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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 · 788

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

Elastic Net model distinguished three depressive symptom trajectories in older adults with chronic conditions and was deployed as an interactive web-based risk calculator for individualized risk profiling.

Using longitudinal data from 5492 older Chinese adults with chronic conditions in CHARLS, researchers identified three depressive symptom trajectories and compared 10 machine learning models, selecting 10 core predictors via bootstrap RFE and evaluating with stratified split and SHAP interpretability.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%98

Updated Sep 6, 2026 · TRV-2026-0994

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

Interpretable machine learning combining admission D-dimer and total bleeding volume improved prediction of 12-month functional outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, with XGBoost achieving AUC 0.904 and combined D-dimer+TBV+Hunt-Hess outperforming single markers, to inform early risk stratification.

Researchers analyzed 473 patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage from the retrospective PROSAH-MPC cohort to test whether admission D-dimer levels and total bleeding volume together predict long-term function. They stratified patients by D-dimer quartiles, ran multivariable logistic regression for 12-month modified Rankin Scale outcomes, selected features with Boruta, and built seven machine learning models interpreted with SHAP.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%98

Updated Sep 6, 2026 · TRV-2026-0993

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

A CECT-based 2PI imaging scoring system combined with clinical parameters enabled a Random Survival Forest model to stratify solitary HCC patients into high- and low-risk recurrence groups and predict postoperative recurrence.

Researchers developed a CECT-based 2PI system that scores imaging features associated with pathological markers and combined it with clinical parameters in machine learning models to predict postoperative recurrence in solitary HCC  5 cm. In 496 patients across primary and external centers, a threshold of  stratified high- versus low-risk groups.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%98

Updated Sep 6, 2026 · TRV-2026-0992

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

Gen Z students in higher education reported optimism that generative AI could improve learning through enhanced productivity, efficiency and personalized learning and expressed intentions to use it for educational purposes.

A November 2023 peer-reviewed study surveyed Generation Z students and Generation X and Generation Y teachers about generative AI in higher education. Gen Z respondents were generally optimistic about benefits such as productivity and personalized learning and said they intended to use the tools for educational purposes, while Gen X and Gen Y teachers acknowledged benefits but reported stronger concerns about overreliance and ethical and pedagogical implications.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%98

Updated Sep 5, 2026 · TRV-2026-0988

AI problems · 631

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ProblemHealth· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

AI assistance increased cumulative time-to-decision for ECG interpretation, adding an average of 14.7 seconds per ECG strip.

In a prospective randomized crossover study at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, 21 certified physician assistants interpreted 50 de-identified 12-lead ECGs with and without Queen of Hearts AI software by PMcardio. Diagnostic accuracy rose from 79.0% to 92.9% with AI, with sensitivity 95.4% versus 82.5% and specificity 90.5% versus 75.6%, and interrater agreement improved from kappa 0.58 to 0.86.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%92

Updated Aug 5, 2026 · TRV-2026-0651

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ProblemHealth· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

Without governance, AI risks deepening existing rural mental health inequity for regional, rural and remote Australians who already experience poorer outcomes and higher suicide and self-harm rates.

Published 4 August 2026 in Internal Medicine Journal, this peer-reviewed perspective examines rural mental health inequity in Australia and argues AI could help with earlier identification of distress and safer, more timely triage when used with telehealth and clinical decision support.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%92

Updated Aug 5, 2026 · TRV-2026-0649

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ProblemPolicy· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

When AI is embedded in labour market and migration governance infrastructure, continuous classification, worker scoring and automated risk assessment can amplify structural inequalities while human oversight becomes procedural under scale and speed.

Published August 4 2026 in WORK, this peer-reviewed analysis examines AI integration into labour markets, migration governance and social protection systems. It argues AI functions as institutional infrastructure and shows how continuous classification, automated risk assessment and worker scoring can amplify structural inequalities when deployed at scale.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%92

Updated Aug 5, 2026 · TRV-2026-0648

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ProblemHealth· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

AI integration may reinforce health inequities for marginalised populations in Sub-Saharan Africa due to infrastructure gaps, algorithmic bias, under-representation of African datasets, and weak governance.

This scoping review mapped evidence published up to March 2026 on AI in healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on marginalised populations. Searching four databases and grey literature, the authors included 23 sources and synthesised them thematically.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%92

Updated Aug 4, 2026 · TRV-2026-0645

Recomputed live from the record · Sep 16, 2026, 12:19 AM