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The Index

What the evidence says.What the public feels.

Ranks distinct AI gain and problem claims from the published record. Scores reward impact, independent source strength, scale, confidence, and recency.

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AI gains · 649

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GainHealth· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

Explainable ML models used after Wells/Geneva triage improved early PTE prediction in ED patients, with Extra Trees reaching 0.82 accuracy and 0.83 AUC.

In a 2022-2024 study of 472 emergency department patients with suspected pulmonary thromboembolism across three Mashhad University of Medical Sciences centers, researchers developed explainable machine-learning models intended to operate after Wells/Geneva triage. Using CTPA as reference, Extra Trees achieved accuracy 0.82, sensitivity 0.69, specificity 0.86 and AUC 0.83 for PTE prediction, and AUC 0.77 for central and 0.67 for peripheral emboli for anatomical classification.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%92

Updated Jul 19, 2026 · TRV-2026-0267

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GainHealth· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

LLM chatbots answered periodontal patient questions with scientific accuracy comparable to expert periodontologists while scoring higher on completeness and empathy.

A July 2026 peer-reviewed study compared ChatGPT GPT-5.1, Gemini 2.5 Flash, and Claude Sonnet 4.5 against expert periodontologists on 20 periodontal patient questions. Nine blinded periodontologists rated anonymized answers for scientific accuracy, completeness, conciseness & focus, empathy, and clarity.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%92

Updated Jul 19, 2026 · TRV-2026-0265

68
GainHealth· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

LightGBM model trained on 282 Lenke 1/2 AIS patients predicted postoperative coronal imbalance with AUC 0.885 training and 0.824 internal validation, identifying LIV-LSTV, Lumbar Modifier, and Risser grade as key predictors.

In 282 patients with Lenke 1/2 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treated with selective posterior thoracic fusion, investigators built an interpretable machine learning pipeline to stratify risk of postoperative coronal imbalance. After reducing 24 candidates to key features, a LightGBM model achieved the highest discrimination with AUC 0.885 in training and 0.824 in internal validation, with SHAP highlighting LIV-LSTV relationship, Lumbar Modifier, and Risser grade.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%92

Updated Jul 19, 2026 · TRV-2026-0263

68
GainLifestyle· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

Explainable AI methods such as SHAP and Grad-CAM improve food quality control by identifying which spectral wavelengths or image regions drive predictions, increasing transparency for inspectors verifying contaminant detection and freshness assessments.

Published April 24, 2026, this peer-reviewed review examines the use of explainable AI in Food Engineering. It describes how AI models using spectral imaging are used to detect contaminants and assess freshness to meet food quality standards, but their complexity creates opacity that hinders adoption by quality control inspectors.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%92

Updated Jul 18, 2026 · TRV-2026-0260

AI problems · 519

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ProblemMedia & Arts· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

Creating an AI version of a real exiled Uyghur man to speak for him is presented as patronising, and the film omits how an actor's face was obtained and transformed into an AI figure.

On 14 July 2026 The Guardian reviewed Marc Isaacs' docudrama hybrid Synthetic Sincerity, in which Isaacs pretends to license characters from his earlier documentaries to a fictional AI lab at the fictional University of Southern England to train software to create AI human figures, including an AI avatar modelled on actor Ilinca Manolache and an AI version of London restaurateur Ablikim Rahman.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%62
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%62
Recency 10%92

Updated Jul 15, 2026 · TRV-2026-0221

56
ProblemLifestyle· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

AI-enhanced listings misrepresent size, condition and layout, leading buyers to waste time viewing homes that do not match the photos.

On 8 July 2026 The Guardian reported on 'housefishing', the growing use of AI to enhance estate agent listings with fake dusk skies, added furniture and cleaned-up rooms. Examples included a south London Winkworth listing flagged on Reddit for removing a chimney breast in images, and a Maidenhead house listed at £635,000 where AI-added bedroom furniture could not physically fit.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%62
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%62
Recency 10%92

Updated Jul 14, 2026 · TRV-2026-0216

56
ProblemBusiness· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

Americans report concern that their 401(k) retirement savings are becoming involuntarily tied to SpaceX and other AI-focused companies through S&P 500 index funds, raising fears about inequality, market instability, and sustainability of the AI boom.

In June 2026 after SpaceX's $1.77tn IPO made Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire, The Guardian reported that millions of Americans could become indirect investors in SpaceX and other AI-focused firms because 401(k) retirement plans are heavily invested in index funds tracking major market indices, with Musk pushing for early inclusion.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%62
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%62
Recency 10%92

Updated Jul 14, 2026 · TRV-2026-0214

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ProblemPolicy· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

The AI edit of the campaign photo produced distorted hands, garbled sign text, and smeared faces.

After Richard Tice posted a photo of an apparent Reform campaign event, critics pointed to five types of artifacts suggesting AI manipulation, including extra fingers, garbled placard text, smeared faces, pixel-perfect railings and geometric concrete, and a floating sign. Reform UK said the underlying photograph is real and that the posted version was slightly edited using AI mainly to increase brightness.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%62
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%62
Recency 10%91

Updated Jul 13, 2026 · TRV-2026-0118

Recomputed live from the record · Aug 27, 2026, 10:22 AM