Proxy Metrics, Evaluative Capacity, and the Hidden Costs of AI Engagement
PSF Mechanism
The core theoretical architecture: how AI engagement constitutes proxy metrics, erodes evaluative capacity, and silences organizational braking mechanisms.
Open → FrameworkFour Modes of Proxy-Criterion Decoupling
2×2 matrix locating PSF against Goodhart's Law, corporate liturgy, and manipulation. Two axes: what creates the gap, and can people see it?
Open → Fieldwork toolDiscourse Traps Diagnostic
21 discourse traps across four epistemological categories that conceal evaluative capacity erosion. Co-occurrence matrix tracks clustering patterns.
Open → DeliverableIfM PhD Conference Poster
A1 academic poster for May 19, 2026. Full theoretical architecture, evidence constellation dashboard, and research stage overview.
View PDF ↓ Fieldwork toolResearch Design Audit
Empirical phase checklist: interview protocol, construct traceability, coding rubrics, and fieldwork readiness across the two-population design.
Open → DeliverableWhat AI Engagement Conceals
Field notes from PSF. Five cases (Amazon, Cruces, Sourati, Tailwind, Hao) showing the mechanism at organizational, individual, market, and field levels.
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