Knowledge
Knowledge infrastructure, academic publishing, peer review systems, gatekeeping in research, and how institutions maintain quality and access in scholarly communication.
2 pieces in this category
May 2026
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21 May 7 min
The power of A.I. lobbyists in U.S. statehouses - NBC New York
AI lobbyists are actively shaping state legislation that will govern how artificial intelligence affects ordinary people's lives — from employment to privacy to public services. We can teach how lobbying actually works: who gets access to legislators, what information shapes bills before the public sees them, and why state-level regulation often determines technology's real-world impact before federal law catches up. -
17 May 6 min
ArXiv's Ban on AI-Generated Papers
ArXiv will ban researchers who submit AI-generated papers. The policy reveals how knowledge systems balance speed with quality control — and redesign their gates when conditions change.
How quality-control systems work in knowledge infrastructure — gatekeeping, institutional response to new failure modes, and the difference between filtering at submission versus correction after publication