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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 · 787

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GainHealth· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

AI simplification of dermatopathology reports for patients was rated by dermatology professionals as mostly factual, complete, and harmless.

A peer-reviewed survey study from January to April 2025 asked 52 US dermatology and dermatopathology professionals to rate AI-simplified versions of six fictitious dermatopathology reports. One version used Basic ChatGPT-4.0 with a simple prompt and the other used a custom DermDecoder GPT with a structured 489-word prompt, evaluated for factualness, completeness, and potential harm.

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

Updated Aug 15, 2026 · TRV-2026-0766

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

Automated AI segmentation of macular OCT quantified selective inner retinal thinning during silicone oil tamponade and identified RNFL, GCL+IPL and PR+RPE as strongest predictors of visual acuity change, enabling prognostication after oil removal.

In 76 eyes treated with silicone oil endotamponade for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, researchers used an automated OCT segmentation tool and a random forest classifier to track retinal layer changes between oil insertion and removal and to predict categorical best-corrected visual acuity change.

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

Updated Aug 15, 2026 · TRV-2026-0765

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

AI assistance during routine mammography was associated with higher overall cancer detection and no increase in average interpretation time.

Between August 2023 and July 2024, four radiologists interpreted 4577 screening and diagnostic mammograms in a prospective alternating-month design where a commercial AI system was shown or hidden. Reading times from PACS logs, cancer detection rates, and abnormal interpretation rates were compared between AI-assisted and non-AI-assisted months, with reading time analysis restricted to 2917 cases under five minutes.

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

Updated Aug 15, 2026 · TRV-2026-0764

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

CURL-AID automated analysis of parasternal long-axis echocardiograms quantified posterior annular hypermobility and classified posterior systolic curling with AUC 0.865 and accuracy 0.82.

On 2026-08-12, a peer-reviewed study described CURL-AID, a fully automated framework that segments the posterior mitral annulus and left ventricular wall on parasternal long-axis echocardiograms, tracks tissue motion, and classifies posterior systolic curling using nine kinematic features in 100 retrospectively analyzed patients.

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

Updated Aug 14, 2026 · TRV-2026-0759

AI problems · 631

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

AI models in geoscience are hindered by data scarcity, computational demands, data privacy concerns, and black-box opacity, while traditional physics models struggle to capture Earth's complexities.

This peer-reviewed review from August 2024 examines the evolution of geoscience inquiry from traditional physics-based numerical models to modern data-driven ML and DL approaches enabled by advances in AI and data collection. It describes how data-driven models leverage large geoscience datasets and how hybrid models that embed domain knowledge aim to improve efficiency and reduce training data needs.

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

Updated Jul 20, 2026 · TRV-2026-0370

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

Generative AI systems create risks of privacy loss, copyright infringement, misinformation, bias, and deepfake synthetic media that threaten truth, trust, and democratic values.

On 2024-08-09, a peer-reviewed paper in Informatics reported a systematic review of 37 sources on generative AI ethics, identifying concerns spanning privacy, data protection, copyright infringement, misinformation, biases, and societal inequalities, with particular attention to convincing deepfakes and synthetic media.

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

Updated Jul 20, 2026 · TRV-2026-0369

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

Synthetic audio-visual deepfakes are proliferating across digital life, creating governance challenges for policymakers and societies.

Published September 2024, this peer-reviewed study interviewed ten academic and commercial deepfake developers and ethics representatives to understand what values guide professional development of synthetic audio-visual media and how incentives shape their sense of agency.

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

Updated Jul 20, 2026 · TRV-2026-0364

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