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What the evidence says.What the public feels.

The record holds 929 sourced gains and 770 sourced problems, averaging 68 and 66 on the index score. Readers have logged 22 public signals on the Pulse, which is kept apart and never counted as evidence.

929 gains
770 problems
Every sourced claim in the Index, one square each, shaded by the strength of its evidence. High Moderate Emerging

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 · 929

823
Media & ArtsNewly addedModerate evidence · 1 source

Sony Music nearly doubled its enforcement volume against AI-generated impersonations of its artists.

On October 5, 2026, The Verge reported Financial Times figures that Sony Music demanded removal of more than 260,000 AI deepfake tracks from music platforms, nearly double its earlier 135,000 requests targeting impersonations of artists such as Harry Styles, Adele, and Britney Spears, alongside lawsuits against Suno and Udio.

Impact 30%
55
Evidence 25%
62
Scale 20%
35
Confidence 15%
62
Recency 10%
99

Updated Oct 6, 2026 · TRV-2026-1289

58Index score
826
Media & ArtsNewly addedModerate evidence · 1 source

Fable's AI studio advanced its AI-generated animated feature toward commercial theatrical distribution and Academy Awards consideration with a planned December premiere.

On October 6, 2026, reporting attributed to Variety said AI studio Fable's animated feature Gods Don't Give Gifts is slated to premiere on December 4th, which would make it eligible for submission for the upcoming Oscars, though the distributor that will put it into theaters has not yet been announced.

Impact 30%
49
Evidence 25%
62
Scale 20%
35
Confidence 15%
62
Recency 10%
99

Updated Oct 7, 2026 · TRV-2026-1302

56Index score
827
ClimateNewly addedModerate evidence · 1 source

AI trained on millions of human smell responses can predict and reconstruct fragrances from tiny samples, enabling lab production of compounds from endangered plants without repeated harvesting.

By October 2026, fragrance biotech firms were using AI to recreate scents from endangered plants from minimal material. Osmo reported rebuilding a rare tree's scent from a finger-sized bark sample after spectrometer analysis, while BioHarvest Sciences said it had a stable cell culture of an unnamed south-east Asian fragrance plant and anticipated 20 tonnes of composition with limited production potentially beginning next year.

Impact 30%
49
Evidence 25%
62
Scale 20%
35
Confidence 15%
62
Recency 10%
99

Updated Oct 7, 2026 · TRV-2026-1301

56Index score
830
HealthNewly addedModerate evidence · 1 source

Profluent will use its AI platform to design and optimize novel enzyme therapies for BioMarin's drug pipeline under a new collaboration.

Profluent announced a collaboration with BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. to design and optimize novel enzyme therapies for BioMarin's pipeline, with Profluent applying its foundational technology under the agreement.

Impact 30%
49
Evidence 25%
62
Scale 20%
35
Confidence 15%
62
Recency 10%
98

Updated Oct 1, 2026 · TRV-2026-1229

56Index score

AI problems · 770

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Recomputed live from the record · Oct 11, 2026, 6:47 AM