The AI Transformation Gap Index (AITG): An Empirical Framework for Measuring AI Transformation Opportunity, Disruption Risk, and Value Creation at the Industry and Firm Level

ArXi:2603.13278v1 Announce Type: cross Despite the scale of capital being deployed toward AI initiatives, no empirical framework currently exists for benchmarking where a firm stands relative to competitors in AI readiness and deployment, or for translating that position into auditable financial outcomes. In practice, private equity deal teams, management consultants, and corporate strategists have relied on qualitative judgment and ad-hoc maturity labels; tools that are neither comparable across industries nor grounded in observable economic data. This paper.