AI Replaces Expertise With Synthetic Authority (opinion)
In turning to AI, we risk replacing expert judgments with synthetic authority. The scene is familiar to anyone working in a contemporary university: A department chair sits in front of a glowing screen, tasked with drafting a strategic plan, a tenure evaluation or a grant proposal. The cursor blinks. The exhaustion is palpable. It is not physical fatigue, but a particular kind of epistemic weariness. After a moment’s hesitation, the chair opens a generative AI tool, pastes in a handful of bullet points and asks for a draft aligned with the institution’s core values and strategic priorities.
Published in 2026
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