SSRN 6534959
Judgment-as-Product: The Binding Constraint of AI-Mediated Production
Argues that under generative abundance, value completes through human judgment — selection, validation, adoption, and accountability — not at the moment of generation.
Read full paper on SSRNGenerative AI increases output abundance but intensifies the burden of judgment. This paper introduces Judgment-as-Product (JAP): AI outputs are materials, not products, until a human authorizes their use under accountability.
The binding constraint of production shifts from information acquisition to judgment formation, integration, and articulation.
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AI Generates Options. Humans Complete Value.
The central claim of Judgment-as-Product — value in generative workflows completes at accountable human authorization.