasing intelligence in AI agents can worsen collective o... system overload (slight increase attributable to tribe formation in abundance)
When resources are scarce, AI model diversity and reinforcement learning increase dangerous system overload.
Empirical results from the paper's AI-agent population experiments (simulations/real-agent trials) combined with mathematical analysis indicating increased overload under scarcity when model diversity and individual RL are present.
medium negative Increasing intelligence in AI agents can worsen collective o... system overload (frequency/severity of dangerous overload events)
There are ethical concerns surrounding AI and automation including algorithmic decision-making, workforce exclusion, and inequality in access to reskilling opportunities.
Raised as an ethical analysis within the paper's conceptual framework; no empirical study, surveys, or quantified measures of these ethical issues are reported in this paper.
medium negative ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AUTOMATION, AND THE CHANGING PATTER... presence/degree of ethical risks: algorithmic bias/decision-making issues; workf...
AI is eliminating repeated (routine) jobs.
Stated as part of the paper's argument about AI's dual impact; supported by conceptual analysis rather than new empirical evidence in this manuscript (no sample size or empirical method reported).
medium negative ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AUTOMATION, AND THE CHANGING PATTER... incidence/prevalence of repetitive/routine jobs (job elimination)
Artificial intelligence and automation are reshaping jobs, transforming them from a steady source of income to a dynamic process highly influenced by technology, flexibility, and uncertainty.
Central analytical claim made in the paper based on conceptual reasoning; the paper does not report empirical measures, datasets, or sample sizes to support the transformation quantitatively.
medium negative ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AUTOMATION, AND THE CHANGING PATTER... job stability/income steadiness; job dynamics (influence of technology, flexibil...