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Wisdom and AI

Research questions from Wisdom and AI · expanded from David Joseph’s analysis

Published 25 October 2026
Release 2026-10-25.2

Question 5 of 6 · First steps

What has to happen first?

What stands in the way of the change, and what gets past it.

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Open questions
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How to read it. Read from the top down: the objective needs each step beneath it, and each step overcomes the obstacle below it.

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What must be in place for a responsible test

These are candidate obstacles and requirements for an unselected setting. Clear outcomes and a plausible practice mechanism are needed before selecting a feasible intervention.

Draws on David Joseph’s supplied analysis; the research questions remain questions.

andandOBJECTIVEOne decision practice can beresponsibly tested in a definedsetting.Proposed in David Joseph’s analysisOBSTACLE“Wise” remains underspecified.Proposed in David Joseph’s analysisSTEPEvaluation criteria,disagreements andunacceptable outcomes areexplicit.Proposed in David Joseph’s analysisOBSTACLEThe causal diagnosis isunsupported.Proposed in David Joseph’s analysisSTEPEvidence distinguishes theleading explanation fromcredible alternatives.Proposed in David Joseph’s analysisOBSTACLEThe contribution from atradition is vague.Proposed in David Joseph’s analysisSTEPA specific practice, mechanismand limits are identified.Proposed in David Joseph’s analysisOBSTACLEThe proposed change exceedsparticipants’ powers.Proposed in David Joseph’s analysisSTEPA feasible intervention andrelevant decision authority areidentified.Proposed in David Joseph’s analysisOBSTACLESuccess could be confused withcompleting the process.Proposed in David Joseph’s analysisSTEPOutcome measures, guardrailsand reconsideration criteria aredefined.Proposed in David Joseph’s analysis

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