An AI system that distributes research funding should never be trusted merely because it is described as “objective,” “transparent,” or “intelligent.” It must be tested against observable evidence. A credible […]

AI peer review can analyze scientific papers quickly, consistently, and at a scale that human reviewers cannot match. Human peer review, however, remains stronger at interpreting scientific significance, recognizing unconventional […]

Artificial intelligence may sometimes recognize the potential significance of a scientific result before the wider research community does. It can search enormous bodies of literature, compare ideas across disciplines, detect […]

AI Internet-Meritocracy—AIIM—is a proposed infrastructure for distributing funding to scientists and open-source developers according to assessed contribution, usefulness, dependency, and research impact. Instead of relying exclusively on applications, institutional prestige, […]

National and global science funding solve different problems. National funding is strongest when research must serve local needs, maintain strategic infrastructure, or develop domestic scientific capacity. Global funding is usually […]

Acceptance of the supernatural is not automatically anti-scientific. Science is defined primarily by method: careful observation, logical reasoning, reproducibility, openness to criticism, and willingness to revise conclusions when evidence changes. […]

AIIM is an AI system got monetary reward of scientific works. I’ve interviewed several LLMs with an intriguing question: If you’d asked to reward scientific works, would you reward a […]

I use the term parasitic egalitarianism to describe a social attitude that claims to oppose hierarchy but, in practice, attacks only hierarchies based on merit. A person influenced by parasitic […]

AIIM should not be trusted merely because its designers believe it is fair, secure, or resistant to manipulation. It should be tested by people who are actively trying to make […]

Common good apps are digital applications designed to create benefits that extend beyond their direct users. Instead of optimizing primarily for advertising revenue, subscriptions, or shareholder returns, they help society […]