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Carolyn Geason-Beissel\/MIT SMR | Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n

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When AI tools have many of the answers, what\u2019s the value of expensive experts? It\u2019s their ability to ask better questions and recognize gray areas, which shifts their value from content to context. Leaders should focus on developing people\u2019s meta-expertise<\/em> \u2014 their ability to orchestrate AI tools, synthesize information across domains, and make creative connections that algorithms can\u2019t \u2014 and make space for them to take accountability, be creative, and claim some decision-making as \u201chuman only.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A CEO recently posed a question<\/span> to me that\u2019s been keeping executives awake: \u201cIf my junior analyst can get the same AI-generated insights as my senior strategist, why am I paying for expertise?\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not hyperbole to say that we\u2019re witnessing an unprecedented democratization of knowledge. Information that was once locked in specialized databases, consulting reports, and expert minds is now instantly available to anyone with access to generative AI and artificial intelligence tools. A startup founder in Indonesia can access strategic frameworks that once required McKinsey consultants. A nurse practitioner in rural Kansas can synthesize medical research like a specialist at Mayo Clinic.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t simply another wave of automation; it\u2019s a fundamental restructuring of knowledge itself. Organizations that misunderstand this shift face two risks: overpaying for outdated expertise and undervaluing the human capabilities that remain irreplaceable.<\/p>\n

When knowledge becomes commoditized, its value paradoxically shifts from the content to the context<\/em>. Consider three critical transformations.<\/p>\n

The most valuable human expertise increasingly lies in identifying unasked questions and recognizing that there are unknown unknowns.[<\/p>\n

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About the Author<\/h4>\n
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Ravikiran Kalluri is an assistant teaching professor at Northeastern University.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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References<\/h4>\n
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1.<\/b> A.R. Doshi and O.P. Hauser, \u201cGenerative AI Enhances Individual Creativity but Reduces the Collective Diversity of Novel Content,\u201d Science Advances 10, no. 28 (July 12, 2024): 1-9, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/sciadv.adn5290<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2.<\/b> H.-P. Lee, A. Sarkar, L. Tankelevitch, et al., \u201cThe Impact of GenAI on Critical Thinking: Self-Reported Reductions in Cognitive Effort and Confidence Effects From a Survey of Knowledge Workers,\u201d in \u201cCHI \u201925: Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems\u201d (Association for Computing Machinery, 2025): 1-22, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/3706598.3713778<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3.<\/b> A.S. George, T. Baskar, and P.B. Srikaanth. \u201cThe Erosion of Cognitive Skills in the Technological Age: How Reliance on Technology Impacts Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving, and Creativity,\u201d Partners Universal Innovative Research Publication 2, no. 3 (May-June 2024): 147-163, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.11671150<\/a>.<\/p>\n

4.<\/b> H. Mudassir, K. Munir, S. Ansari, et al., \u201cAI Can (Mostly) Outperform Human CEOs<\/a>,\u201d Harvard Business Review, Sept. 26, 2024, https:\/\/hbr.org.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

#Whats #Edge #Rethinking #Expertise #Age<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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