LLM automation may eventually price out the slack in research markets
RexDouglass · x · 2026-07-27
- Argues that fields relying on qualitative judgment, good faith, and institutional competence will struggle in the age of machines.
- The author replies that their earlier belief in humans’ institutional advantage may have been a bug, not a feature.
- The core claim is that slack in research work will eventually be priced out as automated systems get better at large-scale search and verification.
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