NYU professor: replacing university admins with agents would force rules to be written down
ipeirotis · x · 2026-10-06
Argyrios Ipeirotis (NYU) argues an unexpected benefit of replacing university administrators with agentic workflows is that hidden policies finally get written down.
- "Discretion" often means the real rule lives in someone's head, with outcomes depending on who you are and who you know — favoritism with a respectable name.
- Agents can't run on vibes, relationships, or "case-by-case" handling; they need explicit rules.
- Deploying agents thus forces institutions to codify their policies, improving transparency.
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