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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· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

AI models predicted operative difficulty in laparoscopic cholecystectomy with pooled discrimination of 0.848 in training and 0.818 in validation, with ensemble and multimodal models performing best.

By August 13, 2026, a systematic review and meta-analysis of 18 studies found AI models predicted laparoscopic cholecystectomy difficulty with pooled AUCs of 0.848 in training and 0.818 in validation, with ensemble models reaching 0.889 and 0.861. The review searched four databases to March 2, 2026 and used PROBAST and GRADE to assess bias and certainty.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%94

Updated Aug 16, 2026 · TRV-2026-0787

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GainHealth· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

Causal AI integrated into healthcare informatics systems improves personalized clinical decision-making by estimating individual treatment effects and simulating intervention outcomes.

On 2026-08-13, a review in Personalized Medicine examined integration of causal artificial intelligence and data-driven decision intelligence within healthcare informatics to advance personalized medicine. Using a narrative review of literature from PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore and ScienceDirect, the authors synthesized evidence on causal inference methods and clinical applications.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%94

Updated Aug 16, 2026 · TRV-2026-0786

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GainLabor· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

A gradient boosting machine trained on survey data from 318 ICU nurses predicted high moral distress with high discrimination using six predictors, preserving accuracy after feature reduction.

In a multicentre cross-sectional study of 318 ICU nurses in China, researchers developed a machine learning risk-profiling model for moral distress, which was present in 28.6% of participants. A gradient boosting machine achieved the best balanced performance and, after SHAP-guided reduction, retained full accuracy with six predictors: monthly night shifts, financial responsibility role, psychological resilience, sleep quality, nurse-to-patient ratio, and weekly working hours.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%94

Updated Aug 16, 2026 · TRV-2026-0785

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

L2-regularized logistic regression trained on routine non-invasive paraclinical markers achieved stable discrimination with minimal generalization gap and robust calibration for early prediction of bacterial infections in infants aged 1 to 90 days.

Researchers retrospectively analyzed 306 infants aged 1 to 90 days hospitalized between 2014 and 2022 in Khorasan Razavi, Iran, using CSF culture via lumbar puncture as the gold standard, to train nine machine learning classifiers on routine non-invasive paraclinical markers with nested cross-validation and SHAP interpretation.

Impact 30%49
Evidence 25%95
Scale 20%35
Confidence 15%87
Recency 10%94

Updated Aug 16, 2026 · TRV-2026-0783

AI problems · 631

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ProblemCrime· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

Fraudsters using AI to commit financial fraud cause significant damage to financial institutions and their clients.

A January 2026 peer-reviewed article in Journal of Banking Regulation examines AI-driven financial fraud, noting AI is integral to bank operations while also being used by fraudsters to inflict significant damage on institutions and clients.

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

Updated Jul 20, 2026 · TRV-2026-0396

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ProblemLabor· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

Generative art systems accelerate inequities in visual arts by appropriating intellectual property from marginalised artists and reinforcing Eurocentric and gendered commodification.

Published January 2026 in AI & SOCIETY, this peer-reviewed paper examined AI artistic collaborations, art competition controversies, interviews with professionals, and gallery experiments to test how generative models handle creativity, authorship, labour and representation.

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

Updated Jul 20, 2026 · TRV-2026-0394

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

In creative applications, AI hallucinations require essential human oversight for creative direction, alongside emerging challenges of copyright concerns, bias mitigation, high computational demands, and lack of robust regulatory frameworks.

Published January 24, 2026, this systematic review examines AI advances since 2022, particularly generative AI, LLMs, and diffusion models, and their application across the creative production pipeline from creation to compression and quality assessment.

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

Updated Jul 20, 2026 · TRV-2026-0392

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ProblemHealth· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

Users reported AI limitations, lack of cohesive and predictable interactions, and user interface issues that detracted from experience with Wysa.

A peer-reviewed study in mHealth analyzed 159 Google Play reviews of Wysa, a commercial AI-driven mental health conversational agent, posted between January 2020 and March 2024. Using thematic analysis, the authors identified seven themes capturing both positive perceptions and frustrations with the chatbot.

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

Updated Jul 20, 2026 · TRV-2026-0391

Recomputed live from the record · Sep 15, 2026, 3:21 PM