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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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GainHealth· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

AI-enhanced insertable cardiac monitors reduced nonactionable alerts from 5,078 to 2,110 per year for a 600-patient clinic, saving 559 staffing hours and $29,470 annually compared to non-AI monitors.

By March 18, 2025, researchers reported a cross-sectional analysis of 19,320 patients monitored with insertable cardiac monitors across 140 U.S. device clinics from July 2022 to April 2024. Clinics using AI-enhanced ICMs averaged 2,110 nonactionable alerts per year per 600 patients compared with 5,078 for non-AI-enhanced devices, with associated reductions in technician review time and projected costs.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%89

Updated Jul 20, 2026 · TRV-2026-0299

67
GainHealth· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

AI models applied to neurosurgical data achieved Dice scores of 0.82-0.84 for tumor segmentation and AUC values of 0.80-0.90 for molecular prediction and outcome forecasting, supporting lesion detection, surgical navigation, and prognostication.

By its publication date of January 1, 2026, this narrative review in Frontiers in Neurology traced the shift from traditional severity scoring to AI-driven predictive analytics in neurosurgery, summarizing how models use EHRs, labs, imaging, videos, and notes across diagnosis, planning, intraoperative decision-making, and postoperative management.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%89

Updated Jul 20, 2026 · TRV-2026-0294

67
GainHealth· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

In real-world use among 254 young children with developmental concern, the AI-based Canvas Dx provided accurate autism predictions with high negative and positive predictive values and enabled diagnosis at a median age of 37.2 months.

Published August 12, 2025, this peer-reviewed analysis examined real-world performance of Canvas Dx, an FDA-authorized AI-based tool to support diagnosis or rule-out of autism in children 18-72 months. In 254 children evaluated after market authorization, the tool produced determinate positive or negative outputs in 63% of cases and showed high predictive values when compared to clinical reference diagnoses.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%89

Updated Jul 20, 2026 · TRV-2026-0293

67
GainHealth· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

Physics-informed models improve robustness and generalizability over purely data-driven approaches when applied to scaffold-based bone regeneration design and fabrication control.

By July 10 2026, a peer-reviewed review in Tissue Engineering Part B: Reviews evaluated experimentally validated AI uses in scaffold-based bone regeneration, from materials design to fabrication control and biological assessment. It reported that physics-informed models tend to be more robust and generalizable than purely data-driven models, while transfer learning is hampered by variability in cellular responses and fabrication conditions.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%89

Updated Jul 20, 2026 · TRV-2026-0288

AI problems · 625

55
ProblemScience· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

AI-generated and AI-enhanced bird images posted to wildlife forums are contaminating citizen science records and undermining platforms like iNaturalist that researchers use to monitor species ranges.

On 20 July 2026, The Guardian reported that scientists are warning birdwatchers against using generative AI to create or enhance wildlife photos. Researchers writing in Nature said hundreds of AI-altered images have been found on citizen science databases such as iNaturalist and Macaulay Library, which scientists use to track where species occur.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%62
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%62
Recency 10%89

Updated Jul 20, 2026 · TRV-2026-0286

55
ProblemMedia & Arts· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

AI systems trained to imitate a composer's output and an orchestra's broadcasts enable diabolical musical deepfakes that challenge human creativity.

On 17 July 2026 The Guardian reviewed Robert Laidlow's album Reality Eaters, highlighting Silicon, a three-movement work that incorporates AI. The review notes Laidlow wrestling with a machine instructed to imitate his output, using adaptive electronics for deepfakes, and pitting the BBC Philharmonic against an algorithm trained on its own broadcasts.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%62
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%62
Recency 10%89

Updated Jul 17, 2026 · TRV-2026-0240

55
ProblemMedia & Arts· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

Suno's AI music generator was shown to have scraped decades of audio for training after a hacker accessed internal source code via employee credentials.

A hacker gained access to Suno's internal source code by using an employee's credentials, and the code review that followed exposed the company's audio collection practices for its AI music generator.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%62
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%62
Recency 10%88

Updated Jul 16, 2026 · TRV-2026-0231

55
ProblemMedia & Arts· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

Suno's AI music models were powered by data pulled from third-party streaming services and lyric sites including YouTube Music, Deezer and Genius

By July 15, 2026, a new hack revealed the sourcing behind Suno's AI music service, showing the company pulled from streaming services and websites such as YouTube Music, Deezer and Genius to power its product and models.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%62
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%62
Recency 10%88

Updated Jul 16, 2026 · TRV-2026-0230

Recomputed live from the record · Sep 14, 2026, 5:58 PM