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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 · 779

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GainEducation· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

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.

This February 2025 systematic review of 103 papers examined how Cognitive Load Theory, Educational Neuroscience, and AI/ML combine in adaptive learning. It found that systems using EEG, fNIRS and other physiological signals to feed CNN, RNN and SVM models can automatically manage cognitive load and dynamically adapt learning pathways for K-12 and adult learners.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%90

Updated Jul 24, 2026 · TRV-2026-0542

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GainHealth· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

FUTURE-AI consensus guideline defines 30 best practices across six principles to enable development and deployment of trustworthy AI tools in healthcare.

Despite advances in AI research for healthcare, deployment in clinical practice has remained limited. To address this, the FUTURE-AI Consortium developed an international consensus guideline published February 5, 2025, defining six guiding principles and 30 best practices for trustworthy and deployable AI tools.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%90

Updated Jul 24, 2026 · TRV-2026-0540

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

Literature prior to September 2024 reports generative models being applied in ophthalmology to improve diagnostic AI, enable inter-modality transformation, improve treatment and prognostication, denoise images, and support individualized education.

This peer-reviewed review from March 2025 demystifies AI-powered image generation for ophthalmology, surveying literature prior to September 2024 on GANs, autoencoders, and diffusion models and cataloging reported uses such as improving diagnostic models, inter-modality transformation, prognostication, denoising, and education.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%90

Updated Jul 24, 2026 · TRV-2026-0539

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GainEducation· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

AI integration can advance nursing by improving patient care and clinical workflows and transforming how nursing is taught and practiced.

On March 12, 2025, an umbrella review in the Journal of Medical Internet Research synthesized 18 reviews from 274 screened records on AI in nursing. It found consistent reports of potential advances in patient care and clinical workflows alongside an urgent push to update nursing curricula with AI-driven tools and ethics training.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%90

Updated Jul 24, 2026 · TRV-2026-0538

AI problems · 625

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

AI-generated cover topping radio airplay raises worrying questions about valuing human expression and diverts streaming and radio royalties while training on artists' work.

On 13 July 2026 The Guardian reported that Australian producer Josh Fawaz's cover of Madonna's Like a Prayer reached No 1 on the National Radio Airplay chart and amassed 35m Spotify streams, prompting claims from researchers and DJs that the vocal and production show hallmarks of generative AI tools like Suno. Fawaz, credited as performer, said on Instagram he uses AI as a tool to provide good music, while his management did not respond to questions.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%62
Scale 20%85
Confidence 15%62
Recency 10%88

Updated Jul 14, 2026 · TRV-2026-0215

65
ProblemScience· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

Commercial pressure to release AI tools before capabilities and flaws are fully understood has produced chatbots with easily bypassed guardrails that fail unpredictably while giving confident human-like answers

On 17 February 2026 The Guardian reported Oxford AI professor Michael Wooldridge warning that immense commercial pressure to win customers has pushed firms to release AI tools before capabilities and flaws are fully understood. He pointed to a surge in chatbots whose safety guardrails are easily bypassed as evidence that cautious testing was deprioritized, ahead of his Royal Society Faraday lecture.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%62
Scale 20%85
Confidence 15%62
Recency 10%88

Updated Jul 13, 2026 · TRV-2026-0116

65
ProblemClimate· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

Building new gas-fired power plants to meet electricity demand from AI datacenters is forecast to cause a major leap in planet-heating emissions and lock in decades of pollution.

A new forecast from Global Energy Monitor finds 2026 is set to shatter the annual record for new gas power additions, with 252 gigawatts in development worldwide that would grow existing global gas capacity by nearly 50%. The US is leading the surge after tripling its planned gas-fired capacity in 2025, and about a third of the developing capacity is planned to be located on site at datacenters to serve artificial intelligence workloads.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%62
Scale 20%85
Confidence 15%62
Recency 10%88

Updated Jul 12, 2026 · TRV-2026-0090

65
ProblemLabor· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

Software workers face job loss as AI coding tools transform the industry, with Atlassian laying off 10% of staff

Australian software company Atlassian announced it will lay off 10% of staff, bringing the AI and jobs debate into focus. The article notes the software industry has been transformed, with developers reporting productivity changes from Anthropic's AI-powered coding tool Claude.

Impact 30%63
Evidence 25%62
Scale 20%60
Confidence 15%62
Recency 10%88

Updated Jul 12, 2026 · TRV-2026-0075

Recomputed live from the record · Sep 15, 2026, 5:24 AM