Gatekeepers assigning value 'blind' won't survive the AI verification era, argues researcher
RexDouglass · x · 2026-09-07
Extending his argument that most work is bad and automation now enables large-scale verification, the author mocks current gatekeepers: those with review power are trying to coordinate how to assign value 'blind' — codifying rules that excuse their own mistakes while treating identical mistakes by others as ethical violations.
He argues this regime won't last the test of time: once AI makes verification transparent and cheap, priest-style peer review and value gatekeeping will collapse.
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