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The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Revolutionizing Industrial Automation for Municipal Waste Management in Industry 4.0
ClimateContested · G 70 / P 67

AI use in municipal waste management to affect costs and implementation feasibility

Source article: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Revolutionizing Industrial Automation for Municipal Waste Management in Industry 4.0

Problem

Implementation of AI in waste management faces challenges due to financial and personnel constraints.

Green Transition and Sustainable Development
Gain

Respondents reported that AI can lower municipal waste management costs and improve sorting, recycling, and collection routing.

Green Transition and Sustainable Development
Global genomic surveillance of β-lactam resistance in Escherichia coli across human, animal, and environmental reservoirs
ClimatePositive state · G 73 / P 67

gradient-boosted machine learning prediction of beta-lactam MICs from E. coli genomic resistance profiles

Source article: Global genomic surveillance of β-lactam resistance in Escherichia coli across human, animal, and environmental reservoirs

Problem

The same gradient-boosted models showed poor agreement with observed MICs for ampicillin and piperacillin-tazobactam and struggled with beta-lactamase inhibitor combinations.

Infection, Genetics and Evolution
Gain

Gradient-boosted machine learning predicted carbapenem MICs from resistance gene profiles with strong performance for imipenem and ertapenem, supporting AMR surveillance.

Infection, Genetics and Evolution
Artificial intelligence and machine learning in pharmaceutical research and healthcare: Ethical challenges and a framework for responsible implementation
HealthContested · G 72 / P 74

AI and ML integration in pharmaceutical research and healthcare

Source article: Artificial intelligence and machine learning in pharmaceutical research and healthcare: Ethical challenges and a framework for responsible implementation

Problem

Rapid integration of AI/ML introduced interconnected ethical challenges around bias, accountability, privacy, and equity that affect patient safety and trust.

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
Gain

AI and ML improved pharmaceutical research and healthcare capacity by enabling large-scale biomedical data analysis and data-driven decision-making.

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
Research and application of machine learning models based on multimodal big data for precise transfusion management in acute myeloid leukaemia
HealthPositive state · G 77 / P 71

machine learning models based on multimodal big data for precision transfusion management in acute myeloid leukaemia

Source article: Research and application of machine learning models based on multimodal big data for precise transfusion management in acute myeloid leukaemia

Problem

Deployment of multimodal machine learning for AML transfusion management is limited by data privacy protection, data standardisation across platforms, and model interpretability for clinical adoption.

Transfusion Medicine
Gain

Machine learning models integrating multimodal big data improved precision transfusion management for AML patients by predicting transfusion demand and assessing transfusion reaction risks.

Transfusion Medicine
Machine Learning Prediction of Hoehn and Yahr Scores at 5-Years Post-<sup>123</sup>I-Ioflupane SPECT Imaging in a Real-World Parkinson's Disease Dataset
HealthContested · G 69 / P 71

machine learning prediction of 5-year Hoehn and Yahr scores in Parkinson's disease using real-world clinical and ioflupane SPECT data

Source article: Machine Learning Prediction of Hoehn and Yahr Scores at 5-Years Post-<sup>123</sup>I-Ioflupane SPECT Imaging in a Real-World Parkinson's Disease Dataset

Problem

SPECT imaging features added limited prognostic value and implementing models on real-world data did not significantly close the gap between prognostic modeling and clinical implementation.

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
Gain

Random Forest and Gradient Boosting models trained on routinely collected clinical records predicted Hoehn and Yahr scores 5 years after ioflupane SPECT imaging, with best accuracy using 2 years of follow-up data.

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
Embracing the future of Artificial Intelligence in the classroom: the relevance of AI literacy, prompt engineering, and critical thinking in modern education
EducationContested · G 70 / P 70

AI integration in educational settings and classroom practice

Source article: Embracing the future of Artificial Intelligence in the classroom: the relevance of AI literacy, prompt engineering, and critical thinking in modern education

Problem

Integrating AI into education creates challenges that require comprehensive educator training and curriculum adaptation to align with societal structures.

International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education
Gain

Integrating AI into educational settings enables personalized learning and support for diverse requirements including students with special needs.

International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education
Ultra-widefield color fundus images and artificial intelligence for diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
HealthContested · G 66 / P 66

AI-driven diabetic retinopathy screening using ultra-widefield fundus images

Source article: Ultra-widefield color fundus images and artificial intelligence for diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Problem

AI-driven diabetic retinopathy screening using ultra-widefield fundus images showed limited specificity of 72.5% in meta-analysis.

Retina
Gain

AI-driven diabetic retinopathy screening using ultra-widefield fundus images achieved a summary sensitivity of 85.0% and AUC of 0.870 in meta-analysis.

Retina
Tackling algorithmic bias and promoting transparency in health datasets: the STANDING Together consensus recommendations
ScienceContested · G 70 / P 69

algorithmic bias in AI health technologies stemming from health dataset limitations and its effect on health inequalities

Source article: Tackling algorithmic bias and promoting transparency in health datasets: the STANDING Together consensus recommendations

Problem

Without careful dissection of how biases are encoded into AI health technologies, underlying health dataset limitations risk perpetuating existing health inequalities at scale.

The Lancet Digital Health
Gain

STANDING Together consensus recommendations provide guidance for documenting health datasets and for using them to identify and mitigate algorithmic biases, aiming to support AI health technologies that are safe and effective across population groups.

The Lancet Digital Health
Federated Learning in Smart Healthcare: A Comprehensive Review on Privacy, Security, and Predictive Analytics with IoT Integration
HealthContested · G 73 / P 71

federated learning for privacy-preserving predictive analytics in smart healthcare with IoT integration

Source article: Federated Learning in Smart Healthcare: A Comprehensive Review on Privacy, Security, and Predictive Analytics with IoT Integration

Problem

Federated learning deployments in smart healthcare remain vulnerable to adversarial attacks, data poisoning, and model inversion, plus practical barriers of heterogeneous data, scalability, and system interoperability.

Healthcare
Gain

Federated learning allows hospitals and health systems to train shared models without centralizing patient data, supporting real-time IoT and wearable monitoring for predictive analytics and personalized care.

Healthcare
Generative AI in higher education: A global perspective of institutional adoption policies and guidelines
EducationContested · G 72 / P 69

comprehensiveness of institutional policies for generative AI integration in higher education

Source article: Generative AI in higher education: A global perspective of institutional adoption policies and guidelines

Problem

University policy frameworks still lack comprehensive coverage of data privacy protections and equitable access to GAI tools.

Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence
Gain

Universities are developing ethical-use guidelines, authentic assessments, and training programs that enhance teaching and learning and foster GAI literacy.

Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence
Beware of metacognitive laziness: Effects of generative artificial intelligence on learning motivation, processes, and performance
PolicyContested · G 68 / P 67

learning outcomes when university students complete a writing task with ChatGPT support

Source article: Beware of metacognitive laziness: Effects of generative artificial intelligence on learning motivation, processes, and performance

Problem

Learners using ChatGPT may develop dependence on the tool and exhibit metacognitive laziness that hinders self-regulation and deep engagement.

British Journal of Educational Technology
Gain

Learners supported by ChatGPT showed higher short-term essay score improvement compared to other support conditions.

British Journal of Educational Technology
Generative AI in Higher Education: Balancing Innovation and Integrity
EducationContested · G 72 / P 70

use of generative AI in higher education assessment and learning

Source article: Generative AI in Higher Education: Balancing Innovation and Integrity

Problem

Generative AI integration in higher education threatens academic integrity and equity by undermining authenticity of student work and widening inequalities.

British Journal of Biomedical Science
Gain

Generative AI can improve higher education by enabling personalised learning and innovative assessments that enhance engagement and efficiency.

British Journal of Biomedical Science
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Healthcare: A Comprehensive Review of Advancements in Diagnostics, Treatment, and Operational Efficiency
HealthContested · G 68 / P 70

AI integration in healthcare for diagnostics, personalized treatment, and operational efficiency

Source article: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Healthcare: A Comprehensive Review of Advancements in Diagnostics, Treatment, and Operational Efficiency

Problem

Mainstream implementation of AI in healthcare is hindered by data security issues and budget and resource constraints.

Health Science Reports
Gain

AI integration in healthcare is enhancing medical professionals' diagnostic capabilities, enabling more individualized treatment plans, and improving operational effectiveness and patient involvement through applications like remote monitoring and predictive analytics.

Health Science Reports
Artificial intelligence for modeling and understanding extreme weather and climate events
ClimateContested · G 72 / P 74

AI for analyzing and predicting extreme climate events to support disaster readiness and risk reduction

Source article: Artificial intelligence for modeling and understanding extreme weather and climate events

Problem

AI for extreme climate events is limited by noisy, heterogeneous, small sample sizes with limited annotations, challenges integrating real-time information, and lack of understandable models needed for stakeholder trust and regulatory compliance.

Nature Communications
Gain

AI models are improving forecasting and analysis of extreme climate events such as floods, droughts, wildfires and heatwaves, helping to enhance disaster response and risk communication.

Nature Communications
Challenging Cognitive Load Theory: The Role of Educational Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence in Redefining Learning Efficacy
EducationContested · G 72 / P 73

AI-driven neuroadaptive learning systems that use real-time neurophysiological data to manage cognitive load for K-12 and adult learners

Source article: Challenging Cognitive Load Theory: The Role of Educational Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence in Redefining Learning Efficacy

Problem

The same AI-driven neuroadaptive learning systems raise implementation problems for K-12 and adult learners, including data privacy and data security risks, ethical concerns and algorithmic bias, scalability issues, and accessibility disparities.

Brain Sciences
Gain

AI-driven adaptive learning systems informed by EEG, fNIRS and other neurophysiological data improved learning efficacy for K-12 students and adult learners by automatically managing cognitive load and dynamically personalizing instruction and feedback.

Brain Sciences