C012 — Claim Definition¶


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

Claim as Received¶

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.

Claim as Clarified¶

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.

Scope¶

Domain: Performance research / AI productivity
Timeframe: As stated
Testability: Verifiable

Assessment Summary¶

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

Status¶

Field	Value
Date created	2026-03-20
Date completed	2026-03-20
Researcher profile	Not provided
Prompt version	claim v1.0-draft
Revisit by	2027-03-20
Revisit trigger	New studies or corrections