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R0007/2026-03-19/C010/H1

Research R0007 — AI Made Everyone Faster
Run 2026-03-19
Claim C010
Hypothesis H1

Statement

Claim is accurate as stated

Status

Current: Supported

Supporting Evidence

Evidence Summary
SRC01-E01 Primary evidence from research

Contradicting Evidence

Evidence Summary
None

Reasoning

Substantially confirmed with minor caveats. The published version (QJE, May 2025) reports 5,172 agents (earlier NBER working paper said 5,179). The 34% improvement for novice/low-skilled workers is confirmed. Overall average productivity increase was 14%. Experienced workers saw minimal gains in productivity and small declines in quality.

Relationship to Other Hypotheses

H1 is the primary supported hypothesis.