C012¶


Research	R0007 — AI Cognitive Amplifier
Run	2026-03-20
Claim	C012

Claim: Dell'Acqua and Mollick's study of 758 BCG consultants found that bottom-half performers improved by 43% versus 17% for the top half on tasks inside AI's capability frontier.

BLUF: Confirmed. The study of 758 BCG consultants found below-average performers improved by 43% with AI while top performers improved by 17%. Published as HBS Working Paper 24-013, now in Organization Science.

Probability: Almost certain (95-99%) | Confidence: High

Summary¶

Entity	Description
Claim Definition	Claim text, scope, status
Assessment	Full analytical product with reasoning chain
ACH Matrix	Evidence x hypotheses diagnosticity analysis
Self-Audit	ROBIS-adapted 4-domain process audit

Hypotheses¶

ID	Hypothesis	Status
H1	Claim is accurate as stated	Supported
H2	Study parameters and findings match	Eliminated
H3	Claim is materially wrong	Eliminated

Searches¶

ID	Target	Results	Selected
S01	Primary search	10	3

Sources¶

Source	Description	Reliability	Relevance
SRC01	Navigating the Jagged Technological Frontier	High	High