R0007/2026-03-19/C013 — Claim Definition¶
Claim as Received¶
In the same BCG study, consultants using AI on tasks beyond its capability were 19 percentage points less likely to get correct answers than those working without AI.
Claim as Clarified¶
In the same BCG study, consultants using AI on tasks beyond its capability were 19 percentage points less likely to get correct answers than those working without AI.
BLUF¶
Confirmed. The study found consultants using AI on tasks outside the capability frontier were 19 percentage points less likely to produce correct solutions compared to those without AI. This is the 'jagged frontier' finding — AI actively degraded performance on out-of-scope tasks.
Scope¶
- Domain: Performance and productivity research
- Timeframe: As specified in claim
- Testability: Verifiable via published literature
Assessment Summary¶
Probability: Almost certain (95-99%)
Confidence: High
Hypothesis outcome: Claim is accurate as stated — Supported.
[Full assessment in assessment.md.]
Status¶
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Date created | 2026-03-19 |
| Date completed | 2026-03-19 |
| Researcher profile | Not provided |
| Prompt version | Unified Research Standard 1.0-draft |
| Revisit by | 2027-03-19 |
| Revisit trigger | New contradictory evidence or replication failure |