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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 · 641

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GainHealth· Newly added· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

A hybrid attention-enhanced segmentation plus morphological feature classification framework classified OA progression stages at 18-month and 30-month follow-ups from OAI longitudinal knee MRI, achieving 86.67% accuracy with Random Forest to support timely treatment decisions.

Researchers developed a two-phase hybrid framework for osteoarthritis staging using longitudinal knee MRI from the OAI dataset. They segmented cartilage with an attention-enhanced position-aware encoder-decoder network, then extracted and statistically selected morphological shape features to classify progression at 18-month and 30-month follow-ups with machine learning classifiers.

Impact 30%69
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%98

Updated Aug 17, 2026 · TRV-2026-0804

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GainHealth· Newly added· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

A DWT-HVG framework with Soft Voting Ensemble enabled automated classification of resting-state EEG for ASD screening with 93.54% accuracy and 98.17% AUC in stratified 10-fold cross-validation.

On 2026-08-15, a peer-reviewed study described a dual-domain computational framework for automated ASD detection from resting-state EEG, combining time-frequency analysis with Horizontal Visibility Graph modelling and machine learning classification.

Impact 30%69
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%98

Updated Aug 17, 2026 · TRV-2026-0801

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GainHealth· Newly added· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

An AI system using modified U-Net segmentation automatically classified inferior alveolar nerve proximity to impacted mandibular third molars on CBCT with 90.1% accuracy and reduced analysis time from ~189 seconds to ~4.8 seconds compared to expert radiologists.

Researchers retrospectively tested a deep learning system that automatically segments the inferior alveolar nerve canal and impacted mandibular third molars on CBCT and classifies their spatial relationship. On an independent hold-out set of 486 sites, the system reached 90.1% overall accuracy and 0.925 weighted AUC against two senior radiologists, with processing time of 4.75 seconds versus 189.12 seconds for experts.

Impact 30%69
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%98

Updated Aug 17, 2026 · TRV-2026-0798

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GainHealth· Newly added· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

The pathology foundation model UNI2-h achieved the highest cross-domain accuracy on an external mixed human-and-animal cohort, including 97.4% F1 for difficult lung tissue classification.

On 2026-08-16, a peer-reviewed study reported a comparative evaluation of nine deep learning encoders for H&E histology classification. Models were trained on 4307 male rat tissue images and tested on a separate 600-image mixed human-and-animal cohort using frozen features and a linear probe, measuring accuracy, F1, kappa, ROC-AUC and inference time.

Impact 30%69
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%98

Updated Aug 17, 2026 · TRV-2026-0796

AI problems · 514

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ProblemLabor· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

Adoption of blockchain and AI in accounting faces scalability, interoperability, and potential job displacement concerns that constrain effective integration.

Published May 8 2026, this peer-reviewed study examined how blockchain and artificial intelligence are changing accounting, auditing, financial reporting, and accounting education. Using questionnaires from Chartered Accountants and audit firm professionals, it found that blockchain's immutable transparent ledger and AI automation can improve data reliability, enable real-time auditing, and reduce fraud and operational costs.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%60
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%91

Updated Jul 13, 2026 · TRV-2026-0169

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ProblemEducation· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

Students and faculty lack formal instruction and support for using generative AI in academic work, with most students receiving no classroom training.

A June 2026 peer-reviewed survey at a large R1 university in the southeastern United States examined generative AI adoption among 3,164 students and 166 faculty. It found high familiarity, with 88% of students familiar with GenAI concepts, but limited academic use, with only about a quarter using tools for coursework and 76% reporting no formal classroom instruction.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%60
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%91

Updated Jul 13, 2026 · TRV-2026-0158

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ProblemScience· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

Customers exposed to AI agent implementation in substitution and adoption contexts responded less favorably on average as of the 2026 meta-analysis

As of the April 4 2026 publication date, a meta-analysis of 468 effect sizes from 95 articles with 82,751 participants examined AI agent implementation across substitution and adoption contexts and found that customers, on average, responded less favorably to AI agent implementation.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%60
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%91

Updated Jul 13, 2026 · TRV-2026-0155

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ProblemLabor· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

The same vision treats human professional expertise as an extractable resource whose value is judged relative to AI, with potential to transform and revalue expert careers.

By June 2026, researchers analyzed public messaging from five AI data annotation firms and their CEOs, finding a consistent vision in which expert gig labor is used to build AI systems that can substitute for human professionals. The study documents this discourse from social media and podcasts rather than measuring employment or wage outcomes.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%60
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%91

Updated Jul 13, 2026 · TRV-2026-0142

Recomputed live from the record · Aug 27, 2026, 5:27 AM