Narrative is measured.
- Strategic centrality — 35%
- Commercial commitment — 25%
- Claim breadth — 20%
- Claim frequency — 20%
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The AI Reality Gap Index compares public narrative intensity with observable infrastructure, deployment, adoption, monetization, data, and developer evidence. It scores only what the dated record can support.
Component scores use five disclosed anchors: 0 for no observable evidence, 2.5 for isolated or preview-stage evidence, 5 for bounded production evidence, 7.5 for material scaled evidence, and 10 for broad, quantified, controlled capability.
Confidence is high only when quantified disclosures support the principal score drivers; partial, aggregate, or preview-stage evidence is marked medium or low.