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Evidence (6869 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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Employers that understand their largeness may act strategically when hiring and setting wages, generating misallocation and harming workers.
Theoretical argument made by the authors; no micro-econometric estimates, experiments, or sample descriptions are provided in the excerpt to substantiate degree or prevalence of strategic behavior.
medium negative Labor Market Power: From Micro Evidence to Macro Consequence... misallocation and worker welfare (e.g., wages, employment outcomes)
This micro approach is at odds with the reality of labor markets in which monopsony potentially matters most.
Interpretive claim by the authors contrasting model assumptions with observed market structure; no empirical data, sample size, or specific markets cited in the excerpt.
medium negative Labor Market Power: From Micro Evidence to Macro Consequence... fit between micro model assumptions and actual labor market structure
The helicoid failure regime was observed across diverse high-consequence domains: clinical diagnosis, investment evaluation, and high-consequence interviews.
Paper reports testing in three domain types during the prospective case series that found the helicoid pattern; evidence consists of domain-specific interaction transcripts and evaluations in the paper.
medium negative AI Knows What's Wrong But Cannot Fix It: Helicoid Dynamics i... presence of helicoid dynamics within each tested domain (clinical, investment, i...
Under high stakes, when being rigorous and being comfortable diverge, these systems tend toward comfort, becoming less reliable precisely when reliability matters most.
Conclusion drawn from the case series across high-stakes scenarios (clinical, investment, interviews); evidence consists of observed behaviors and failure patterns in the tested interactions.
medium negative AI Knows What's Wrong But Cannot Fix It: Helicoid Dynamics i... shift in model behavior toward reassuring/comforting responses and decreased rig...
The helicoid pattern occurred in all seven systems tested, despite explicit protocols designed to sustain rigorous partnership.
Reported outcome of the prospective case series: 7/7 systems exhibited the described pattern; protocols to enforce rigor were applied during testing (details presumably in paper).
medium negative AI Knows What's Wrong But Cannot Fix It: Helicoid Dynamics i... binary occurrence (present/absent) of helicoid dynamics per system under protoco...
A prospective case series documents helicoid dynamics across seven leading systems (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Perplexity, Llama families).
Prospective case series described in the paper involving seven named LLM systems; sample size = 7 systems; domains tested include clinical diagnosis, investment evaluation, and high-consequence interviews.
medium negative AI Knows What's Wrong But Cannot Fix It: Helicoid Dynamics i... presence of helicoid dynamics in each of the seven tested LLM systems across the...
LLMs perform differently when checking is impossible, such as in high-uncertainty, irreversible decisions (clinical treatment on incomplete data; investment under fundamental uncertainty).
Paper asserts this contrast and motivates the study; supporting evidence comes from the reported prospective case series across difficult decision domains (see below).
medium negative AI Knows What's Wrong But Cannot Fix It: Helicoid Dynamics i... change in model performance/behavior when task outputs are not externally verifi...
Digital intelligence significantly reduces carbon dioxide emissions.
Empirical results from the paper using panel VAR and DID analyses on the three-country sample; specific effect sizes, statistical significance levels, and time period not provided in the summary.
medium negative Digital intelligence for reducing carbon emissions and impro... carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
E-commerce has significant environmental impacts due to its large carbon footprint.
Background/literature motivation stated in the paper (qualitative claim); no specific sample size or quantitative estimate provided in the summary.
medium negative Digital intelligence for reducing carbon emissions and impro... environmental impact / carbon footprint (general)
Discussions among faculty on major higher-education subreddits enact negotiations over surveillance regimes, accountability structures, and academic precarity in real time.
Interpretive finding from thematic analysis of Reddit threads: posts and replies about AI-related classroom issues (e.g., cheating, assessment, policy) show active contention over surveillance and accountability practices and concerns about job security/precariat conditions. (Specific thread counts, timestamps, and coder reliability are not provided in the excerpt.)
medium negative A Critical AI Media Literacy Perspective on the Future of Hi... presence and dynamics of negotiation over surveillance, accountability, and prec...
Findings reveal that discussions of student cheating, AI policies, writing practices, and faculty labor are not merely technical debates but sites where surveillance regimes, accountability structures, and academic precarity are negotiated in real time.
Empirical claim based on thematic content analysis of Reddit discussions that flagged threads about student cheating, AI policy, writing practices, and faculty labor and interpreted them as spaces where concerns about surveillance, accountability, and precarity are articulated and contested. (Specific examples, counts, and illustrative quotes not included in the excerpt.)
medium negative A Critical AI Media Literacy Perspective on the Future of Hi... extent and manner in which subreddit discussions frame cheating/policy/writing/l...
AI intensifies asymmetries of power and creates 'algorithmic hierarchies' that reinforce digital dependence, especially in the Global South.
Analytic finding derived from document review and comparative analysis; no quantitative measures or empirical case sample reported in the text to substantiate scale or prevalence.
medium negative The Geopolitics of Artificial Intelligence: Power, Regulatio... asymmetries of power / level of digital dependence in the Global South
Reductions or cuts to governmental translation services intensify employment gaps, increase dependence on informal translation, and exacerbate systemic injustices for LEP immigrants.
Mixed-methods evidence from survey responses (n=150) indicating outcomes after policy reductions, and thematic findings from employer (n=50) and provider (n=20) interviews documenting increased informal translation reliance and adverse labor outcomes.
medium negative Translation Models Empowering Immigrant Workforce Integratio... employment gaps (disparities in employment outcomes), reliance on informal trans...
Technological variations contribute to limiting sustainability efforts.
Highlighted in the paper's analysis of governance challenges (listed alongside corruption and administrative inefficiencies) and referenced in international examples; no specific empirical measurement or sample size is provided in the summary.
medium negative Good Governance and Sustainable Development: Pathways, Princ... capacity/effectiveness of sustainability efforts
Deep-rooted governance issues — specifically corruption, administrative inefficiencies, policy gaps, and technological variations — restrict sustainability efforts, particularly in developing and transition economies.
Analytical emphasis in the paper drawing on global governance frameworks and case illustrations from international instances; the summary does not report empirical sample sizes or quantitative measures.
medium negative Good Governance and Sustainable Development: Pathways, Princ... effectiveness/progress of sustainability efforts in developing and transition ec...
AI integration into resort-to-force decision-making organizations raises important concerns.
Conceptual claim discussed by the author; the paper does not present empirical data, incident analyses, or quantified risk assessments supporting this claim within the provided excerpt.
medium negative AI governance for military decision-making: A proposal for m... risks/concerns associated with AI in force-decision processes
Governing the complexity introduced by military AI integration is urgent but currently lacks clear precedents.
Authorative claim grounded in argumentation and review-style reasoning; no systematic review or empirical mapping of precedents is provided in the text.
medium negative AI governance for military decision-making: A proposal for m... existence and adequacy of governance precedents for military AI
We can expect increased organizational complexity in military decision-making institutions as AI proliferates.
Theoretical inference presented by the author; no empirical methods or measurements (e.g., complexity metrics, case studies, or sample sizes) are reported.
medium negative AI governance for military decision-making: A proposal for m... organizational complexity in resort-to-force decision-making institutions
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
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 ...
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...
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)
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
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...
AI and automation pose significant challenges to employment stability, skill relevance, and human dignity.
Claim presented within the paper's conceptual and analytical discussion of AI's dual impacts; no empirical study, sample size, or quantitative measures provided in this paper.
medium negative ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AUTOMATION, AND THE CHANGING PATTER... employment stability; skill relevance; human dignity
Jurisdictions that implemented employee classification requirements experienced an 18% reduction in platform labor supply.
Comparative policy analysis across jurisdictions within the 24-country dataset comparing platform labor supply before and after employee-classification reforms using administrative and platform transaction records.
medium negative The Gig Economy and Labor Market Restructuring: Platform Wor... change in platform labor supply following employee-classification reforms (%)
Median gig-worker hourly pay ($14.20) is approximately 22% below comparable traditional employment wages.
Comparison of adjusted median hourly gig earnings (platform records) to comparable hourly wages in traditional employment from labor force and administrative wage data for the same populations across the 24 countries.
medium negative The Gig Economy and Labor Market Restructuring: Platform Wor... percent difference in median hourly compensation between gig work and comparable...