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Existing syntheses, however, have been largely narrative and have not systematically evaluated the performance, risk of bias, reporting quality, or clinical readiness of AI-based prognostic models, leaving a critical gap in understanding their validity and applicability.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This study aims to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of AI-based prognostic models predicting treatment and disease outcomes among people living with HIV, with a focused assessment of predictive performance, methodological rigor, reporting transparency, and potential for clinical implementation.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n A comprehensive search of 5 databases (PubMed, Embase, Scopus, OpenAlex, and IEEE Xplore) covered studies published from January 2015 to December 2025, using a 3-block strategy combining AI, HIV, and clinical outcome terms. Eligible studies are original research using AI to predict individual-level outcomes among people living with HIV. Primary outcomes are virologic and immunologic measures, disease progression, and mortality; secondary outcomes include retention in care, treatment failure, antiretroviral therapy discontinuation, drug resistance, opportunistic infections, hospitalization, and HIV-related comorbidities. Data extraction will use a standardized CHARMS-based form extended with elements from PROBAST+AI, TRIPOD-AI, DECIDE-AI, and the NeurIPS paper checklist; these tools will also inform assessment of risk of bias, reporting transparency, implementation, and reproducibility, with a prespecified framework for integrating overlapping or conflicting judgments. Where studies are clinically and methodologically comparable, accuracy metrics (eg, area under the curve, sensitivity, and specificity) will be synthesized using random-effects models, including bivariate analyses and hierarchical summary receiver operating characteristic curves. Analyses will be conducted in R, with code and study-level data made openly available. Heterogeneity will be explored through subgroup analyses and meta-regression, and the strength of evidence will be graded using an adapted GRADE framework incorporating AI-specific quality dimensions.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n The literature search was completed in June 2026, yielding 9194 records across the 5 databases. Following deduplication (3138 records removed), 6056 unique records are pending for title and abstract screening. 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