Narrative is measured.
- Strategic centrality — 35%
- Commercial commitment — 25%
- Claim breadth — 20%
- Claim frequency — 20%
Interactive Intelligence · Evidence Ledger
The gap between what companies say about AI—and what they can prove.
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.
AI Capability ScoreObserved evidence
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AI Narrative ScorePublic claim intensity
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Capability must be evidenced.
- Infrastructure and model control — 20%
- Product deployment — 20%
- Monetization evidence — 20%
- Adoption and usage — 15%
- Proprietary data and distribution — 15%
- Developer and agent surfaces — 10%
Judgment is anchored.
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.
A negative score does not mean a company has no AI capability. It means its public AI narrative currently leads the observable evidence by the stated amount. Scores are versioned exmxc analytical judgments based on dated official disclosures—not audited facts, live market data, credit ratings, or investment recommendations.