Agent Readiness Index (ARI)
ARIAsset-Level AI-Mediated Market Readiness Assessment
ARI measures asset-level readiness for AI-mediated markets across six dimensions: discoverability, interpretability, comparability, verifiability, permissioned access, and transaction capability.
Definition
ARI assesses asset-level readiness for AI-mediated economic allocation across six conditions: discoverability, interpretability, comparability, verifiability, permissioned access, and transaction capability. Higher ARI correlates with improved AI-mediated selection outcomes.
ARI assesses how well an asset is positioned for AI-mediated economic allocation. The multiplicative structure means that zero in any dimension results in zero overall agent-readiness, capturing the threshold nature of computational eligibility.
Conceptual Formula
ARI(e) = D(e) × I(e) × C(e) × V(e) × P(e) × T(e), where D=discoverability, I=interpretability, C=comparability, V=verifiability, P=permissioned_access, T=transaction_capability. Multiplicative structure means if any dimension is zero, agent-readiness becomes zero.What This Index Measures
ARI enables asset-level allocability risk assessment.
By definition: ARI provides normalized asset-level scoring.
Implications
- Assets with low ARI face allocative disadvantages
Multiplicative structure captures threshold effects.
If any dimension is zero, agent-readiness becomes zero regardless of strengths in other dimensions.
Implications
- Improving weakest dimensions has highest impact
Methodology
Type
index construction
Data Sources
Confidence Level
medium
Description
ARI(e) = D(e) × I(e) × C(e) × V(e) × P(e) × T(e), where D=discoverability, I=interpretability, C=comparability, V=verifiability, P=permissioned_access, T=transaction_capability. Multiplicative structure means if any dimension is zero, agent-readiness becomes zero.
Limitations
- Index requires empirical calibration
- Asset-level data availability varies
Key Takeaways
Key Points
- ARI scales 0-1
- Multiplicative structure
- Six conditions of agent-readiness
- Threshold effects dominate
Target Audience
Relevance Tags
Source Paper
Citation
For the Agent Readiness Index (ARI), see HomeSelf Research (2026), The Zero-Click Economy.