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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 · 787

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

Machine learning models combined with fuzzy logic integration improved prediction of flood, avalanche, rockfall and landslide susceptibility in a mountainous region of northern Iran, with RF and AND operator achieving highest reliability for spatial planning.

On 2026-08-06, a peer-reviewed study described an integrated assessment for a mountainous area in northern Iran covering flood, avalanche, rockfall and landslide. Authors trained ANN, RF and SVM models on 21 environmental variables and validated them against field inventories, then combined outputs with fuzzy AND, OR and GAMMA operators to distinguish compound from cumulative hazard zones.

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

Updated Aug 7, 2026 · TRV-2026-0677

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

Pooled testing of deep learning models for subdural hematoma detection on non-contrast CT achieved high diagnostic performance, with U-Net models showing significantly higher sensitivity and precision than other architectures.

A single-arm meta-analysis published August 6, 2026 pooled 30 independent test datasets totaling 67,266 non-contrast CT scans to compare convolutional neural networks, U-Net, and hybrid deep learning models for subdural hematoma detection. U-Net models demonstrated significantly higher sensitivity and precision, while all architectures showed consistently high specificity, diagnostic odds ratio, and accuracy.

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

Updated Aug 7, 2026 · TRV-2026-0676

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

Final-year dental students reported frequent LLM use to save time and support learning, including clarifying and understanding complex concepts.

A cross-sectional survey of 454 final-year dental students in the UAE, Jordan, Malaysia, Oman, and Brazil examined LLM use, motivations, and safeguards. Published August 6 2026, it found ChatGPT predominated at 95.9%, with 39.2% using LLMs several times per week and 28.6% daily for tasks like understanding complex concepts and summarising lecture notes.

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

Updated Aug 7, 2026 · TRV-2026-0675

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

Machine learning models achieved moderate diagnostic accuracy for predicting clinical pregnancy or live birth after assisted reproductive technology, with pooled sensitivity 0.737 and specificity 0.789.

A systematic review and diagnostic meta-analysis of 20 studies, 14 in quantitative synthesis, evaluated machine learning models to predict clinical pregnancy or live birth after assisted reproductive technology. As of the August 2026 publication, pooled sensitivity was 0.737 and specificity 0.789 with a DOR of 10.49 and acceptable discrimination on SROC, but heterogeneity was very high.

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

Updated Aug 7, 2026 · TRV-2026-0674

AI problems · 631

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ProblemHealth· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

AI integration in radiologic practice may paradoxically increase workload and contribute to radiologist burnout when poorly implemented, with automation bias and over-reliance compromising clinical judgment

This narrative review from June 2026 synthesized evidence on AI integration in radiology, finding that by that date AI systems had shown diagnostic performance approaching or exceeding radiologists in chest imaging and breast cancer screening and had improved triage and reduced report turnaround times in practice.

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

Updated Jul 20, 2026 · TRV-2026-0311

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

Adoption of AI in fragile humanitarian environments creates substantial risk of security breaches from human errors and unregulated data management, and risks reinforcing existing power imbalances for workers and communities.

A peer-reviewed commentary from April 2026 describes how AI tools are being adopted in the humanitarian cooperation sector to improve health diagnostics, service quality, and efficiency of analysis and data management for emergency responses in conflict areas with limited resources.

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

Updated Jul 20, 2026 · TRV-2026-0310

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

GPT-Reviewer showed near-zero agreement with human QUIPS ratings for study participation and outcome measurement, with kappa 0.001.

Researchers nested a two-part methodological study within two PROSPERO-registered reviews to test customized GPT models on complex rheumatology evidence synthesis. Fifteen SLE metabolomics studies were used to compare human and GPT data extraction, and nineteen rheumatology prognostic studies were reappraised in 2025 with GPT-Reviewer against adjudicated human QUIPS ratings using weighted kappa.

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

Updated Jul 20, 2026 · TRV-2026-0308

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ProblemHealth· Stable· Evidence: Moderate (1 source)

Translational progress of AI applied to bioink formulation and bioprinting for bone regeneration remains constrained by small datasets, limited cross-platform validation, and weak links between computational predictions and biological outcomes.

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

Recomputed live from the record · Sep 15, 2026, 11:13 AM