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60 resources · 11 topics · EN / NL

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  1. Understand the propositionArtiProof · whitepaper 1.2
  2. Compare established practiceISO 30401 · knowledge management
  3. Examine human judgementBainbridge · Ironies of Automation
  4. Trace the provenanceW3C · PROV-O
  5. Make claims testableCOS · Registered Reports

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Perspective

Artificial intelligence and illusions of understanding in scientific research

Lisa Messeri and M. J. Crockett · 2024 · EN

Discusses how greater scientific output can coexist with illusions of understanding.

Why this source?

Connects research productivity with the separate question of what researchers understand.

What to bear in mind

Perspective article; not a controlled demonstration of inevitable cognitive decline.

Background

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Research paper

Epistemic Dependence

John Hardwig · 1985 · EN

A classic discussion of dependence on other people's expertise.

Why this source?

Reminds readers that dependence on knowledge they cannot personally reconstruct predates AI.

What to bear in mind

Philosophical article. Full-text access may require a subscription.

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Research paper

Of opaque oracles

Jakob Ortmann · 2025 · EN

Argues that AI dependence need not create a novel problem for social epistemology.

Why this source?

An especially valuable challenge to novelty claims around AI and epistemic dependence.

What to bear in mind

A philosophical counterargument, not an endorsement or empirical validation of ArtiProof.

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Research paper

The Firm as a Distributed Knowledge System: A Constructionist Approach

Haridimos Tsoukas · Strategic Management Journal · 1996 · EN

Argues that organisational knowledge is dispersed, situated and continually emerging; no single actor can fully oversee it.

Why this source?

Challenges overly complete knowledge inventories and helps keep proposed knowledge maps bounded and revisable.

What to bear in mind

A conceptual argument. It does not imply that every dependency map is useless or that a specific mapping method has been tested.

Reference

The Social Dimensions of Scientific Knowledge

Helen Longino / Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy · EN

An introduction to the social organisation of scientific knowledge and criticism.

Why this source?

Provides a foundation for understanding why organised criticism matters.

What to bear in mind

Philosophical reference; no claim that any particular review process is effective.

Established foundation

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The Tacit Dimension

Michael Polanyi · University of Chicago Press · 2009 · EN

A classic account of tacit knowing: practical understanding includes elements that cannot be fully put into words. Originally published in 1966.

Why this source?

A foundation and corrective for discussing Craft Knowledge without treating expertise as merely undocumented information.

What to bear in mind

The linked 2009 edition is a publisher description, not an open full text. No complete-book review is claimed here.

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About this selection

We select sources that clarify a concrete knowledge question, credit existing work or offer a serious challenge. Standards, practical advice, philosophical arguments and empirical studies carry different kinds of evidence. Inclusion implies no partnership, certification or validation of ArtiProof.

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