Tag: judgement
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What we add when AI does it better
Reflecting on a question and possible response arising while writing a book on AI and doctoral research. Reid Hoffman got to a similar place from a different direction, by way of an artist who trains robots on their own drawings. Plus a tool I've built for putting a professional portfolio together, and three reads on how skill actually forms.
Developing evaluative judgement for a time of generative artificial intelligence
Source details Bearman, M., Tai, J., Dawson, P., Boud, D., & Ajjawi, R. (2024).
The quality of the challenge: AI as a thinking partner
Most discussions of AI in writing focus on output. This post describes using AI as a thinking partner while revising a theoretical framework paper for journal submission, asking it for critique, arguing back where it was wrong, and testing the draft against my own voice. The exchange changed the paper's structure and how it describes its methodology, and showed that the value lay in the quality of the challenge.
Taste and judgement in human-AI systems
Contemporary AI discourse often focuses on 'sanctuary strategies' — defensive attempts to identify uniquely human capabilities — positioning humans and AI as competitors for finite cognitive territory. This essay reframes human-AI relationships as embedded within complex cognitive ecologies where meaning emerges through interaction, and introduces 'taste' as a framework for cultivating contextual judgement: sophisticated discernment about when, how, and why to engage AI in service of meaningful purposes. Unlike technical literacy, taste development involves iterative experimentation and reflection, preserving human agency over value determination. By shifting from 'What can humans do that AI cannot?' to 'How might AI help us do more of what we value?', the essay builds a case for abundance-oriented human-AI partnership.